POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 15, 1962
1

Big Girls Don't Cry

The 4 Seasons

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Return To Sender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

—

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Bobby's Girl

Marcie Blane

—

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

4

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

5

Telstar

The Tornadoes

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

6

Don't Hang Up

The Orlons

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

7

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)

Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

8

Ride!

Dee Dee Sharp

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

9

Release Me

Esther Phillips "Little Esther"

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

10

Go Away Little Girl

Steve Lawrence

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

11

You Are My Sunshine

Ray Charles

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

12

Rumors

Johnny Crawford

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 15

13

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Little Eva

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

14

Love Came To Me

Dion

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Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

15

Hotel Happiness

Brook Benton

↑ 9

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

16

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes

↓ 4

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

17

Dear Lonely Hearts

Nat King Cole

↑ 8

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

18

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

19

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

20

Let's Go (pony)

The Routers

↑ 3

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

21

My Own True Love

The Duprees

↓ 8

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

22

Chains

The Cookies

↑ 7

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

23

Ruby Ann

Marty Robbins

↑ 8

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 31

24

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

25

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

26

Eso Beso (That Kiss!)

Paul Anka

↓ 7

Peak: 19 • 8 wks • Prev: 19

27

The Push And Kick

Mark Valentino

↑ 6

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

28

Wiggle Wobble

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers

↓ 2

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

29

The Cha-Cha-Cha

Bobby Rydell

↓ 12

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

30

Your Cheating Heart

Ray Charles

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 35

31

Spanish Lace

Gene McDaniels

↑ 13

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

32

My Dad

Paul Petersen

↑ 13

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 45

33

Two Lovers

Mary Wells

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

34

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 6

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 28

35

Tell Him

The Exciters

↑ 20

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 55

36

Everybody Loves A Lover

The Shirelles

↑ 17

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

37

Pepino The Italian Mouse

Lou Monte

↑ 35

Peak: 5 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

38

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 28

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 66

39

Next Door To An Angel

Neil Sedaka

↓ 18

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

40

Comin' Home Baby

Mel Torme

↑ 9

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

41

Shutters And Boards

Jerry Wallace

↑ 11

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 52

42

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee

↑ 28

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 70

43

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Gene Pitney

↓ 16

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

44

Mary Ann Regrets

Burl Ives

↓ 5

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 39

45

Up On The Roof

The Drifters

↑ 13

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 58

46

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 50

47

Let's Kiss And Make Up

Bobby Vinton

↑ 18

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 65

48

Stubborn Kind Of Fellow

Marvin Gaye

↑ 3

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

49

I Saw Linda Yesterday

Dickey Lee

↑ 25

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

50

Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day

The Fleetwoods

↓ 3

Peak: 36 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

51

Ten Little Indians

The Beach Boys

↑ 12

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

52

You Threw A Lucky Punch

Gene Chandler

↑ 5

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

53

Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone)

The Belmonts

↑ 3

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

54

That's Life (That's Tough)

Gabriel And The Angels

↑ 6

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 60

55

See See Rider

LaVern Baker

↑ 18

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

56

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

The 4 Seasons

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 3 wks

57

Monsters' Holiday

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↑ 23

Peak: 30 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

58

It's Up To You

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 12 wks

59

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 33

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 92

60

Coney Island Baby

The Excellents

↑ 15

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

61

Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick

↑ 17

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 78

62

Don't Go Near The Eskimos

Ben Colder

↑ 6

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

63

A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later)

The Majors

↑ 1

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

64

I Lost My Baby

Joey Dee

↓ 3

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

65

Road Hog

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

66

Rainbow At Midnight

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 3

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

67

The Love Of A Boy

Timi Yuro

↑ 10

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

68

Trouble Is My Middle Name

Bobby Vinton

↑ 8

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

69

Baby Has Gone Bye Bye

George Maharis

↓ 7

Peak: 62 • 5 wks • Prev: 62

70

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 30 wks

71

Some Kinda Fun

Chris Montez

↑ 17

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

72

Me And My Shadow

Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 13

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

73

I May Not Live To See Tomorrow

Brian Hyland

↑ 6

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

74

Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight

Jimmy Dean

↑ 12

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

75

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

Nat King Cole

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 49 wks

76

Strange I Know

The Marvelettes

↑ 14

Peak: 49 • 14 wks • Prev: 90

77

Santa Claus Is Watching You

Ray Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 3 wks

78

Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)

Pat Thomas

↑ 5

Peak: 78 • 2 wks • Prev: 83

79

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

The Miracles

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 87

80

My Wife Can't Cook

Lonnie Russ

↑ 1

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

81

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Flatt & Scruggs

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 84

82

I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 11 wks

83

You're Gonna Need Me

Barbara Lynn

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 6 wks

84

Half Heaven - Half Heartache

Gene Pitney

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 12 wks

85

She's A Troublemaker

The Majors

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 3 wks

86

Twilight Time

Andy Williams

↑ 10

Peak: 86 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

87

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↑ 12

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 99

88

Echo

The Emotions

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 6 wks

89

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 64 wks

90

I Found A New Baby

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 1 wks

91

Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Vince Guaraldi Trio

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 18 wks • Prev: 94

92

Limelight

Mr. Acker Bilk

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

93

Trouble In Mind

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 5 wks

94

Remember Then

The Earls

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 9 wks

95

Three Hearts In A Tangle

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 2

Peak: 93 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

96

Let Me Entertain You

Ray Anthony

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 2 wks

97

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 7 wks

98

Big Boat

Peter, Paul & Mary

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

99

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville And The Chipmunks

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 8 wks

100

Theme From Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)

Jerry Butler

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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