POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22, 1962
1

Telstar

The Tornadoes

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

2

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 4

3

Return To Sender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

4

Bobby's Girl

Marcie Blane

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

5

Big Girls Don't Cry

The 4 Seasons

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

6

Don't Hang Up

The Orlons

—

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

7

Go Away Little Girl

Steve Lawrence

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

8

Release Me

Esther Phillips "Little Esther"

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

9

You Are My Sunshine

Ray Charles

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

10

Love Came To Me

Dion

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

11

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)

Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

12

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Little Eva

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

13

Ride!

Dee Dee Sharp

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

14

Hotel Happiness

Brook Benton

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

15

Dear Lonely Hearts

Nat King Cole

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

16

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans

↑ 9

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

17

Rumors

Johnny Crawford

↓ 5

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 12

18

Ruby Ann

Marty Robbins

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

19

Let's Go (pony)

The Routers

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

20

Chains

The Cookies

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

21

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes

↓ 5

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

22

Tell Him

The Exciters

↑ 13

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

23

Pepino The Italian Mouse

Lou Monte

↑ 14

Peak: 5 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

24

Wiggle Wobble

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

25

Two Lovers

Mary Wells

↑ 8

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

26

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

27

My Dad

Paul Petersen

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

28

Everybody Loves A Lover

The Shirelles

↑ 8

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

29

Your Cheating Heart

Ray Charles

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

30

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 19

31

Spanish Lace

Gene McDaniels

—

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

32

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

↓ 8

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

33

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 38

34

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

The 4 Seasons

↑ 22

Peak: 23 • 3 wks • Prev: 56

35

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

36

Eso Beso (That Kiss!)

Paul Anka

↓ 10

Peak: 19 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

37

The Push And Kick

Mark Valentino

↓ 10

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

38

Shutters And Boards

Jerry Wallace

↑ 3

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

39

Comin' Home Baby

Mel Torme

↑ 1

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

40

Monsters' Holiday

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↑ 17

Peak: 30 • 6 wks • Prev: 57

41

Up On The Roof

The Drifters

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 45

42

I Saw Linda Yesterday

Dickey Lee

↑ 7

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

43

Let's Kiss And Make Up

Bobby Vinton

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 47

44

My Own True Love

The Duprees

↓ 23

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

45

It's Up To You

Rick Nelson

↑ 13

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 58

46

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

↑ 24

Peak: 12 • 30 wks • Prev: 70

47

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 12

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

48

See See Rider

LaVern Baker

↑ 7

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

49

You Threw A Lucky Punch

Gene Chandler

↑ 3

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

50

Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick

↑ 11

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

51

That's Life (That's Tough)

Gabriel And The Angels

↑ 3

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

52

The Cha-Cha-Cha

Bobby Rydell

↓ 23

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

53

Ten Little Indians

The Beach Boys

↓ 2

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

54

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

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 20

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

55

Santa Claus Is Watching You

Ray Stevens

↑ 22

Peak: 45 • 3 wks • Prev: 77

56

Half Heaven - Half Heartache

Gene Pitney

↑ 28

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 84

57

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↓ 11

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 46

58

Coney Island Baby

The Excellents

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

59

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↑ 28

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 87

60

Some Kinda Fun

Chris Montez

↑ 11

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

61

The Love Of A Boy

Timi Yuro

↑ 6

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

62

Trouble Is My Middle Name

Bobby Vinton

↑ 6

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

63

A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later)

The Majors

—

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

64

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

↑ 25

Peak: 1 • 64 wks • Prev: 89

65

I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter

Connie Francis

↑ 17

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

66

Rainbow At Midnight

Jimmie Rodgers

—

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

67

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

Nat King Cole

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 49 wks • Prev: 75

68

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

The Belmonts

↓ 15

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 53

69

Me And My Shadow

Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 3

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

70

Don't Go Near The Eskimos

Ben Colder

↓ 8

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 62

71

I May Not Live To See Tomorrow

Brian Hyland

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

72

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Flatt & Scruggs

↑ 9

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

73

Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight

Jimmy Dean

↑ 1

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

74

Strange I Know

The Marvelettes

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

75

Remember Then

The Earls

↑ 19

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

76

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

The Miracles

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 79

77

You're Gonna Need Me

Barbara Lynn

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

78

My Wife Can't Cook

Lonnie Russ

↑ 2

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

79

Road Hog

John D. Loudermilk

↓ 14

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 65

80

Loop De Loop

Johnny Thunder

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 11 wks

81

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 18

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 99

82

Lovesick Blues

Frank Ifield

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 7 wks

83

She's A Troublemaker

The Majors

↑ 2

Peak: 83 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

84

Shake Sherry

The Contours

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 9 wks

85

Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Vince Guaraldi Trio

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 18 wks • Prev: 91

86

Echo

The Emotions

↑ 2

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

87

Alvin's Harmonica

David Seville And The Chipmunks

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

88

White Christmas

The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter And Bill Pinkney

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 2 wks

89

My Coloring Book

Kitty Kallen

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 10 wks

90

Jellybread

Booker T. & The MG's

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 5 wks

91

Trouble In Mind

Aretha Franklin

↑ 2

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

92

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

↑ 5

Peak: 21 • 7 wks • Prev: 97

93

Three Hearts In A Tangle

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 2

Peak: 93 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

94

Twilight Time

Andy Williams

↓ 8

Peak: 86 • 3 wks • Prev: 86

95

Sam's Song

Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

96

Molly

Bobby Goldsboro

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 7 wks

97

Little Town Flirt

Del Shannon

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 14 wks

98

Does He Mean That Much To You?

Eddy Arnold

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 1 wks

99

The (Bossa Nova) Bird

The Dells

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 3 wks

100

I Need You

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 4 wks

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