POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1962
1

Telstar

The Tornadoes

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

—

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

3

Bobby's Girl

Marcie Blane

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

4

Go Away Little Girl

Steve Lawrence

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

5

Big Girls Don't Cry

The 4 Seasons

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

6

Return To Sender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

7

You Are My Sunshine

Ray Charles

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 9

8

Release Me

Esther Phillips "Little Esther"

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Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

9

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

10

Hotel Happiness

Brook Benton

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

11

Pepino The Italian Mouse

Lou Monte

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

12

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Little Eva

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Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

13

Dear Lonely Hearts

Nat King Cole

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

14

Tell Him

The Exciters

↑ 8

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

15

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)

Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

16

Don't Hang Up

The Orlons

↓ 10

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

17

Chains

The Cookies

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

18

Love Came To Me

Dion

↓ 8

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

19

Two Lovers

Mary Wells

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

20

My Dad

Paul Petersen

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

21

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee

↑ 14

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

22

Ruby Ann

Marty Robbins

↓ 4

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 18

23

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

The 4 Seasons

↑ 11

Peak: 23 • 3 wks • Prev: 34

24

Wiggle Wobble

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers

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Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

25

Ride!

Dee Dee Sharp

↓ 12

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

26

Rumors

Johnny Crawford

↓ 9

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 17

27

Everybody Loves A Lover

The Shirelles

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

28

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 33

29

Up On The Roof

The Drifters

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 41

30

It's Up To You

Rick Nelson

↑ 15

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

31

Monsters' Holiday

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↑ 9

Peak: 30 • 6 wks • Prev: 40

32

Your Cheating Heart

Ray Charles

↓ 3

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 29

33

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes

↓ 12

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

34

Shutters And Boards

Jerry Wallace

↑ 4

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

35

Let's Go (pony)

The Routers

↓ 16

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

36

Comin' Home Baby

Mel Torme

↑ 3

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

37

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

↓ 5

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

38

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 30 wks • Prev: 46

39

I Saw Linda Yesterday

Dickey Lee

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

40

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 7

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

41

The Push And Kick

Mark Valentino

↓ 4

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 37

42

Let's Kiss And Make Up

Bobby Vinton

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

43

Half Heaven - Half Heartache

Gene Pitney

↑ 13

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 56

44

See See Rider

LaVern Baker

↑ 4

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

45

Santa Claus Is Watching You

Ray Stevens

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 3 wks • Prev: 55

46

Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 50

47

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↓ 17

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 30

48

Spanish Lace

Gene McDaniels

↓ 17

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

49

Trouble Is My Middle Name

Bobby Vinton

↑ 13

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 62

50

Ten Little Indians

The Beach Boys

↑ 3

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

51

I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter

Connie Francis

↑ 14

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

52

Some Kinda Fun

Chris Montez

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

53

The Love Of A Boy

Timi Yuro

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

54

You Threw A Lucky Punch

Gene Chandler

↓ 5

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

55

Coney Island Baby

The Excellents

↑ 3

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

56

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 59

57

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

↓ 31

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 26

58

Remember Then

The Earls

↑ 17

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

59

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 64 wks • Prev: 64

60

That's Life (That's Tough)

Gabriel And The Angels

↓ 9

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

61

Loop De Loop

Johnny Thunder

↑ 19

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

62

Rainbow At Midnight

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 4

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

63

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↓ 6

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 57

64

Me And My Shadow

Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 5

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

65

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

Nat King Cole

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 49 wks • Prev: 67

66

Don't Go Near The Eskimos

Ben Colder

↑ 4

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

67

My Coloring Book

Kitty Kallen

↑ 22

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 89

68

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Flatt & Scruggs

↑ 4

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 72

69

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

The Miracles

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 76

70

I May Not Live To See Tomorrow

Brian Hyland

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

71

Shake Sherry

The Contours

↑ 13

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 84

72

Strange I Know

The Marvelettes

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 14 wks • Prev: 74

73

Lovesick Blues

Frank Ifield

↑ 9

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

74

My Wife Can't Cook

Lonnie Russ

↑ 4

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

75

Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Vince Guaraldi Trio

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 18 wks • Prev: 85

76

You're Gonna Need Me

Barbara Lynn

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

77

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

78

Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight

Jimmy Dean

↓ 5

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

79

The Cinnamon Cinder (It's A Very Nice Dance)

The Pastel Six

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 10 wks

80

My Coloring Book

Sandy Stewart

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 10 wks

81

Little Town Flirt

Del Shannon

↑ 16

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 97

82

Echo

The Emotions

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

83

From A Jack To A King

Ned Miller

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 13 wks

84

Wild Weekend

The Rebels

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 17 wks

85

Molly

Bobby Goldsboro

↑ 11

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 96

86

Java

Floyd Cramer

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 11 wks

87

I Need You

Rick Nelson

↑ 13

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

88

Trouble In Mind

Aretha Franklin

↑ 3

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

89

Little Tin Soldier

The Toy Dolls

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 4 wks

90

Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)

Marion Worth

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 8 wks

91

Fly Me To The Moon - Bossa Nova

Joe Harnell And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 13 wks

92

The 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2)

The Ventures

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

93

He's Sure The Boy I Love

The Crystals

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 12 wks

94

Sam's Song

Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 1

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

95

Lover Come Back To Me

The Cleftones

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 1 wks

96

Hey Paula

Paul and Paula

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

97

The (Bossa Nova) Bird

The Dells

↑ 2

Peak: 97 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

98

What To Do With Laurie

Mike Clifford

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 7 wks

99

Silent Night, Holy Night

Mahalia Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

The Popeye Waddle

Don Covay

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 7 wks

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