Billboard Hot 100 — January 13, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 13, 1962. "The Twist" by Chubby Checker returned to #1 after 67 weeks away, climbing from #2 to displace "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 21 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Break It To Me Gently" by Brenda Lee at #56, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Norman" by Sue Thompson, up 29 places from #46 to #17.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker — 1 week at the top so far, 27 weeks on the chart since debuting August 1, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" by Barbara George (up from #15 to #5); "When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)" by Connie Francis (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Baby's First Christmas" by Connie Francis, down 45 places from #26 to #71.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Fool #1" by Brenda Lee after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Alvin's Harmonica" by David Seville And The Chipmunks after 14 weeks (peak #3); "I Understand (Just How You Feel)" by The G-Clefs after 16 weeks (peak #9).
- Stories that mention this week: Gone Sixteen Months: How "The Twist" Reached Number One Twice.
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | 9 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Run To Him Bobby Vee |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Unchain My Heart Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | When I Fall In Love The Lettermen |
| 13 | 13 | 1 | 19 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes |
| 14 | 17 | 7 | 11 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | Revenge Brook Benton |
| 16 | 34 | 16 | 4 | Baby It's You The Shirelles |
| 17 | 46 | 17 | 6 | Norman Sue Thompson |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 4 | A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | 7 | Cotton Fields The Highwaymen |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 6 | The Wanderer Dion |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 11 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney |
| 22 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 'Til The Angels |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker |
| 24 | 25 | 20 | 13 | Gypsy Woman The Impressions |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | 8 | There's No Other (Like My Baby) The Crystals |
| 26 | 16 | 12 | 11 | I Don't Know Why Linda Scott |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody James Ray |
| 28 | 44 | 28 | 6 | Small Sad Sam Phil McLean |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 9 | Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 5 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Fats Domino |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 6 | Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 32 | 19 | 11 | 14 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 33 | 48 | 33 | 5 | Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 34 | 27 | 11 | 14 | Moon River Jerry Butler |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 9 | Johnny Will Pat Boone |
| 36 | 53 | 36 | 5 | Irresistible You Bobby Darin |
| 37 | 65 | 8 | 20 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker |
| 38 | 35 | 24 | 10 | Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night Kenny Dino |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Poor Fool Ike & Tina Turner |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | 7 | Hey! Little Girl Del Shannon |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 4 | Twist-Her Bill Black's Combo |
| 42 | 55 | 42 | 2 | Dear Ivan Jimmy Dean |
| 43 | 60 | 43 | 4 | Do-Re-Mi Lee Dorsey |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 15 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 45 | 36 | 8 | 13 | Tonight Ferrante & Teicher |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | Turn On Your Love Light Bobby Bland |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 4 | Pocketful Of Miracles Frank Sinatra |
| 48 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Little Altar Boy Vic Dana |
| 49 | 43 | 29 | 9 | Well, I Told You The Chantels |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 4 | Multiplication Bobby Darin |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 5 | Letter Full Of Tears Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 3 | She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) Ral Donner |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | Maria Roger Williams |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 5 | Flying Circle Frank Slay And His Orchestra |
| 55 | 40 | 1 | 15 | Big Bad John Jimmy Dean |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 7 | Walkin' With My Angel Bobby Vee |
| 58 | 49 | 24 | 17 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke |
| 59 | 56 | 42 | 10 | The Gypsy Rover The Highwaymen |
| 60 | 57 | 43 | 8 | Up A Lazy River Si Zentner And His Orchestra |
| 61 | 78 | 61 | 3 | Tuff Ace Cannon |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Shadrack Brook Benton |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 9 | It Will Stand The Showmen |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 5 | Just Got To Know Jimmy McCracklin |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 7 | Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale and The Del-Tones |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | So Deep Brenda Lee |
| 67 | 66 | 62 | 9 | Turn Around, Look At Me Glen Campbell |
| 68 | 82 | 68 | 3 | Go On Home Patti Page |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 3 | Smoky Places The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 70 | 79 | 36 | 6 | The Majestic Dion |
| 71 | 26 | 26 | 5 | Baby's First Christmas Connie Francis |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | The Greatest Hurt Jackie Wilson |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 4 | Lost Someone James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 4 | I Could Have Loved You So Well Ray Peterson |
| 75 | 95 | 75 | 2 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | What's The Reason Bobby Edwards |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 3 | I Need Some One The Belmonts |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 2 | Twistin' All Night Long Danny & The Juniors with Freddy Cannon |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | My Boomerang Won't Come Back Charlie Drake |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | The Lost Penny Brook Benton |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Ikettes |
| 82 | 87 | 72 | 4 | Room Full Of Tears The Drifters |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Tears From An Angel Troy Shondell |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 2 | I Told The Brook Marty Robbins |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | What's So Good About Good-by The Miracles |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 3 | But On The Other Hand Baby Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | A Little Too Much Clarence Henry |
| 88 | 85 | 85 | 4 | Pop Goes The Weasel Anthony Newley |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) Jack Ross |
| 91 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Unsquare Dance The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Island In The Sky Troy Shondell |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | That's My Pa Sheb Wooley |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Surfer's Stomp The Marketts |
| 96 | 98 | 83 | 4 | Searching Jack Eubanks |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Basie Twist Count Basie & His Orch. |
| 98 | NEW | 71 | 7 | The Comancheros Claude King |
| 99 | NEW | 59 | 4 | Lonesome Number One Don Gibson |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Percolator (Twist) Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
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