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