Billboard Hot 100 — January 27, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 27, 1962. "Peppermint Twist - Part I" by Joey Dee & the Starliters climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Cajun Queen" by Jimmy Dean at #69, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "Chip Chip" by Gene McDaniels, up 33 places from #96 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Peppermint Twist - Part I" by Joey Dee & the Starliters — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 20, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "The Wanderer" by Dion (up from #18 to #8); "Baby It's You" by The Shirelles (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "'Til" by The Angels, down 22 places from #38 to #60.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, 29 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean after 16 weeks (peak #1).
- 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 | 10 | Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | Norman Sue Thompson |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | When I Fall In Love The Lettermen |
| 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | The Wanderer Dion |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | Baby It's You The Shirelles |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 11 | Run To Him Bobby Vee |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives |
| 15 | 26 | 15 | 7 | Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Unchain My Heart Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee |
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Cotton Fields The Highwaymen |
| 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis |
| 20 | 49 | 20 | 3 | Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | 13 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 10 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody James Ray |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 7 | Irresistible You Bobby Darin |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | Dear Ivan Jimmy Dean |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 11 | Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | Twist-Her Bill Black's Combo |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Letter Full Of Tears Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 8 | Turn On Your Love Light Bobby Bland |
| 29 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Small Sad Sam Phil McLean |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 6 | Do-Re-Mi Lee Dorsey |
| 31 | 28 | 11 | 16 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 32 | 19 | 1 | 21 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 3 | Shadrack Brook Benton |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | Pocketful Of Miracles Frank Sinatra |
| 35 | 44 | 35 | 5 | Tuff Ace Cannon |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | Multiplication Bobby Darin |
| 37 | 20 | 3 | 15 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 9 | Poor Fool Ike & Tina Turner |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 5 | Smoky Places The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 40 | 37 | 20 | 10 | There's No Other (Like My Baby) The Crystals |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 5 | She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) Ral Donner |
| 42 | 67 | 42 | 3 | Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers |
| 43 | 30 | 23 | 8 | Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 44 | 57 | 44 | 3 | The Greatest Hurt Jackie Wilson |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | Flying Circle Frank Slay And His Orchestra |
| 46 | 25 | 15 | 10 | Revenge Brook Benton |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Go On Home Patti Page |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 7 | Maria Roger Williams |
| 49 | 40 | 12 | 13 | I Don't Know Why Linda Scott |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 3 | I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Ikettes |
| 51 | 35 | 35 | 17 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 52 | 58 | 8 | 22 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker |
| 53 | 42 | 30 | 7 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Fats Domino |
| 54 | 41 | 20 | 15 | Gypsy Woman The Impressions |
| 55 | 76 | 55 | 3 | Surfer's Stomp The Marketts |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 6 | I Could Have Loved You So Well Ray Peterson |
| 58 | 56 | 11 | 16 | Moon River Jerry Butler |
| 59 | 52 | 52 | 3 | So Deep Brenda Lee |
| 60 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 'Til The Angels |
| 61 | 80 | 61 | 2 | To A Sleeping Beauty Jimmy Dean |
| 62 | 53 | 53 | 9 | Walkin' With My Angel Bobby Vee |
| 63 | 96 | 63 | 2 | Chip Chip Gene McDaniels |
| 64 | 61 | 61 | 11 | It Will Stand The Showmen |
| 65 | 82 | 65 | 3 | Percolator (Twist) Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 3 | Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) Jack Ross |
| 67 | 60 | 60 | 9 | Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale and The Del-Tones |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 6 | Lost Someone James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | The Cajun Queen Jimmy Dean |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 3 | My Boomerang Won't Come Back Charlie Drake |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 3 | What's The Reason Bobby Edwards |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 3 | What's So Good About Good-by The Miracles |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | Afrikaan Beat Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Hey! Baby Bruce Channel |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Floyd Cramer |
| 76 | 89 | 64 | 7 | Just Got To Know Jimmy McCracklin |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 3 | A Little Too Much Clarence Henry |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 5 | Tears From An Angel Troy Shondell |
| 79 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Twistin' All Night Long Danny & The Juniors with Freddy Cannon |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | There'll Be No Next Time Jackie Wilson |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 4 | I Told The Brook Marty Robbins |
| 82 | 100 | 82 | 2 | Where Have All The Flowers Gone The Kingston Trio |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I'll See You In My Dreams Pat Boone |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 2 | A Little Bitty Tear Wanda Jackson |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Cry To Me Solomon Burke |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 4 | That's My Pa Sheb Wooley |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Lizzie Borden The Chad Mitchell Trio |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Love Is The Sweetest Thing Saverio Saridis |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 2 | Jamie Eddie Holland |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | (Do The New) Continental The Dovells |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Blue Water Line The Brothers Four |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | The Door Is Open Tommy Hunt |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Shimmy, Shimmy Walk, Part 1 The Megatons |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Nite Owl Dukays |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth Jimmy Reed |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | She's Got You Patsy Cline |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Twistin' Postman The Marvelettes |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Portrait Of A Fool Conway Twitty |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | He Knows I Love Him Too Much The Paris Sisters |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Bandit Of My Dreams Eddie Hodges |
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