Billboard Hot 100 — February 10, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 10, 1962. "Peppermint Twist - Part I" by Joey Dee & the Starliters held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" by Connie Francis at #66, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Midnight In Moscow" by Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, up 32 places from #79 to #47.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Peppermint Twist - Part I" by Joey Dee & the Starliters — 3 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting November 20, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "A Little Bitty Tear" by Burl Ives (up from #12 to #9); "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)" by Connie Francis, down 31 places from #30 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, 31 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker after 23 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 | 12 | Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Norman Sue Thompson |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | The Wanderer Dion |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Baby It's You The Shirelles |
| 12 | 10 | 1 | 13 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 11 | Cotton Fields The Highwaymen |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Irresistible You Bobby Darin |
| 16 | 14 | 7 | 12 | When I Fall In Love The Lettermen |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney |
| 18 | 15 | 2 | 13 | Run To Him Bobby Vee |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 9 | Letter Full Of Tears Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 7 | She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) Ral Donner |
| 21 | 52 | 21 | 3 | Hey! Baby Bruce Channel |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | Shadrack Brook Benton |
| 23 | 16 | 5 | 15 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke |
| 24 | 46 | 24 | 4 | Chip Chip Gene McDaniels |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 7 | Smoky Places The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 7 | Tuff Ace Cannon |
| 27 | 24 | 22 | 12 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody James Ray |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 5 | I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Ikettes |
| 29 | 26 | 26 | 8 | Twist-Her Bill Black's Combo |
| 30 | 29 | 11 | 18 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 31 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Do-Re-Mi Lee Dorsey |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 8 | Multiplication Bobby Darin |
| 33 | 23 | 7 | 15 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 3 | The Cajun Queen Jimmy Dean |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 6 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 36 | 21 | 9 | 11 | Unchain My Heart Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 5 | The Greatest Hurt Jackie Wilson |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka |
| 39 | 36 | 22 | 13 | Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | To A Sleeping Beauty Jimmy Dean |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 5 | Surfer's Stomp The Marketts |
| 42 | 58 | 42 | 5 | My Boomerang Won't Come Back Charlie Drake |
| 43 | 31 | 24 | 6 | Dear Ivan Jimmy Dean |
| 44 | 62 | 44 | 5 | What's So Good About Good-by The Miracles |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 5 | Percolator (Twist) Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
| 46 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Go On Home Patti Page |
| 47 | 79 | 47 | 2 | Midnight In Moscow Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 4 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Floyd Cramer |
| 49 | 70 | 49 | 2 | Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke |
| 50 | 66 | 50 | 2 | Her Royal Majesty James Darren |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 3 | I'll See You In My Dreams Pat Boone |
| 52 | 45 | 3 | 17 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren |
| 53 | 39 | 34 | 8 | Pocketful Of Miracles Frank Sinatra |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | Afrikaan Beat Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 55 | 32 | 28 | 10 | Turn On Your Love Light Bobby Bland |
| 56 | 73 | 56 | 3 | Twistin' Postman The Marvelettes |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) Jack Ross |
| 58 | 44 | 38 | 11 | Poor Fool Ike & Tina Turner |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 8 | Lost Someone James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | She's Got You Patsy Cline |
| 61 | 30 | 10 | 12 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis |
| 62 | 38 | 21 | 10 | Small Sad Sam Phil McLean |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 3 | Cry To Me Solomon Burke |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 4 | Where Have All The Flowers Gone The Kingston Trio |
| 65 | 57 | 45 | 9 | Flying Circle Frank Slay And His Orchestra |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Connie Francis |
| 67 | 50 | 1 | 23 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes |
| 68 | 84 | 68 | 3 | He Knows I Love Him Too Much The Paris Sisters |
| 69 | 64 | 57 | 8 | I Could Have Loved You So Well Ray Peterson |
| 70 | 91 | 70 | 2 | My Melancholy Baby The Marcels |
| 71 | 68 | 35 | 19 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | What's Your Name Don & Juan |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 4 | Nite Owl Dukays |
| 74 | 93 | 74 | 3 | (Do The New) Continental The Dovells |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 6 | That's My Pa Sheb Wooley |
| 76 | 95 | 76 | 2 | Ecstasy Ben E. King |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Drums Are My Beat Sandy Nelson |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 3 | Oliver Twist Rod McKuen |
| 79 | NEW | 36 | 7 | The Majestic Dion |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) The Tokens |
| 81 | 94 | 81 | 4 | Jamie Eddie Holland |
| 82 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Lizzie Borden The Chad Mitchell Trio |
| 83 | 74 | 71 | 5 | What's The Reason Bobby Edwards |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 2 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart Timi Yuro |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 4 | Blue Water Line The Brothers Four |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Tears And Laughter Dinah Washington |
| 87 | 81 | 77 | 5 | A Little Too Much Clarence Henry |
| 88 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Bandit Of My Dreams Eddie Hodges |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | Midnight Johnny Gibson |
| 90 | 98 | 90 | 2 | Let's Go Floyd Cramer |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Do You Know How To Twist Hank Ballard |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Bermuda Linda Scott |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 2 | Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth Jimmy Reed |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Rough Lover Aretha Franklin |
| 95 | NEW | 93 | 2 | Shimmy, Shimmy Walk, Part 1 The Megatons |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Yessiree Linda Scott |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | I Surrender, Dear Aretha Franklin |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Pictures In The Fire Pat Boone |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Sugar Babe Buster Brown |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Strange Patsy Cline |
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