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