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