Billboard Hot 100 — March 17, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 17, 1962. "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #51, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "She Can't Find Her Keys" by Paul Petersen, up 24 places from #85 to #61.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Percolator (Twist)" by Billy Joe & The Checkmates (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "To A Sleeping Beauty" by Jimmy Dean, down 26 places from #28 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, 36 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires after 14 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 8 | Hey! Baby Bruce Channel |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Midnight In Moscow Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Connie Francis |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Her Royal Majesty James Darren |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | What's Your Name Don & Juan |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Percolator (Twist) Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 15 | The Wanderer Dion |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | Smoky Places The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 7 | Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke |
| 14 | 36 | 14 | 3 | Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | She's Got You Patsy Cline |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Tuff Ace Cannon |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 5 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Chip Chip Gene McDaniels |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 5 | Hey, Let's Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 10 | My Boomerang Won't Come Back Charlie Drake |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 5 | (I've Got) Bonnie Bobby Rydell |
| 23 | 39 | 23 | 4 | Love Letters Ketty Lester |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | 36 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 9 | Where Have All The Flowers Gone The Kingston Trio |
| 26 | 15 | 3 | 15 | Norman Sue Thompson |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 5 | Come Back Silly Girl The Lettermen |
| 28 | 50 | 28 | 3 | Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Drums Are My Beat Sandy Nelson |
| 30 | 27 | 13 | 16 | Cotton Fields The Highwaymen |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 9 | Jamie Eddie Holland |
| 32 | 49 | 32 | 3 | Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp |
| 33 | 25 | 19 | 10 | I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Ikettes |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | He Knows I Love Him Too Much The Paris Sisters |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | Please Don't Ask About Barbara Bobby Vee |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 4 | Love Me Warm And Tender Paul Anka |
| 37 | 58 | 37 | 3 | Young World Rick Nelson |
| 38 | 26 | 9 | 13 | A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 4 | You Win Again Fats Domino |
| 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | Baby It's You The Shirelles |
| 41 | 18 | 1 | 17 | Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 42 | 37 | 37 | 8 | (Do The New) Continental The Dovells |
| 43 | 30 | 22 | 8 | The Cajun Queen Jimmy Dean |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 8 | Cry To Me Solomon Burke |
| 45 | 38 | 32 | 8 | I'll See You In My Dreams Pat Boone |
| 46 | 43 | 34 | 8 | Twistin' Postman The Marvelettes |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Walk On The Wild Side Brook Benton |
| 48 | 41 | 3 | 18 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | You Better Move On Arthur Alexander |
| 50 | 42 | 42 | 9 | Afrikaan Beat Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 52 | 69 | 52 | 4 | When My Little Girl Is Smiling The Drifters |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 5 | Pop-Eye Huey Smith |
| 54 | 28 | 26 | 9 | To A Sleeping Beauty Jimmy Dean |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James |
| 56 | 74 | 56 | 3 | Lover Please Clyde McPhatter |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Cry Baby Cry The Angels |
| 58 | 51 | 44 | 8 | Lizzie Borden The Chad Mitchell Trio |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 2 | If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) Leroy Van Dyke |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 6 | Yessiree Linda Scott |
| 61 | 85 | 61 | 3 | She Can't Find Her Keys Paul Petersen |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 3 | Nut Rocker B. Bumble & The Stingers |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | The Alvin Twist The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 64 | 55 | 51 | 11 | That's My Pa Sheb Wooley |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 3 | Patti Ann Johnny Crawford |
| 66 | 68 | 59 | 5 | Our Anniversary Shep And The Limelites |
| 67 | 53 | 35 | 10 | What's So Good About Good-by The Miracles |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 4 | Dear One Larry Finnegan |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 4 | Yes Indeed Pete Fountain |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Anything That's Part Of You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 3 | Lollipops And Roses Jack Jones |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Tell Me Dick and DeeDee |
| 73 | 96 | 73 | 2 | Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 2 | Roly Poly Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | She Cried Jay & The Americans |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Annie Get Your Yo-Yo Little Junior Parker |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 5 | Surfin The Beach Boys |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 2 | Soul Twist King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | La Paloma Twist Chubby Checker |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Mashed Potatoes (Part 1) Steve Alaimo |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 3 | Midnight Special, Part 1 Jimmy Smith |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Cinderella Jack Ross |
| 84 | 84 | 70 | 6 | Bermuda Linda Scott |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | The Jam - Part 1 Bobby Gregg and His Friends |
| 86 | 94 | 62 | 15 | The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum |
| 87 | 98 | 87 | 2 | A Girl Has To Know The G-Clefs |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 2 | The White Rose Of Athens David Carroll And His Orchestra |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | Summertime Rick Nelson |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Memories Of Maria Jerry Byrd |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Two Of A Kind Sue Thompson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 2 | Teen Queen Of The Week Freddy Cannon |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | Amor Roger Williams |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Chapel By The Sea Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Johnny Jingo Hayley Mills |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Duchess Of Earl Pearlettes |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | The Rains Came Big Sambo and The House Wreckers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Smile Ferrante & Teicher |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Moon Was Yellow Frank Sinatra |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Sweet Thursday Johnny Mathis |
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