Billboard Hot 100 — April 7, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 7, 1962. "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" by Connie Francis, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Funny Way Of Laughin'" by Burl Ives at #65, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Twist, Twist Senora" by Gary U.S. Bonds, up 36 places from #68 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting March 3, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Young World" by Rick Nelson (up from #12 to #8); "Love Letters" by Ketty Lester (up from #11 to #9); "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Crying In The Rain" by The Everly Brothers, down 29 places from #24 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, 39 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds after 16 weeks (peak #9); "Chip Chip" by Gene McDaniels after 11 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 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Connie Francis |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Hey! Baby Bruce Channel |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Midnight In Moscow Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Young World Rick Nelson |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Love Letters Ketty Lester |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | What's Your Name Don & Juan |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | Love Me Warm And Tender Paul Anka |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | 14 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | Please Don't Ask About Barbara Bobby Vee |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | Lover Please Clyde McPhatter |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | Come Back Silly Girl The Lettermen |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | (I've Got) Bonnie Bobby Rydell |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | She's Got You Patsy Cline |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | 13 | Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 12 | Where Have All The Flowers Gone The Kingston Trio |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 7 | You Win Again Fats Domino |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 6 | Nut Rocker B. Bumble & The Stingers |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 3 | Soldier Boy The Shirelles |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 7 | Dear One Larry Finnegan |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 3 | Shout - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 7 | You Better Move On Arthur Alexander |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 7 | When My Little Girl Is Smiling The Drifters |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | 10 | Her Royal Majesty James Darren |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 6 | She Can't Find Her Keys Paul Petersen |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 4 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 32 | 68 | 32 | 2 | Twist, Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 5 | Soul Twist King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
| 34 | 53 | 34 | 4 | She Cried Jay & The Americans |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 5 | If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) Leroy Van Dyke |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 4 | Anything That's Part Of You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 5 | Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | Cry Baby Cry The Angels |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 4 | Cinderella Jack Ross |
| 41 | 33 | 30 | 12 | Jamie Eddie Holland |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Johnny Jingo Hayley Mills |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | Patti Ann Johnny Crawford |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 4 | The Jam - Part 1 Bobby Gregg and His Friends |
| 45 | 40 | 40 | 6 | The Alvin Twist The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 46 | 28 | 12 | 15 | Smoky Places The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 4 | Tell Me Dick and DeeDee |
| 48 | 27 | 17 | 15 | Tuff Ace Cannon |
| 49 | 29 | 10 | 13 | Percolator (Twist) Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
| 50 | 25 | 2 | 18 | The Wanderer Dion |
| 51 | 26 | 4 | 13 | Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee |
| 52 | 70 | 52 | 2 | What'd I Say (Part 1) Bobby Darin |
| 53 | 24 | 6 | 13 | Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers |
| 54 | 51 | 51 | 8 | Pop-Eye Huey Smith |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 4 | Two Of A Kind Sue Thompson |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 5 | Annie Get Your Yo-Yo Little Junior Parker |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Moments Jennell Hawkins |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 2 | You Talk About Love Barbara George |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 2 | At The Club Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 60 | 44 | 1 | 39 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 61 | 84 | 61 | 5 | The White Rose Of Athens David Carroll And His Orchestra |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 3 | The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 3 | Tra La La La La Ike & Tina Turner |
| 64 | 83 | 64 | 2 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Funny Way Of Laughin' Burl Ives |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 6 | Lollipops And Roses Jack Jones |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Hide 'Nor Hair Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 2 | Uptown The Crystals |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 2 | I Wish That We Were Married Ronnie and The Hi-Lites |
| 70 | 90 | 70 | 2 | P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean |
| 71 | 91 | 71 | 2 | Caterina Perry Como |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | Chapel By The Sea Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 73 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Midnight Special, Part 1 Jimmy Smith |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 4 | Memories Of Maria Jerry Byrd |
| 75 | 79 | 62 | 18 | The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum |
| 76 | 93 | 76 | 3 | You Are Mine Frankie Avalon |
| 77 | 73 | 59 | 8 | Our Anniversary Shep And The Limelites |
| 78 | 99 | 78 | 2 | The Big Draft The Four Preps |
| 79 | 77 | 77 | 2 | Who Will The Next Fool Be Bobby Bland |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Runaway Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 2 | I Will Vic Dana |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Thou Shalt Not Steal John D. Loudermilk |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | What Am I Supposed To Do Ann-Margret |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Patricia - Twist Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Ev'rybody's Twistin' Frank Sinatra |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 5 | The Rains Came Big Sambo and The House Wreckers |
| 87 | 81 | 81 | 5 | A Girl Has To Know The G-Clefs |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 3 | (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone Ral Donner |
| 89 | 97 | 89 | 2 | Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) Jimmy Soul |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | King Of Clowns Neil Sedaka |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Itty Bitty Pieces James Ray |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Cookin' Al Casey Combo |
| 93 | NEW | 88 | 4 | Amor Roger Williams |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 3 | Smile Ferrante & Teicher |
| 95 | NEW | 47 | 11 | Shout - Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Honky-Tonk Man Johnny Horton |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Old Rivers Walter Brennan |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Lover Come Back Doris Day |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 2 | Sweet Thursday Johnny Mathis |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Count Every Star Linda Scott |
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