Billboard Hot 100 — April 28, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 28, 1962. "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hearts" by Jackie Wilson at #78, which would go on to peak at #58. The biggest climber was "Lovers Who Wander" by Dion, up 22 places from #86 to #64.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting March 17, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Twist, Twist Senora" by Gary U.S. Bonds (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel, down 22 places from #18 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Ballad Of Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum, 21 weeks and counting (peak #62).
- Gone from the chart: "Duke Of Earl" by Gene Chandler after 15 weeks (peak #1).
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 | Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Soldier Boy The Shirelles |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Young World Rick Nelson |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Lover Please Clyde McPhatter |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Shout - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | Twist, Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Love Letters Ketty Lester |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Dear One Larry Finnegan |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | She Cried Jay & The Americans |
| 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | Love Me Warm And Tender Paul Anka |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 7 | Cinderella Jack Ross |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 8 | Soul Twist King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 13 | Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | She Can't Find Her Keys Paul Petersen |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | Funny Way Of Laughin' Burl Ives |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 7 | Johnny Jingo Hayley Mills |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 4 | Hide 'Nor Hair Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 5 | What'd I Say (Part 1) Bobby Darin |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 4 | Old Rivers Walter Brennan |
| 26 | 47 | 26 | 3 | Everybody Loves Me But You Brenda Lee |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca |
| 28 | 16 | 2 | 13 | Midnight In Moscow Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 29 | 24 | 24 | 10 | You Better Move On Arthur Alexander |
| 30 | 25 | 23 | 9 | Nut Rocker B. Bumble & The Stingers |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 7 | The Jam - Part 1 Bobby Gregg and His Friends |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | 12 | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Connie Francis |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 5 | I Wish That We Were Married Ronnie and The Hi-Lites |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 5 | Caterina Perry Como |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Anything That's Part Of You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 36 | 28 | 4 | 17 | Let Me In The Sensations |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Uptown The Crystals |
| 38 | 20 | 4 | 11 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison |
| 39 | 41 | 37 | 10 | Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James |
| 40 | 18 | 1 | 14 | Hey! Baby Bruce Channel |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells |
| 42 | 63 | 42 | 5 | Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) Jimmy Soul |
| 43 | 62 | 43 | 3 | Conscience James Darren |
| 44 | 37 | 15 | 10 | Please Don't Ask About Barbara Bobby Vee |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | At The Club Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 5 | You Talk About Love Barbara George |
| 47 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Two Of A Kind Sue Thompson |
| 48 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Tell Me Dick and DeeDee |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 6 | You Are Mine Frankie Avalon |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Tra La La La La Ike & Tina Turner |
| 51 | 34 | 7 | 12 | What's Your Name Don & Juan |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 6 | Moments Jennell Hawkins |
| 53 | 36 | 18 | 11 | (I've Got) Bonnie Bobby Rydell |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 5 | I Will Vic Dana |
| 55 | 40 | 17 | 11 | Come Back Silly Girl The Lettermen |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 5 | King Of Clowns Neil Sedaka |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 3 | Blues (Stay Away From Me) Ace Cannon |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 3 | Night Train James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 4 | Runaway Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 60 | 58 | 51 | 8 | Annie Get Your Yo-Yo Little Junior Parker |
| 61 | 44 | 28 | 10 | When My Little Girl Is Smiling The Drifters |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 4 | Itty Bitty Pieces James Ray |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 5 | The Big Draft The Four Preps |
| 64 | 86 | 64 | 2 | Lovers Who Wander Dion |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 4 | Patricia - Twist Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 2 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman The Blue-Belles |
| 67 | 51 | 38 | 11 | Cry Baby Cry The Angels |
| 68 | 64 | 43 | 9 | Patti Ann Johnny Crawford |
| 69 | 81 | 69 | 2 | Most People Get Married Patti Page |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 4 | Count Every Star Linda Scott |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | (I was) Born To Cry Dion |
| 72 | 57 | 22 | 10 | You Win Again Fats Domino |
| 73 | 95 | 73 | 2 | Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Ben E. King |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 6 | (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone Ral Donner |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | Thou Shalt Not Steal John D. Loudermilk |
| 76 | 72 | 62 | 21 | The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 2 | If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me Wanda Jackson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Hearts Jackie Wilson |
| 79 | 84 | 74 | 7 | Memories Of Maria Jerry Byrd |
| 80 | 91 | 80 | 3 | So This Is Love The Castells |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 4 | I Found A Love The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables) |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 3 | Meet Me At The Twistin' Place Johnnie Morisette |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson |
| 85 | 92 | 85 | 2 | Doctor Feel-Good Dr. Feelgood And The Interns |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Love Can't Wait Marty Robbins |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Lovesick Blues Floyd Cramer |
| 88 | 100 | 88 | 2 | Deep In The Heart Of Texas Duane Eddy |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | Teach Me Tonight George Maharis |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Number One Man Bruce Channel |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Scotch And Soda The Kingston Trio |
| 92 | 97 | 92 | 3 | I'll Take You Home The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Walk On With The Duke The Duke Of Earl |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You Don't Miss Your Water William Bell |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Here Comes That Feelin' Brenda Lee |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Love You The Volume's |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Balboa Blue The Marketts |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Drummin' Up A Storm Sandy Nelson |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | That's My Desire Yvonne Baker and the Sensations |
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