Billboard Hot 100 — May 12, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 12, 1962. "Soldier Boy" by The Shirelles 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 "Follow That Dream" by Elvis Presley at #58, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles, up 33 places from #86 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Soldier Boy" by The Shirelles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 24, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "She Cried" by Jay & The Americans (up from #13 to #6); "Old Rivers" by Walter Brennan (up from #15 to #7); "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" by Ernie Maresca (up from #16 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Hide 'Nor Hair" by Ray Charles and his Orchestra, down 12 places from #20 to #32.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Moon River" by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra, 22 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" by Connie Francis after 13 weeks (peak #1); "Midnight In Moscow" by Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen 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 | Soldier Boy The Shirelles |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | She Cried Jay & The Americans |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | Old Rivers Walter Brennan |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Twist, Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Shout - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | Everybody Loves Me But You Brenda Lee |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | Funny Way Of Laughin' Burl Ives |
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Lover Please Clyde McPhatter |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 5 | Conscience James Darren |
| 17 | 34 | 17 | 8 | The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 7 | I Wish That We Were Married Ronnie and The Hi-Lites |
| 19 | 33 | 19 | 4 | Lovers Who Wander Dion |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | Uptown The Crystals |
| 21 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Dear One Larry Finnegan |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Young World Rick Nelson |
| 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Soul Twist King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
| 24 | 19 | 5 | 12 | Love Letters Ketty Lester |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 7 | Caterina Perry Como |
| 26 | 21 | 21 | 9 | Johnny Jingo Hayley Mills |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 8 | You Are Mine Frankie Avalon |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 7 | Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) Jimmy Soul |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 9 | Tell Me Dick and DeeDee |
| 30 | 44 | 30 | 4 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman The Blue-Belles |
| 31 | 31 | 21 | 10 | Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland |
| 32 | 20 | 20 | 6 | Hide 'Nor Hair Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 33 | 22 | 19 | 11 | She Can't Find Her Keys Paul Petersen |
| 34 | 23 | 12 | 12 | Love Me Warm And Tender Paul Anka |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 4 | Most People Get Married Patti Page |
| 36 | 25 | 16 | 9 | Cinderella Jack Ross |
| 37 | 30 | 29 | 9 | The Jam - Part 1 Bobby Gregg and His Friends |
| 38 | 35 | 23 | 11 | Nut Rocker B. Bumble & The Stingers |
| 39 | 32 | 9 | 15 | Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke |
| 40 | 28 | 24 | 7 | What'd I Say (Part 1) Bobby Darin |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 6 | Itty Bitty Pieces James Ray |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 5 | Blues (Stay Away From Me) Ace Cannon |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 4 | Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Ben E. King |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | At The Club Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 45 | 38 | 24 | 12 | You Better Move On Arthur Alexander |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | Night Train James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 7 | King Of Clowns Neil Sedaka |
| 48 | 43 | 42 | 9 | Two Of A Kind Sue Thompson |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 6 | Count Every Star Linda Scott |
| 50 | 64 | 11 | 22 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 51 | 49 | 37 | 12 | Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 4 | (I was) Born To Cry Dion |
| 53 | 86 | 53 | 2 | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 5 | So This Is Love The Castells |
| 55 | 78 | 55 | 3 | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney |
| 56 | 88 | 56 | 2 | Playboy The Marvelettes |
| 57 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Moments Jennell Hawkins |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Follow That Dream Elvis Presley |
| 59 | 47 | 47 | 7 | I Will Vic Dana |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 3 | Hearts Jackie Wilson |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 4 | Teach Me Tonight George Maharis |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 3 | Number One Man Bruce Channel |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 3 | Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' Johnny Tillotson |
| 65 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Runaway Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 5 | Meet Me At The Twistin' Place Johnnie Morisette |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 4 | If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me Wanda Jackson |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 2 | Lemon Tree Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Palisades Park Freddy Cannon |
| 70 | 87 | 70 | 3 | I Love You The Volume's |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) The Everly Brothers |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 3 | Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Stranger On The Shore The Drifters |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 3 | Love Can't Wait Marty Robbins |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Second Hand Love Connie Francis |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 2 | Hit Record Brook Benton |
| 77 | 75 | 74 | 9 | Memories Of Maria Jerry Byrd |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 3 | Drummin' Up A Storm Sandy Nelson |
| 79 | 96 | 79 | 3 | Balboa Blue The Marketts |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 5 | I'll Take You Home The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 4 | Deep In The Heart Of Texas Duane Eddy |
| 82 | 84 | 81 | 6 | I Found A Love The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables) |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 2 | That's My Desire Yvonne Baker and the Sensations |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) Jimmy Smith And The Big Band |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry Connie Stevens |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | How Is Julie? The Lettermen |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You Dinah Washington |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Born To Lose Ray Charles |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Cindy's Birthday Johnny Crawford |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Stripper David Rose and His Orchestra |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Oh My Angel Bertha Tillman |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Imagine That Patsy Cline |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Fortuneteller Bobby Curtola |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | My Real Name Fats Domino |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | Adios Amigo Jim Reeves |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) Benny Spellman |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Let Me Be The One The Paris Sisters |
| 98 | NEW | 97 | 2 | Operator Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'll Try Something New The Miracles |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Dream Dinah Washington |
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