Billboard Hot 100 — June 23, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 23, 1962. "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Seven Day Weekend" by Gary U.S. Bonds at #68, which would go on to peak at #27. The biggest climber was "The Wah Watusi" by The Orlons, up 30 places from #60 to #30.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles — 4 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting May 5, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Cindy's Birthday" by Johnny Crawford (up from #12 to #8); "That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)" by The Everly Brothers (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Everybody Loves Me But You" by Brenda Lee, down 32 places from #21 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp, 17 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Old Rivers" by Walter Brennan after 11 weeks (peak #5); "She Cried" by Jay & The Americans after 14 weeks (peak #5); "Funny Way Of Laughin'" by Burl Ives 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 | 1 | 1 | 8 | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | The Stripper David Rose and His Orchestra |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Palisades Park Freddy Cannon |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' Johnny Tillotson |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Playboy The Marvelettes |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Cindy's Birthday Johnny Crawford |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) The Everly Brothers |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Second Hand Love Connie Francis |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 6 | Snap Your Fingers Joe Henderson |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | Al Di La' Emilio Pericoli |
| 13 | 10 | 8 | 14 | The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Lovers Who Wander Dion |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Follow That Dream Elvis Presley |
| 16 | 31 | 16 | 3 | Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 5 | A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine Paul Anka |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Sharing You Bobby Vee |
| 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Ben E. King |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 5 | Wolverton Mountain Claude King |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 7 | Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) Jimmy Smith And The Big Band |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 9 | I Love You The Volume's |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 10 | Teach Me Tonight George Maharis |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | 5 | Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers |
| 27 | 23 | 21 | 11 | So This Is Love The Castells |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 6 | Theme From Ben Casey Valjean on Piano |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 5 | Having A Party Sam Cooke |
| 30 | 60 | 30 | 3 | The Wah Watusi The Orlons |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 4 | I'll Never Dance Again Bobby Rydell |
| 32 | 14 | 1 | 14 | Soldier Boy The Shirelles |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 4 | Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) Richard Chamberlain |
| 34 | 61 | 34 | 2 | Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp |
| 35 | 27 | 22 | 13 | Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) Jimmy Soul |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 6 | Where Are You Dinah Washington |
| 37 | 52 | 37 | 4 | The Crowd Roy Orbison |
| 38 | 22 | 15 | 10 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman The Blue-Belles |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 6 | Bristol Twistin' Annie The Dovells |
| 40 | 17 | 2 | 17 | Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | Fortuneteller Bobby Curtola |
| 42 | 65 | 42 | 3 | Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland |
| 43 | 57 | 43 | 7 | I'll Try Something New The Miracles |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 5 | Swingin' Gently Earl Grant |
| 45 | 38 | 6 | 13 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 7 | Born To Lose Ray Charles |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 5 | West Of The Wall Toni Fisher |
| 48 | 62 | 48 | 3 | Johnny Loves Me Shelley Fabares |
| 49 | 42 | 42 | 7 | How Is Julie? The Lettermen |
| 50 | 28 | 13 | 13 | Uptown The Crystals |
| 51 | 78 | 51 | 2 | Little Bitty Pretty One Clyde McPhatter |
| 52 | 39 | 35 | 8 | Lemon Tree Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 53 | 21 | 6 | 11 | Everybody Loves Me But You Brenda Lee |
| 54 | 55 | 35 | 11 | Night Train James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 8 | Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry Connie Stevens |
| 56 | 48 | 48 | 9 | Balboa Blue The Marketts |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 2 | Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 5 | Limbo Rock The Champs |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 4 | Twist And Shout The Isley Brothers |
| 60 | 53 | 53 | 6 | When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too) Patsy Cline |
| 61 | 47 | 45 | 8 | Hit Record Brook Benton |
| 62 | 80 | 62 | 5 | Where Have You Been (All My Life) Arthur Alexander |
| 63 | 81 | 63 | 4 | I Need Your Loving Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 6 | Woman Is A Man's Best Friend Teddy & The Twilights |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 3 | Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) Paul Petersen |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 3 | Stranger On The Shore Andy Williams |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 5 | That Happy Feeling Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Seven Day Weekend Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love Eddie Hodges |
| 70 | 67 | 61 | 8 | Oh My Angel Bertha Tillman |
| 71 | 63 | 59 | 7 | My Real Name Fats Domino |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Tennessee Jan & Dean |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 2 | I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You) Jimmy Norman |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 5 | Boom Boom John Lee Hooker |
| 75 | 97 | 75 | 2 | Bongo Stomp Little Joey And The Flips |
| 76 | 96 | 76 | 2 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 2 | Dr. Ben Basey Mickey Shorr and The Cutups |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Dancin' Party Chubby Checker |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 3 | Queen Of My Heart Rene And Ray |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | But Not For Me Ketty Lester |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Good Lover Jimmy Reed |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 2 | Have A Good Time Sue Thompson |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Baby Elephant Walk Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 4 | Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 4 | Down In The Valley Solomon Burke |
| 86 | 99 | 86 | 2 | Never In A Million Years Linda Scott |
| 87 | 73 | 66 | 9 | Doctor Feel-Good Dr. Feelgood And The Interns |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Welcome Home Baby The Shirelles |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | That Greasy Kid Stuff Janie Grant |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Little Red Rented Rowboat Joe Dowell |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 4 | The Green Leaves Of Summer Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 92 | 98 | 90 | 6 | Adios Amigo Jim Reeves |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Baby Elephant Walk The Miniature Men |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke |
| 95 | NEW | 26 | 12 | Summertime, Summertime The Jamies |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Steel Men Jimmy Dean |
| 97 | 87 | 81 | 7 | Scotch And Soda The Kingston Trio |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Lisa Ferrante & Teicher |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Air Travel Ray And Bob |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Shake A Hand Ruth Brown |
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