Billboard Hot 100 — July 7, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 7, 1962. "The Stripper" by David Rose and His Orchestra climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles, which had held it for 5 weeks. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Heart In Hand" by Brenda Lee at #65, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, up 40 places from #66 to #26.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Stripper" by David Rose and His Orchestra — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting May 12, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Wolverton Mountain" by Claude King (up from #13 to #7); "Snap Your Fingers" by Joe Henderson (up from #11 to #8); "Johnny Get Angry" by Joanie Sommers (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" by Ben E. King, down 35 places from #32 to #67.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Stranger On The Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp after 18 weeks (peak #2); "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" by Ernie Maresca after 14 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 2 | 1 | 9 | The Stripper David Rose and His Orchestra |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Palisades Park Freddy Cannon |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' Johnny Tillotson |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | Al Di La' Emilio Pericoli |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | Wolverton Mountain Claude King |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Snap Your Fingers Joe Henderson |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Playboy The Marvelettes |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Cindy's Birthday Johnny Crawford |
| 12 | 27 | 12 | 5 | Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine Paul Anka |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | The Wah Watusi The Orlons |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | Sharing You Bobby Vee |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 4 | Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) Richard Chamberlain |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 6 | I'll Never Dance Again Bobby Rydell |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | 17 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 7 | Having A Party Sam Cooke |
| 22 | 34 | 22 | 4 | Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) The Everly Brothers |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 5 | Johnny Loves Me Shelley Fabares |
| 25 | 28 | 21 | 9 | Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) Jimmy Smith And The Big Band |
| 26 | 66 | 26 | 2 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | The Crowd Roy Orbison |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 4 | Little Bitty Pretty One Clyde McPhatter |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 8 | Bristol Twistin' Annie The Dovells |
| 30 | 47 | 30 | 3 | Dancin' Party Chubby Checker |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Twist And Shout The Isley Brothers |
| 32 | 22 | 22 | 11 | I Love You The Volume's |
| 33 | 53 | 33 | 6 | I Need Your Loving Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford |
| 34 | 25 | 8 | 16 | The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells |
| 35 | 36 | 28 | 8 | Theme From Ben Casey Valjean on Piano |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 3 | Seven Day Weekend Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 37 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson |
| 38 | 51 | 38 | 3 | (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love Eddie Hodges |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 3 | Welcome Home Baby The Shirelles |
| 40 | 40 | 36 | 8 | Where Are You Dinah Washington |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 10 | Fortuneteller Bobby Curtola |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 7 | West Of The Wall Toni Fisher |
| 43 | 64 | 43 | 4 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn |
| 44 | 39 | 39 | 9 | I'll Try Something New The Miracles |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | Stranger On The Shore Andy Williams |
| 46 | 65 | 46 | 4 | Bongo Stomp Little Joey And The Flips |
| 47 | 70 | 47 | 2 | Ahab, The Arab Ray Stevens |
| 48 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Born To Lose Ray Charles |
| 49 | 19 | 7 | 9 | Second Hand Love Connie Francis |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 7 | Limbo Rock The Champs |
| 51 | 33 | 22 | 11 | Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights |
| 52 | 49 | 44 | 7 | Swingin' Gently Earl Grant |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 2 | It Started All Over Again Brenda Lee |
| 54 | 26 | 15 | 9 | Follow That Dream Elvis Presley |
| 55 | 68 | 55 | 3 | But Not For Me Ketty Lester |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 4 | Have A Good Time Sue Thompson |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Steel Men Jimmy Dean |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 5 | Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) Paul Petersen |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 8 | Woman Is A Man's Best Friend Teddy & The Twilights |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 4 | Dr. Ben Basey Mickey Shorr and The Cutups |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 4 | I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You) Jimmy Norman |
| 62 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Where Have You Been (All My Life) Arthur Alexander |
| 63 | 30 | 3 | 12 | Lovers Who Wander Dion |
| 64 | 45 | 21 | 13 | So This Is Love The Castells |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Heart In Hand Brenda Lee |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 6 | Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle |
| 67 | 32 | 11 | 12 | Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Ben E. King |
| 68 | 80 | 26 | 14 | Summertime, Summertime The Jamies |
| 69 | 52 | 52 | 10 | Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry Connie Stevens |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 7 | Boom Boom John Lee Hooker |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | The Loco-Motion Little Eva |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Little Diane Dion |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 5 | Baby Elephant Walk Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 3 | Little Red Rented Rowboat Joe Dowell |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 4 | Never In A Million Years Linda Scott |
| 76 | 69 | 69 | 7 | Tennessee Jan & Dean |
| 77 | 90 | 77 | 2 | Mary's Little Lamb James Darren |
| 78 | 95 | 78 | 2 | Party Lights Claudine Clark |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 3 | Good Lover Jimmy Reed |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 2 | If I Should Lose You Dreamlovers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hot Pepper Floyd Cramer |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Why Did You Leave Me? Vince Edwards |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Ballad Of Paladin Duane Eddy |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 6 | Down In The Valley Solomon Burke |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | Nothing New (Same Old Thing) Fats Domino |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Shout And Shimmy James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 6 | The Green Leaves Of Summer Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Things Bobby Darin |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | You Should'a Treated Me Right Ike & Tina Turner |
| 90 | NEW | 89 | 2 | That Greasy Kid Stuff Janie Grant |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Worried Mind Ray Anthony |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Just Can't Help It Jackie Wilson |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Goodnight, Irene Jerry Reed And The Hully Girlies |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | My Daddy Is President Little Jo Ann |
| 95 | NEW | 91 | 3 | Dancin' The Strand Maureen Gray |
| 96 | 94 | 94 | 2 | What Did Daddy Do Shep And The Limelites |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Potato Peeler Bobby Gregg and His Friends |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Sweet And Lovely April Stevens & Nino Tempo |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You Solomon Burke |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Make It Easy On Yourself Jerry Butler |
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