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