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