Billboard Hot 100 — August 4, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 4, 1962. "Roses Are Red (My Love)" by Bobby Vinton held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "She's Not You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #57, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Call Me Mr. In-Between" by Burl Ives, up 34 places from #76 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Roses Are Red (My Love)" by Bobby Vinton — 4 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting June 9, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva (up from #14 to #8); "Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)" by Richard Chamberlain (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Cindy's Birthday" by Johnny Crawford, down 26 places from #38 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Stranger On The Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 9 | Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | The Wah Watusi The Orlons |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | Ahab, The Arab Ray Stevens |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | The Loco-Motion Little Eva |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 13 | The Stripper David Rose and His Orchestra |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) Richard Chamberlain |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Wolverton Mountain Claude King |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | Dancin' Party Chubby Checker |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn |
| 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 5 | Things Bobby Darin |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love Eddie Hodges |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | Twist And Shout The Isley Brothers |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 5 | Little Diane Dion |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | I Need Your Loving Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 6 | Party Lights Claudine Clark |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 5 | Heart In Hand Brenda Lee |
| 23 | 16 | 3 | 13 | Palisades Park Freddy Cannon |
| 24 | 17 | 6 | 12 | Al Di La' Emilio Pericoli |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 7 | Little Red Rented Rowboat Joe Dowell |
| 26 | 21 | 17 | 11 | Having A Party Sam Cooke |
| 27 | 56 | 27 | 2 | You Don't Know Me Ray Charles |
| 28 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Welcome Home Baby The Shirelles |
| 29 | 25 | 14 | 10 | I'll Never Dance Again Bobby Rydell |
| 30 | 28 | 3 | 13 | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' Johnny Tillotson |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 10 | Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 5 | Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke |
| 33 | 29 | 29 | 6 | It Started All Over Again Brenda Lee |
| 34 | 30 | 21 | 9 | Johnny Loves Me Shelley Fabares |
| 35 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Bongo Stomp Little Joey And The Flips |
| 36 | 31 | 8 | 12 | Snap Your Fingers Joe Henderson |
| 37 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Have A Good Time Sue Thompson |
| 38 | 45 | 26 | 18 | Summertime, Summertime The Jamies |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 6 | Mary's Little Lamb James Darren |
| 40 | 36 | 7 | 14 | Playboy The Marvelettes |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 7 | Steel Men Jimmy Dean |
| 42 | 76 | 42 | 3 | Call Me Mr. In-Between Burl Ives |
| 43 | 73 | 43 | 2 | Sheila Tommy Roe |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 4 | Rinky Dink Baby Cortez |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | The Ballad Of Paladin Duane Eddy |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 4 | What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) Timi Yuro |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 8 | I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You) Jimmy Norman |
| 48 | 64 | 48 | 3 | A Swingin' Safari Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 49 | 41 | 41 | 7 | But Not For Me Ketty Lester |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 9 | Baby Elephant Walk Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | Ben Crazy Dickie Goodman |
| 52 | 68 | 52 | 5 | Make It Easy On Yourself Jerry Butler |
| 53 | 32 | 25 | 8 | Little Bitty Pretty One Clyde McPhatter |
| 54 | 78 | 54 | 2 | Vacation Connie Francis |
| 55 | 46 | 21 | 13 | Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) Jimmy Smith And The Big Band |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 8 | Never In A Million Years Linda Scott |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | She's Not You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 58 | 37 | 26 | 10 | The Crowd Roy Orbison |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | Shame On Me Bobby Bare |
| 60 | 50 | 40 | 11 | Limbo Rock The Champs |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 4 | A Taste Of Honey Martin Denny and His Orchestra |
| 62 | 51 | 41 | 14 | Fortuneteller Bobby Curtola |
| 63 | 48 | 37 | 11 | West Of The Wall Toni Fisher |
| 64 | 38 | 8 | 13 | Cindy's Birthday Johnny Crawford |
| 65 | 40 | 27 | 7 | Seven Day Weekend Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 2 | Alley Cat Bent Fabric and His Piano |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 5 | My Daddy Is President Little Jo Ann |
| 68 | 53 | 1 | 21 | Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 4 | Above The Stars Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 2 | Devil Woman Marty Robbins |
| 71 | 93 | 71 | 3 | Till Death Do Us Part Bob Braun |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | The Bird Man The Highwaymen |
| 73 | 61 | 36 | 12 | Where Are You Dinah Washington |
| 74 | 74 | 68 | 5 | Why Did You Leave Me? Vince Edwards |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 2 | Careless Love Ray Charles |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 6 | Worried Mind Ray Anthony |
| 77 | 71 | 44 | 11 | Swingin' Gently Earl Grant |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 3 | Beach Party King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Mr. Songwriter Connie Stevens |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Stop The Wedding Etta James |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 4 | A Miracle Frankie Avalon |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Point Of No Return Gene McDaniels |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Let's Dance Chris Montez |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo Dr. Feelgood And The Interns |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 5 | La Bomba The Tokens |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 3 | Come On Little Angel The Belmonts |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Lolita Ya-Ya The Ventures |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Callin' Doctor Casey John D. Loudermilk |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Boys' Night Out Patti Page |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | (Theme from) A Summer Place Dick Roman |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Ramblin' Rose Nat King Cole |
| 92 | 94 | 87 | 3 | Life's Too Short The Lafayettes |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | You Belong To Me The Duprees |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Silver Threads And Golden Needles The Springfields |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 4 | Theme From "Hatari!" Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Poor Little Puppet Cathy Carroll |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Sugar Plum Ike Clanton |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Come On Baby Bruce Channel |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Love Me As I Love You George Maharis |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Houdini Walter Brennan |
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