Billboard Hot 100 — November 17, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 17, 1962. "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah" by Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans at #75, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Dear Lonely Hearts" by Nat King Cole, up 37 places from #89 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting October 20, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Bobby's Girl" by Marcie Blane (up from #19 to #7); "Don't Hang Up" by The Orlons (up from #16 to #8); "Limbo Rock" by Chubby Checker (up from #11 to #9); "The Cha-Cha-Cha" by Bobby Rydell (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Ramblin' Rose" by Nat King Cole, down 32 places from #29 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric and His Piano, 17 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Let's Dance" by Chris Montez after 14 weeks (peak #4); "Venus In Blue Jeans" by Jimmy Clanton after 13 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 | 5 | Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Return To Sender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | He's A Rebel The Crystals |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | All Alone Am I Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Next Door To An Angel Neil Sedaka |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Gina Johnny Mathis |
| 7 | 19 | 7 | 5 | Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | Don't Hang Up The Orlons |
| 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Limbo Rock Chubby Checker |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | The Cha-Cha-Cha Bobby Rydell |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Only Love Can Break A Heart Gene Pitney |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke |
| 13 | 27 | 13 | 5 | Ride! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 11 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Close To Cathy Mike Clifford |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | 15 | Do You Love Me The Contours |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | James (Hold The Ladder Steady) Sue Thompson |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Desafinado Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| 19 | 39 | 19 | 4 | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass |
| 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Popeye (The Hitchhiker) Chubby Checker |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 7 | Love Me Tender Richard Chamberlain |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 6 | I've Got A Woman (Part I) Jimmy McGriff |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 7 | (Dance With The) Guitar Man Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 7 | I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) Connie Francis |
| 25 | 18 | 17 | 12 | What Kind Of Fool Am I Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 5 | My Own True Love The Duprees |
| 27 | 22 | 19 | 15 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett |
| 28 | 43 | 28 | 5 | That Stranger Used To Be My Girl Trade Martin |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 7 | Léah Roy Orbison |
| 30 | 21 | 6 | 13 | Patches Dickey Lee |
| 31 | 25 | 14 | 15 | Surfin' Safari The Beach Boys |
| 32 | 50 | 32 | 4 | Release Me Esther Phillips "Little Esther" |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 4 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) Johnny Tillotson |
| 34 | 15 | 1 | 13 | Sherry The 4 Seasons |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 7 | Pop Pop Pop - Pie The Sherrys |
| 36 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Workin' For The Man Roy Orbison |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 5 | Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Mama Sang A Song Stan Kenton |
| 39 | 71 | 39 | 3 | Telstar The Tornadoes |
| 40 | 26 | 3 | 15 | Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | I'll Bring It Home To You Carla Thomas |
| 42 | 62 | 42 | 3 | Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva |
| 43 | 66 | 43 | 3 | Rumors Johnny Crawford |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 3 | Eso Beso (That Kiss!) Paul Anka |
| 45 | 32 | 32 | 8 | If A Man Answers Bobby Darin |
| 46 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Susie Darlin' Tommy Roe |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 5 | Mama Sang A Song Walter Brennan |
| 48 | 36 | 7 | 17 | Alley Cat Bent Fabric and His Piano |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 5 | Don't Ask Me To Be Friends The Everly Brothers |
| 50 | 38 | 20 | 12 | Torture Kris Jensen |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day The Fleetwoods |
| 52 | 89 | 52 | 2 | Dear Lonely Hearts Nat King Cole |
| 53 | 49 | 39 | 10 | Don't You Believe It Andy Williams |
| 54 | 57 | 43 | 11 | Stormy Monday Blues Bobby Bland |
| 55 | 75 | 55 | 5 | Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Marvin Gaye |
| 56 | 74 | 56 | 2 | Love Came To Me Dion |
| 57 | 52 | 52 | 7 | I'm Going Back To School Dee Clark |
| 58 | 34 | 5 | 11 | I Remember You Frank Ifield |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 3 | Let's Go (pony) The Routers |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 5 | Untie Me The Tams |
| 61 | 29 | 2 | 16 | Ramblin' Rose Nat King Cole |
| 62 | 54 | 33 | 13 | Hide & Go Seek, Part I Bunker Hill |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 6 | You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) Jerry Butler |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 3 | Mary Ann Regrets Burl Ives |
| 65 | 87 | 65 | 2 | Chains The Cookies |
| 66 | 68 | 57 | 7 | He Thinks I Still Care Connie Francis |
| 67 | 64 | 64 | 9 | Mr. Lonely Buddy Greco |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 7 | I've Been Everywhere Hank Snow |
| 69 | 61 | 54 | 9 | Twistin' With Linda The Isley Brothers |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Anna (Go To Him) Arthur Alexander |
| 71 | 79 | 67 | 6 | Happy Weekend Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | Somebody Have Mercy Sam Cooke |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 6 | Heartaches Patsy Cline |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 3 | Comin' Home Baby Mel Torme |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 4 | The Alley Cat Song David Thorne |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles |
| 78 | 90 | 78 | 3 | I Lost My Baby Joey Dee |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 2 | Spanish Lace Gene McDaniels |
| 80 | 76 | 76 | 6 | I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail The Everly Brothers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) The Majors |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 2 | If You Were A Rock And Roll Record Freddy Cannon |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | The Push And Kick Mark Valentino |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Your Cheating Heart Ray Charles |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 3 | Up On The Roof The Drifters |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | That's Life (That's Tough) Gabriel And The Angels |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Ruby Ann Marty Robbins |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone) The Belmonts |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Shutters And Boards Jerry Wallace |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Getting Ready For The Heartbreak Chuck Jackson |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 4 | Four Walls Kay Starr |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | My Dad Paul Petersen |
| 94 | 96 | 89 | 4 | Mama Sang A Song Bill Anderson |
| 95 | NEW | 72 | 5 | Next Door To The Blues Etta James |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Cold, Cold Heart Dinah Washington |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 2 | One More Town The Kingston Trio |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Fiesta Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Baby Has Gone Bye Bye George Maharis |
| 100 | NEW | 92 | 3 | Aladdin Bobby Curtola |
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