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