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