Billboard Hot 100 — December 15, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 15, 1962. "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by The 4 Seasons at #56, which would go on to peak at #23. The biggest climber was "Pepino The Italian Mouse" by Lou Monte, up 35 places from #72 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons — 5 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting October 20, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Next Door To An Angel" by Neil Sedaka, down 18 places from #21 to #39.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale, 26 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Do You Love Me" by The Contours after 18 weeks (peak #3); "Gina" by Johnny Mathis after 12 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 | 9 | Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Return To Sender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | Limbo Rock Chubby Checker |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Telstar The Tornadoes |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Don't Hang Up The Orlons |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ride! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Release Me Esther Phillips "Little Esther" |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 6 | Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence |
| 11 | 22 | 11 | 5 | You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | Rumors Johnny Crawford |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | Love Came To Me Dion |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | Hotel Happiness Brook Benton |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | (Dance With The) Guitar Man Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | 6 | Dear Lonely Hearts Nat King Cole |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 12 | All Alone Am I Brenda Lee |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | 15 | He's A Rebel The Crystals |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 7 | Let's Go (pony) The Routers |
| 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | My Own True Love The Duprees |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 6 | Chains The Cookies |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Ruby Ann Marty Robbins |
| 24 | 18 | 15 | 12 | Desafinado Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
| 26 | 19 | 19 | 7 | Eso Beso (That Kiss!) Paul Anka |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | The Push And Kick Mark Valentino |
| 28 | 26 | 26 | 9 | Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers |
| 29 | 17 | 10 | 10 | The Cha-Cha-Cha Bobby Rydell |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 5 | Your Cheating Heart Ray Charles |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 6 | Spanish Lace Gene McDaniels |
| 32 | 45 | 32 | 5 | My Dad Paul Petersen |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 3 | Two Lovers Mary Wells |
| 34 | 28 | 24 | 8 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) Johnny Tillotson |
| 35 | 55 | 35 | 3 | Tell Him The Exciters |
| 36 | 53 | 36 | 3 | Everybody Loves A Lover The Shirelles |
| 37 | 72 | 37 | 2 | Pepino The Italian Mouse Lou Monte |
| 38 | 66 | 13 | 26 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 39 | 21 | 5 | 11 | Next Door To An Angel Neil Sedaka |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 7 | Comin' Home Baby Mel Torme |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 5 | Shutters And Boards Jerry Wallace |
| 42 | 70 | 42 | 2 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee |
| 43 | 27 | 2 | 14 | Only Love Can Break A Heart Gene Pitney |
| 44 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Mary Ann Regrets Burl Ives |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 7 | Up On The Roof The Drifters |
| 46 | 50 | 19 | 19 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett |
| 47 | 65 | 47 | 3 | Let's Kiss And Make Up Bobby Vinton |
| 48 | 51 | 46 | 9 | Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Marvin Gaye |
| 49 | 74 | 49 | 2 | I Saw Linda Yesterday Dickey Lee |
| 50 | 47 | 36 | 10 | Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day The Fleetwoods |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 3 | Ten Little Indians The Beach Boys |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 4 | You Threw A Lucky Punch Gene Chandler |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 5 | Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone) The Belmonts |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 6 | That's Life (That's Tough) Gabriel And The Angels |
| 55 | 73 | 55 | 3 | See See Rider LaVern Baker |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town The 4 Seasons |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Monsters' Holiday Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | It's Up To You Rick Nelson |
| 59 | 92 | 39 | 13 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 60 | 75 | 60 | 4 | Coney Island Baby The Excellents |
| 61 | 78 | 61 | 2 | Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 4 | Don't Go Near The Eskimos Ben Colder |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 5 | A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) The Majors |
| 64 | 61 | 61 | 7 | I Lost My Baby Joey Dee |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 3 | Road Hog John D. Loudermilk |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 4 | Rainbow At Midnight Jimmie Rodgers |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | The Love Of A Boy Timi Yuro |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 2 | Trouble Is My Middle Name Bobby Vinton |
| 69 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Baby Has Gone Bye Bye George Maharis |
| 70 | NEW | 12 | 11 | White Christmas Bing Crosby |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Some Kinda Fun Chris Montez |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 3 | Me And My Shadow Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 4 | I May Not Live To See Tomorrow Brian Hyland |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 3 | Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight Jimmy Dean |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 3 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 3 | Strange I Know The Marvelettes |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Santa Claus Is Watching You Ray Stevens |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) Pat Thomas |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 2 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me The Miracles |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 2 | My Wife Can't Cook Lonnie Russ |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 2 | The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt & Scruggs |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter Connie Francis |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | You're Gonna Need Me Barbara Lynn |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Half Heaven - Half Heartache Gene Pitney |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 2 | She's A Troublemaker The Majors |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Twilight Time Andy Williams |
| 87 | 99 | 35 | 13 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 2 | Echo The Emotions |
| 89 | NEW | 14 | 9 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Found A New Baby Bobby Darin |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Limelight Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Remember Then The Earls |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Three Hearts In A Tangle James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Let Me Entertain You Ray Anthony |
| 97 | NEW | 21 | 6 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Big Boat Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 99 | NEW | 21 | 6 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Theme From Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star) Jerry Butler |
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