Billboard Hot 100 — December 22, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 22, 1962. "Telstar" by The Tornadoes climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons, which had held it for 5 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Loop De Loop" by Johnny Thunder at #80, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Half Heaven - Half Heartache" by Gene Pitney, up 28 places from #84 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Telstar" by The Tornadoes — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting November 3, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "You Are My Sunshine" by Ray Charles (up from #11 to #9); "Love Came To Me" by Dion (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "My Own True Love" by The Duprees, down 23 places from #21 to #44.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale, 27 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Only Love Can Break A Heart" by Gene Pitney after 14 weeks (peak #2); "Next Door To An Angel" by Neil Sedaka after 11 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Telstar The Tornadoes |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | Limbo Rock Chubby Checker |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Return To Sender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Don't Hang Up The Orlons |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Release Me Esther Phillips "Little Esther" |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | Love Came To Me Dion |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Ride! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | Hotel Happiness Brook Benton |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | Dear Lonely Hearts Nat King Cole |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 6 | Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
| 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Rumors Johnny Crawford |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Ruby Ann Marty Robbins |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | Let's Go (pony) The Routers |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 7 | Chains The Cookies |
| 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | (Dance With The) Guitar Man Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 4 | Tell Him The Exciters |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 3 | Pepino The Italian Mouse Lou Monte |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 10 | Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 4 | Two Lovers Mary Wells |
| 26 | 18 | 3 | 13 | All Alone Am I Brenda Lee |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 6 | My Dad Paul Petersen |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 4 | Everybody Loves A Lover The Shirelles |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 6 | Your Cheating Heart Ray Charles |
| 30 | 19 | 1 | 16 | He's A Rebel The Crystals |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Spanish Lace Gene McDaniels |
| 32 | 24 | 15 | 13 | Desafinado Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| 33 | 38 | 13 | 27 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 34 | 56 | 34 | 2 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town The 4 Seasons |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 3 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | 8 | Eso Beso (That Kiss!) Paul Anka |
| 37 | 27 | 27 | 7 | The Push And Kick Mark Valentino |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 6 | Shutters And Boards Jerry Wallace |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 8 | Comin' Home Baby Mel Torme |
| 40 | 57 | 40 | 3 | Monsters' Holiday Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | Up On The Roof The Drifters |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 3 | I Saw Linda Yesterday Dickey Lee |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 4 | Let's Kiss And Make Up Bobby Vinton |
| 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | My Own True Love The Duprees |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 2 | It's Up To You Rick Nelson |
| 46 | 70 | 12 | 12 | White Christmas Bing Crosby |
| 47 | 59 | 39 | 14 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 4 | See See Rider LaVern Baker |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 5 | You Threw A Lucky Punch Gene Chandler |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 3 | Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 7 | That's Life (That's Tough) Gabriel And The Angels |
| 52 | 29 | 10 | 11 | The Cha-Cha-Cha Bobby Rydell |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 4 | Ten Little Indians The Beach Boys |
| 54 | 34 | 24 | 9 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) Johnny Tillotson |
| 55 | 77 | 55 | 2 | Santa Claus Is Watching You Ray Stevens |
| 56 | 84 | 56 | 2 | Half Heaven - Half Heartache Gene Pitney |
| 57 | 46 | 19 | 20 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | Coney Island Baby The Excellents |
| 59 | 87 | 35 | 14 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Some Kinda Fun Chris Montez |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 4 | The Love Of A Boy Timi Yuro |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 3 | Trouble Is My Middle Name Bobby Vinton |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) The Majors |
| 64 | 89 | 14 | 10 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee |
| 65 | 82 | 65 | 2 | I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter Connie Francis |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 5 | Rainbow At Midnight Jimmie Rodgers |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole |
| 68 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone) The Belmonts |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 4 | Me And My Shadow Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 70 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Don't Go Near The Eskimos Ben Colder |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 5 | I May Not Live To See Tomorrow Brian Hyland |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 3 | The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt & Scruggs |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 4 | Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight Jimmy Dean |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 4 | Strange I Know The Marvelettes |
| 75 | 94 | 75 | 2 | Remember Then The Earls |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 3 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me The Miracles |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 2 | You're Gonna Need Me Barbara Lynn |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 3 | My Wife Can't Cook Lonnie Russ |
| 79 | 65 | 65 | 4 | Road Hog John D. Loudermilk |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Loop De Loop Johnny Thunder |
| 81 | 99 | 21 | 7 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Lovesick Blues Frank Ifield |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | She's A Troublemaker The Majors |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Shake Sherry The Contours |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 3 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | Echo The Emotions |
| 87 | NEW | 3 | 15 | Alvin's Harmonica David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 2 | White Christmas The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter And Bill Pinkney |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | My Coloring Book Kitty Kallen |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Jellybread Booker T. & The MG's |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 92 | 97 | 21 | 7 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Three Hearts In A Tangle James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 94 | 86 | 86 | 3 | Twilight Time Andy Williams |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Sam's Song Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Molly Bobby Goldsboro |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Little Town Flirt Del Shannon |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Does He Mean That Much To You? Eddy Arnold |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The (Bossa Nova) Bird The Dells |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Need You Rick Nelson |
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