Billboard Hot 100 — December 29, 1962
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 29, 1962. "Telstar" by The Tornadoes held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Cinnamon Cinder (It's A Very Nice Dance)" by The Pastel Six at #79, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "My Coloring Book" by Kitty Kallen, up 22 places from #89 to #67.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Telstar" by The Tornadoes — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting November 3, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah" by Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans (up from #16 to #9); "Hotel Happiness" by Brook Benton (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "All Alone Am I" by Brenda Lee, down 31 places from #26 to #57.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale, 28 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Alvin's Harmonica" by David Seville And The Chipmunks after 15 weeks (peak #3); "The Cha-Cha-Cha" by Bobby Rydell after 11 weeks (peak #10).
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 | Telstar The Tornadoes |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | Limbo Rock Chubby Checker |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Return To Sender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Release Me Esther Phillips "Little Esther" |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | Hotel Happiness Brook Benton |
| 11 | 23 | 11 | 4 | Pepino The Italian Mouse Lou Monte |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Dear Lonely Hearts Nat King Cole |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 5 | Tell Him The Exciters |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | 10 | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Don't Hang Up The Orlons |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 8 | Chains The Cookies |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Love Came To Me Dion |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 5 | Two Lovers Mary Wells |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | My Dad Paul Petersen |
| 21 | 35 | 21 | 4 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee |
| 22 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Ruby Ann Marty Robbins |
| 23 | 34 | 23 | 3 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town The 4 Seasons |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | 11 | Ride! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 26 | 17 | 12 | 9 | Rumors Johnny Crawford |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 5 | Everybody Loves A Lover The Shirelles |
| 28 | 33 | 13 | 28 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 9 | Up On The Roof The Drifters |
| 30 | 45 | 30 | 3 | It's Up To You Rick Nelson |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 4 | Monsters' Holiday Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 32 | 29 | 29 | 7 | Your Cheating Heart Ray Charles |
| 33 | 21 | 12 | 13 | (Dance With The) Guitar Man Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Shutters And Boards Jerry Wallace |
| 35 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Let's Go (pony) The Routers |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 9 | Comin' Home Baby Mel Torme |
| 37 | 32 | 15 | 14 | Desafinado Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| 38 | 46 | 12 | 13 | White Christmas Bing Crosby |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 4 | I Saw Linda Yesterday Dickey Lee |
| 40 | 47 | 39 | 15 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 41 | 37 | 27 | 8 | The Push And Kick Mark Valentino |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 5 | Let's Kiss And Make Up Bobby Vinton |
| 43 | 56 | 43 | 3 | Half Heaven - Half Heartache Gene Pitney |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | See See Rider LaVern Baker |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 3 | Santa Claus Is Watching You Ray Stevens |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 4 | Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick |
| 47 | 30 | 1 | 17 | He's A Rebel The Crystals |
| 48 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Spanish Lace Gene McDaniels |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 4 | Trouble Is My Middle Name Bobby Vinton |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 5 | Ten Little Indians The Beach Boys |
| 51 | 65 | 51 | 3 | I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter Connie Francis |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 4 | Some Kinda Fun Chris Montez |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | The Love Of A Boy Timi Yuro |
| 54 | 49 | 49 | 6 | You Threw A Lucky Punch Gene Chandler |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 6 | Coney Island Baby The Excellents |
| 56 | 59 | 35 | 15 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms |
| 57 | 26 | 3 | 14 | All Alone Am I Brenda Lee |
| 58 | 75 | 58 | 3 | Remember Then The Earls |
| 59 | 64 | 14 | 11 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee |
| 60 | 51 | 51 | 8 | That's Life (That's Tough) Gabriel And The Angels |
| 61 | 80 | 61 | 2 | Loop De Loop Johnny Thunder |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 6 | Rainbow At Midnight Jimmie Rodgers |
| 63 | 57 | 19 | 21 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Me And My Shadow Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 5 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole |
| 66 | 70 | 62 | 6 | Don't Go Near The Eskimos Ben Colder |
| 67 | 89 | 67 | 2 | My Coloring Book Kitty Kallen |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt & Scruggs |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 4 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me The Miracles |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 6 | I May Not Live To See Tomorrow Brian Hyland |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | Shake Sherry The Contours |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Strange I Know The Marvelettes |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 2 | Lovesick Blues Frank Ifield |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | My Wife Can't Cook Lonnie Russ |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 4 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 3 | You're Gonna Need Me Barbara Lynn |
| 77 | 81 | 21 | 8 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 78 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight Jimmy Dean |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | The Cinnamon Cinder (It's A Very Nice Dance) The Pastel Six |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | My Coloring Book Sandy Stewart |
| 81 | 97 | 81 | 2 | Little Town Flirt Del Shannon |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 4 | Echo The Emotions |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | From A Jack To A King Ned Miller |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Wild Weekend The Rebels |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 2 | Molly Bobby Goldsboro |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Java Floyd Cramer |
| 87 | 100 | 87 | 2 | I Need You Rick Nelson |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Little Tin Soldier The Toy Dolls |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) Marion Worth |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Fly Me To The Moon - Bossa Nova Joe Harnell And His Orchestra |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | The 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2) The Ventures |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | He's Sure The Boy I Love The Crystals |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Sam's Song Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Lover Come Back To Me The Cleftones |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Hey Paula Paul and Paula |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | The (Bossa Nova) Bird The Dells |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | What To Do With Laurie Mike Clifford |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Silent Night, Holy Night Mahalia Jackson |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Popeye Waddle Don Covay |
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