CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JANUARY 20, 1962
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE TWIST
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 811
  1  1  231
  2THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7954
  2  2  110
  3PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1)
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4401
  3  6  710
  4I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More)
    Barbara George–A.F.O. 302
  51012  9
  5CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
  4  5  6  7
  6NORMAN
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1159
212838  6
  7A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
    Burl Ives–Decca 31330
122134  6
  8THE WANDERER
    Dion–Laurie 3115
202732  6
  9UNCHAIN MY HEART
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10266
131415  8
10BABY IT’S YOU
    Shirelles–Scepter 1227
152330  6
11RUN TO HIM
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55388
  6  4  410
12TOWN WITHOUT PITY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1009
18242610
13WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is The Boy In Your Heart)
    Connie Francis–MGM 13051
  8  810  9
14WALK ON BY
    Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71834
  7  3  313
15DEAR LADY TWIST
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1015
304662  6
16PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54046
10  7  519
17LET THERE BE DRUMS
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5775
17181812
18IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY
    James Ray–Caprice 110
19222510
19COTTON FIELDS
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
232939  8
20HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN
    Neil Sedaka–RCA Victor 47-7957
  9  9  910
21MOON RIVER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7916
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405
11
 
11
 
  8
 
15
17
22WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Lettermen–Capitol 4658
141313  9
23IRRESISTIBLE YOU
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
334361  5
24POOR FOOL
    Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 753
273440  9
25LETTER FULL OF TEARS
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1054
404858  6
26GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
    James Darren–Colpix 609
16121113
27REVENGE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71903
261617  9
28DUKE OF EARL
    Gene Chandler–Vee-Jay 416
6397  3
29DEAR IVAN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42259
3972  3
30TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT
    Bobby Bland–Duke 344
324152  7
31THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby)
    Crystals–Philles 100
22191912
32SMALL SAD SAM
    Phil McLean–Versatile 107
252023  7
33GYPSY WOMAN
    Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10241
29262113
34SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be)
    Ral Donner–Gone 5121
475768  6
35I DON’T KNOW WHY
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 129
24151412
36ROCK-A-HULA BABY
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
373029  7
37POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,040
485476  5
38TWIST-HER
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2042
444954  6
39BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
65  2
40DO-RE-MI
    Lee Dorsey–Fury 1056
456073  5
41FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
    Jimmy Elledge–RCA Victor 47-7946
353337  8
42LET’S TWIST AGAIN
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 824
31323322
43’TIL
    Angels–Caprice 107
28171618
44BIG BAD JOHN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42175
34252016
45JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou)
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5796
383945  7
46DREAMY EYES
    Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1409
495350  9
47MARIA
    Roger Williams–Kapp 437
    Johnny Mathis–Columbia 41684
    Clebanoff Strings–Mercury 71905
41
 
 
40
 
 
44
 
 
  8
 
 
48TONIGHT
    Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 373
36312213
49MULTIPLICATION
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
566570  5
50LOST SOMEONE
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5573
556990  4
51TUFF
    Ace Cannon–Hi 2040
617679  7
52FLYING CIRCLE
    Frank Slay & Orchestra–Swan 4085
435053  8
53SO DEEP
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
68  2
54JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms)
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2114
51362717
55GO ON HOME
    Patti Page–Mercury 71906
607080  6
56YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT
    Kenny Dino–Musicor 1013
46424215
57I NEED SOME ONE
    Belmonts–Sabina 502
596467  8
58THE GREATEST HURT
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
76  2
59THE MAJESTIC
    Dion–Laurie 3115
504743  8
60SHADRACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
78  2
61LITTLE ALTAR BOY
    Vic Dana–Dolton 48
424546  8
62LET ME IN
    Sensations–Argo 5405
83100   3
63HEY! LITTLE GIRL
    Del Shannon–Big Top 3091
575966  9
64THAT’S MY PA
    Sheb Wooley–MGM 13046
798695  4
65IT WILL STAND
    Showmen–Minit 632
626864  9
66SMOKY PLACES
    Corsairs–Tuff 1808
8998  3
67JUST GOT TO KNOW
    Jimmy McCracklin–Art-Tone 825
718089  8
68CRAZY
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31317
64512814
69I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU SO WELL
    Ray Peterson–Dunes 2009
707883  6
70LET’S GO TRIPPIN’
    Dick Dale & Del-Tones–Deltone 5017
758188  8
71I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
    Ikettes–Atco 6212
829396  4
72HAPPY JOSE (Ching-Ching)
    Jack Ross–Dot 16302
    Dave Appell & Orchestra–Cameo 207
84
 
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  3
  1
73TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
  1
74SOOTHE ME
    Sims Twins–Sar 117
66635612
75CRYING IN THE RAIN
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5250
  1
76THE GYPSY ROVER
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
73736912
77WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY
    Miracles–Tamla 54053
100   2
78SURFER’S STOMP
    Mar-Kets–Liberty 55401
88  2
79IMAGINATION
    Quotations–Verve 10245
85  2
80CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7978
  1
81THERE’LL BE NO NEXT TIME
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
87  2
82BUT ON THE OTHER HAND BABY
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10266
90100 99  5
83SEARCHING
    Jack Eubanks & Sound Of The South–Monument 451
818282  8
84I TOLD THE BROOK
    Marty Robbins–Columbia 42246
9888100   4
85MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
    Kenny Ball & Jazzmen–Kapp 442
    Jan Burgens & New Orleans Syncopators–London 10503

 

 

 
  1
 
86A LITTLE TOO MUCH
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5408
  1
87WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
    Kingston Trio–Capitol 4671
95  2
88TEARS FROM AN ANGEL
    Troy Shondell–Liberty 55398
  1
89PERCOLATOR (Twist)
    Billy Joe & Checkmates–Dore 620
  1
90CHIP CHIP
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55405
  1
91THE DOOR IS OPEN
    Tommy Hunt–Scepter 1226
99  2
92OLIVER TWIST
    Rod McKuen–Spiral 1407
  1
93MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
    Charlie Drake–United Artists 398
  1
94BLUE WATER LINE
    Brothers Four–Columbia 42256
  1
95PICTURES IN THE FIRE
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
  1
96THE LOST PENNY
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
  1
97WHAT’S THE REASON
    Bobby Edwards–Capitol 4674
  1
98I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
  1
99BANDIT OF MY DREAMS
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1410
  1
100 ISLAND IN THE SKY
    Troy Shondell–Liberty 55398
  1
100 HEY! BABY
    Bruce Channel–Smash 1731
  1
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the best-selling version(s). Those designated artists are listed above. In addition, Cash Box included the secondary category “other versions strongly reported,” designated by an asterisk. Artists in this category are shown above in smaller italic type. Figures in the “Weeks on Chart” (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version.
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