CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 10, 1962
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1DUKE OF EARL
    Gene Chandler–Vee-Jay 416
  1  828  6
  2THE TWIST
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 811
  2  1  134
  3PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1)
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4401
  3  2  313
  4NORMAN
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1159
  5  6  6  9
  5THE WANDERER
    Dion–Laurie 3115
  6  7  8  9
  6I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More)
    Barbara George–A.F.O. 302
  4  3  412
  7CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
  7  5  510
  8BABY IT’S YOU
    Shirelles–Scepter 1227
  91010  9
  9DEAR LADY TWIST
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1015
111215  9
10BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
131739  5
11TOWN WITHOUT PITY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1009
12111213
12A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
    Burl Ives–Decca 31330
    Wanda Jackson–Capitol 4681
  8
 
  9
 
  7
 
  9
 
13COTTON FIELDS
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
15161911
14CRYING IN THE RAIN
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5250
254875  4
15MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
    Kenny Ball & Jazzmen–Kapp 442
437585  4
16THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7954
10  4  213
17SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be)
    Ral Donner–Gone 5121
242534  9
18LETTER FULL OF TEARS
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1054
172025  9
19HEY! BABY
    Bruce Channel–Smash 1731
4880100   4
20IRRESISTIBLE YOU
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
161923  8
21UNCHAIN MY HEART
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10266
1413  911
22LET ME IN
    Sensations–Argo 5405
394762  6
23SMOKY PLACES
    Corsairs–Tuff 1808
355066  6
24MOON RIVER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7916
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405
22
 
23
 
21
 
18
 
25I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
    Ikettes–Atco 6212
415371  7
26IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY
    James Ray–Caprice 110
18181813
27THE CAJUN QUEEN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
5173  3
28MULTIPLICATION
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
374249  8
29SHADRACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
364660  5
30TUFF
    Ace Cannon–Hi 2040
31385110
31THE GREATEST HURT
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
324458  5
32RUN TO HIM
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55388
19141113
33WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY
    Miracles–Tamla 54053
446377  5
34POOR FOOL
    Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 753
23272412
35GO ON HOME
    Patti Page–Mercury 71906
404555  9
36DEAR IVAN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42259
212229  6
37SURFER’S STOMP
    Mar-Kets–Liberty 55401
476078  5
38POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,040
263237  8
39CHIP CHIP
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55405
496790  4
40WALK ON BY
    Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71834
20151416
41TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT
    Bobby Bland–Duke 344
27293010
42I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
567098  4
43WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Lettermen–Capitol 4658
28282212
44LET THERE BE DRUMS
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5775
34311715
45PERCOLATOR (Twist)
    Billy Joe & Checkmates–Dore 620
607789  4
46HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN
    Neil Sedaka–RCA Victor 47-7957
29262013
47DO-RE-MI
    Lee Dorsey–Fury 1056
423340  8
48SHE’S GOT YOU
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31354
6678  3
49THAT’S MY PA
    Sheb Wooley–MGM 13046
505664  7
50HER ROYAL MAJESTY
    James Darren–Colpix 622
90  2
51CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7978
586580  4
52TWISTIN’ POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54054
69100   3
53HAPPY JOSE (Ching-Ching)
    Jack Ross–Dot 16302
    Dave Appell & Orchestra–Cameo 207
55
 
62
 
72
 
  6
  4
54TWIST-HER
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2042
453738  9
55LOST SOMEONE
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5573
464050  7
56GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
    James Darren–Colpix 609
38302616
57TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7983
86  2
58TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
687673  4
59FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
    Jimmy Elledge–RCA Victor 47-7946
54344111
60WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
    Kingston Trio–Capitol 4671
718187  5
61MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
    Charlie Drake–United Artists 398
828893  4
62PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54046
33241622
63AFRIKAAN BEAT
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31350
7592  3
64BLUE WATER LINE
    Brothers Four–Columbia 42256
677494  4
65WHAT’S YOUR NAME
    Don & Juan–Big Top 3079
93  2
66DREAMY EYES
    Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1409
63554612
67LIZZIE BORDEN
    Chad Mitchell Trio–Kapp 439
78100   3
68LET’S TWIST AGAIN
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 824
62514225
69PICTURES IN THE FIRE
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
7695  3
70OLIVER TWIST
    Rod McKuen–Spiral 1407
808492  4
71DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU
    Connie Francis–MGM 13059
  1
72JAMIE
    Eddie Holland–Motown 1021
7279  3
73(Do The New) CONTINENTAL
    Dovells–Parkway 833
98  2
74(I’ve Got) BONNIE
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 209
  1
75CRY TO ME
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2131
100   2
76LOSE HER
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 209
  1
77BANDIT OF MY DREAMS
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1410
849799  4
78ECSTASY
    Ben E. King–Atco 6215
  1
79TEARS AND LAUGHTER
    Dinah Washington–Mercury 71922
97  2
80HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH
    Paris Sisters–Gregmark 10
99  2
81MIDNIGHT
    Johnny Gibson–Big Top 3088
8991  3
82IMAGINATION
    Quotations–Verve 10245
838579  5
83WHAT’S THE REASON
    Bobby Edwards–Capitol 4674
859597  4
84TEEN QUEEN OF THE WEEK
    Freddy Cannon–Swan 4096
9598  3
85NITE OWL
    Dukays–NAT 4002
8789  3
86LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING
    Saverio Saridis–Warner Bros. 5243
9299  3
87MY MELANCHOLY BABY
    Marcels–Colpix 624
96  2
88A LITTLE TOO MUCH
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5408
748286  4
89WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is The Boy In Your Heart)
    Connie Francis–MGM 13051
30211312
90HEY, LET’S TWIST
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4408
  1
91I SURRENDER, DEAR
    Aretha Franklin–Columbia 42266
94  2
92THE DOOR IS OPEN
    Tommy Hunt–Scepter 1226
889091  5
93LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
    Timi Yuro–Liberty 55410
  1
94YESSIREE
    Linda Scott–Congress 101
  1
95B’WA NINA (Pretty Girl)
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7991
  1
96SURFIN’
    Beach Boys–Candix 331
  1
97AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH
    Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 425
100   2
98BERMUDA
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 134
  1
99LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES
    Jack Jones–Kapp 435
  1
100 MOMENTS
    Jennell Hawkins–Amazon 1003
  1
100 SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME
    Etta James–Argo 5409
  1
100 OUR ANNIVERSARY
    Shep & Limelites–Hull 748
  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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