CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 3, 1962
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1DUKE OF EARL
    Gene Chandler–Vee-Jay 416
  82863  5
  2THE TWIST
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 811
  1  1  133
  3PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1)
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4401
  2  3  312
  4I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More)
    Barbara George–A.F.O. 302
  3  4  511
  5NORMAN
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1159
  6  621  8
  6THE WANDERER
    Dion–Laurie 3115
  7  820  8
  7CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
  5  5  4  9
  8A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
    Burl Ives–Decca 31330
    Wanda Jackson–Capitol 4681
  9
 
  7
 
12
 
  8
 
  9BABY IT’S YOU
    Shirelles–Scepter 1227
101015  8
10THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7954
  4  2  212
11DEAR LADY TWIST
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1015
121530  8
12TOWN WITHOUT PITY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1009
11121812
13BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
173965  4
14UNCHAIN MY HEART
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10266
13  91310
15COTTON FIELDS
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
16192310
16IRRESISTIBLE YOU
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
192333  7
17LETTER FULL OF TEARS
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1054
202540  8
18IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY
    James Ray–Caprice 110
18181912
19RUN TO HIM
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55388
1411  612
20WALK ON BY
    Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71834
1514  715
21DEAR IVAN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42259
222939  5
22MOON RIVER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7916
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405
23
 
21
 
11
 
17
 
23POOR FOOL
    Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 753
27242711
24SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be)
    Ral Donner–Gone 5121
253447  8
25CRYING IN THE RAIN
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5250
4875  3
26POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,040
323748  7
27TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT
    Bobby Bland–Duke 344
293032  9
28WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Lettermen–Capitol 4658
28221411
29HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN
    Neil Sedaka–RCA Victor 47-7957
2620  912
30WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is The Boy In Your Heart)
    Connie Francis–MGM 13051
2113  811
31TUFF
    Ace Cannon–Hi 2040
385161  9
32THE GREATEST HURT
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
445876  4
33PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54046
24161021
34LET THERE BE DRUMS
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5775
31171714
35SMOKY PLACES
    Corsairs–Tuff 1808
506689  5
36SHADRACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
466078  4
37MULTIPLICATION
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
424956  7
38GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
    James Darren–Colpix 609
30261615
39LET ME IN
    Sensations–Argo 5405
476283  5
40GO ON HOME
    Patti Page–Mercury 71906
455560  8
41I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
    Ikettes–Atco 6212
537182  6
42DO-RE-MI
    Lee Dorsey–Fury 1056
334045  7
43MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
    Kenny Ball & Jazzmen–Kapp 442
7585  3
44WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY
    Miracles–Tamla 54053
6377100   4
45TWIST-HER
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2042
373844  8
46LOST SOMEONE
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5573
405055  6
47SURFER’S STOMP
    Mar-Kets–Liberty 55401
607888  4
48HEY! BABY
    Bruce Channel–Smash 1731
80100   3
49CHIP CHIP
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55405
6790  3
50THAT’S MY PA
    Sheb Wooley–MGM 13046
566479  6
51THE CAJUN QUEEN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
73  2
52SMALL SAD SAM
    Phil McLean–Versatile 107
353225  9
53REVENGE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71903
36272611
54FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
    Jimmy Elledge–RCA Victor 47-7946
34413510
55HAPPY JOSE (Ching-Ching)
    Jack Ross–Dot 16302
    Dave Appell & Orchestra–Cameo 207
62
 
72
 
84
 
  5
  3
56I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
7098  3
57SO DEEP
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
435368  4
58CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7978
6580  3
59THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby)
    Crystals–Philles 100
41312214
60PERCOLATOR (Twist)
    Billy Joe & Checkmates–Dore 620
7789  3
61GYPSY WOMAN
    Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10241
39332915
62LET’S TWIST AGAIN
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 824
51423124
63DREAMY EYES
    Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1409
55464911
64ROCK-A-HULA BABY
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
493637  9
65I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU SO WELL
    Ray Peterson–Dunes 2009
686970  8
66SHE’S GOT YOU
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31354
78  2
67BLUE WATER LINE
    Brothers Four–Columbia 42256
7494  3
68TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
7673  3
69TWISTIN’ POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54054
100   2
70FLYING CIRCLE
    Frank Slay & Orchestra–Swan 4085
52524310
71WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
    Kingston Trio–Capitol 4671
818795  4
72JAMIE
    Eddie Holland–Motown 1021
79  2
73BIG BAD JOHN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42175
54443418
74A LITTLE TOO MUCH
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5408
8286  3
75AFRIKAAN BEAT
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31350
92  2
76PICTURES IN THE FIRE
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
95  2
77I DON’T KNOW WHY
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 129
57352414
78LIZZIE BORDEN
    Chad Mitchell Trio–Kapp 439
100   2
79’TIL
    Angels–Caprice 107
58432820
80OLIVER TWIST
    Rod McKuen–Spiral 1407
8492  3
81MARIA
    Roger Williams–Kapp 437
    Johnny Mathis–Columbia 41684
    Clebanoff Strings–Mercury 71905
59
 
 
47
 
 
41
 
 
10
 
 
82MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
    Charlie Drake–United Artists 398
8893  3
83IMAGINATION
    Quotations–Verve 10245
857985  4
84BANDIT OF MY DREAMS
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1410
9799  3
85WHAT’S THE REASON
    Bobby Edwards–Capitol 4674
9597  3
86TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7983
  1
87NITE OWL
    Dukays–NAT 4002
89  2
88THE DOOR IS OPEN
    Tommy Hunt–Scepter 1226
909199  4
89MIDNIGHT
    Johnny Gibson–Big Top 3088
91  2
90HER ROYAL MAJESTY
    James Darren–Colpix 622
  1
91IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH ME
    Adam Wade–Coed 565
96  2
92LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING
    Saverio Saridis–Warner Bros. 5243
99  2
93WHAT’S YOUR NAME
    Don & Juan–Big Top 3079
  1
94I SURRENDER, DEAR
    Aretha Franklin–Columbia 42266
  1
95TEEN QUEEN OF THE WEEK
    Freddy Cannon–Swan 4096
98  2
96MY MELANCHOLY BABY
    Marcels–Colpix 624
  1
97TEARS AND LAUGHTER
    Dinah Washington–Mercury 71922
  1
98(Do The New) CONTINENTAL
    Dovells–Parkway 833
  1
99HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH
    Paris Sisters–Gregmark 10
  1
100 THE BATTLE
    Duane Eddy & Rebels–Jamie 1209
100   2
100 CRY TO ME
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2131
  1
100 AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH
    Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 425
  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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