CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 10, 1962
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HEY! BABY
    Bruce Channel–Smash 1731
  2  4  8  8
  2DUKE OF EARL
    Gene Chandler–Vee-Jay 416
  1  1  110
  3MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
    Kenny Ball & Jazzmen–Kapp 442
  5  710  8
  4DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU
    Connie Francis–MGM 13059
  91634  5
  5LET ME IN
    Sensations–Argo 5405
10131910
  6BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
  6  6  7  9
  7THE TWIST
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 811
  3  2  238
  8WHAT’S YOUR NAME
    Don & Juan–Big Top 3079
142939  6
  9THE WANDERER
    Dion–Laurie 3115
  4  3  413
10HER ROYAL MAJESTY
    James Darren–Colpix 622
202840  6
11CRYING IN THE RAIN
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5250
  7  8  9  8
12TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7983
212736  6
13SMOKY PLACES
    Corsairs–Tuff 1808
13152010
14SHE’S GOT YOU
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31354
192135  7
15TUFF
    Ace Cannon–Hi 2040
15202214
16CHIP CHIP
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55405
171931  8
17DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream)
    Roy Orbison–Monument 456
283969  4
18I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
    Ikettes–Atco 6212
16172111
19PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1)
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4401
  8  5  317
20PERCOLATOR (Twist)
    Billy Joe & Checkmates–Dore 620
232532  8
21DEAR LADY TWIST
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1015
1111  613
22MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
    Charlie Drake–United Artists 398
324248  8
23NORMAN
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1159
12  9  513
24A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
    Burl Ives–Decca 31330
18141213
25COME BACK SILLY GIRL
    Lettermen–Capitol 4699
4260100   4
26WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
    Kingston Trio–Capitol 4671
293445  9
27(I’ve Got) BONNIE
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 209
394962  5
28COTTON FIELDS
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
24261615
29LOVE LETTERS
    Ketty Lester–Era 3068
408189  4
30SLOW TWISTIN’
    Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)–Parkway 835
71  2
31BABY IT’S YOU
    Shirelles–Scepter 1227
26181513
32(Do The New) CONTINENTAL
    Dovells–Parkway 833
354056  6
33I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More)
    Barbara George–A.F.O. 302
30121116
34TWISTIN’ POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54054
343242  7
35LIZZIE BORDEN
    Chad Mitchell Trio–Kapp 439
374650  7
36PLEASE DON’T ASK ABOUT BARBARA
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55419
6089  3
37HEY, LET’S TWIST
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4408
415778  5
38AFRIKAAN BEAT
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31350
454852  7
39LOVE ME WARM AND TENDER
    Paul Anka–RCA Victor 47-7977
64100   3
40CRY TO ME
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2131
444759  6
41THE GREATEST HURT
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
252425  9
42TOWN WITHOUT PITY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1009
36371817
43HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH
    Paris Sisters–Gregmark 10
465164  6
44YOUNG WORLD
    Rick Nelson–Imperial 5805
81  2
45WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY
    Miracles–Tamla 54053
272223  9
46CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
33301414
47WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71925
536379  4
48JAMIE
    Eddie Holland–Motown 1021
515667  7
49YOU WIN AGAIN
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5816
6596  3
50ECSTASY
    Ben E. King–Atco 6215
525965  5
51CRY BABY CRY
    Angels–Caprice 112
627588  4
52SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME
    Etta James–Argo 5409
678795  5
53B’WA NINA (Pretty Girl)
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7991
546677  5
54POP-EYE
    Huey Smith–Ace 649
557199  4
55LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES
    Jack Jones–Kapp 435
576783  5
56TEARS AND LAUGHTER
    Dinah Washington–Mercury 71922
586268  6
57DRUMS ARE MY BEAT
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5809
5969100   4
58MASHED POTATO TIME
    Dee Dee Sharp–Cameo 212
74  2
59SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be)
    Ral Donner–Gone 5121
22101313
60WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING
    Drifters–Atlantic 2134
79  2
61LETTER FULL OF TEARS
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1054
38361713
62YESSIREE
    Linda Scott–Congress 101
697785  5
63JOHNNY ANGEL
    Shelley Fabares–Colpix 621
97  2
64THE CAJUN QUEEN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
312324  7
65NUT ROCKER
    B. Bumble & Stingers–Rendezvous 166
    Jack B. Nimble & Quicks–Dot 16319
77
 
98
 

 
  3
 
66JOEY BABY
    Anita & Th’ So-And-So’s–RCA Victor 47-7974
687396  4
67PATTI ANN
    Johnny Crawford–Del-Fi 4172
8099  3
68SOUL TWIST
    King Curtis & Noble Knights–Enjoy 1000
728390  4
69I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
503537  8
70SURFER’S STOMP
    Mar-Kets–Liberty 55401
473133  9
71THE ALVIN TWIST
    David Seville & Chipmunks–Liberty 55424
  1
72OUR ANNIVERSARY
    Shep & Limelites–Hull 748
738498  5
73CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7978
494546  8
74DEAR ONE
    Larry Finnegan–Old Town 1113
100   2
75THAT’S MY PA
    Sheb Wooley–MGM 13046
48534711
76THE BALLAD OF THUNDER ROAD
    Robert Mitchum–Capitol 3986
99  2
77LOVER PLEASE
    Clyde McPhatter–Mercury 71941
93100   3
78BERMUDA
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 134
788287  5
79BLUE WATER LINE
    Brothers Four–Columbia 42256
565860  8
80MOMENTS
    Jennell Hawkins–Amazon 1003
    Joyce Davis–United Artists 425
85
 
93
 
97
 
  5
 
81IF A WOMAN ANSWERS (Hang Up The Phone)
    Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71926
88  2
82A GIRL HAS TO KNOW
    G-Clefs–Terrace 7503
94  2
83THE WHITE ROSE OF ATHENS
    David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 71917
    Nana Mouskouri–Riverside 4513
89
 
94
 

 
  3
 
84SWEET THURSDAY
    Johnny Mathis–Columbia 42261
91  2
85SURFIN’
    Beach Boys–Candix 331
869594  5
86TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
707271  8
87YOU BETTER MOVE ON
    Arthur Alexander–Dot 16309
  1
88SHADRACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
433329  9
89BANDIT OF MY DREAMS
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1410
826570  8
90SHE CAN’T FIND HER KEYS
    Paul Petersen–Colpix 620
  1
91LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING
    Saverio Saridis–Warner Bros. 5243
847980  7
92YES INDEED
    Pete Fountain–Coral 65549
98  2
93MULTIPLICATION
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
63412612
94THE RAINS CAME
    Big Sambo & House Wreckers–Eric 7003
  1
95CLOWN SHOES
    Johnny Burnette–Liberty 55416
100   2
96GOODBYE TO TOYLAND
    Vonnair Sisters–Vista 390
100   2
97PICTURES IN THE FIRE
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
768063  7
98MOON RIVER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7916
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405
61
 
38
 
30
 
22
 
99GINNY COME LATELY
    Brian Hyland–ABC-Paramount 10294
  1
100 LOST SOMEONE
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5573
66434911
100 I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55419
9097  3
100 AMOR
    Roger Williams–Kapp 447
  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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