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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 6, 1962

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/25/61 01/13 →

Billboard moved its issue date from Monday to Saturday this week. The issue before this one is dated Monday 12/25/1961, twelve days earlier; there was no issue in between, and this week’s LAST WEEK column names the 12/25 chart. From here on every Hot 100 is dated on a Saturday.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	—	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★ The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)THE TOKENS	1
2	3	—	26	The TwistCHUBBY CHECKER	1
3	2	—	8	Run To HimBOBBY VEE	2
4	6	—	7	Peppermint Twist - Part IJOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS	4
5	10	—	5	Can't Help Falling In LoveELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	5
6	8	—	8	Happy Birthday, Sweet SixteenNEIL SEDAKA	6
7	4	—	12	Goodbye Cruel WorldJAMES DARREN	3
8	5	—	10	Walk On ByLEROY VAN DYKE	5
9	13	—	7	When I Fall In LoveTHE LETTERMEN	9
10	14	—	6	Unchain My HeartRAY CHARLES & HIS ORCHESTRA	10
11	15	—	7	When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)CONNIE FRANCIS	11
12	20	—	10	White Christmas (1947)BING CROSBY with KEN DARBY SINGERS & JOHN SCOTT TROTTER & HIS ORCHESTRA	12
13	7	—	18	Please Mr. PostmanTHE MARVELETTES	1
14	17	—	11	'TilTHE ANGELS	14
15	26	—	8	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)BARBARA GEORGE	15
16	12	—	10	I Don't Know WhyLINDA SCOTT	12
17	9	—	10	Let There Be DrumsSANDY NELSON	7
18	22	—	7	RevengeBROOK BENTON	18
19	11	—	13	Moon RiverHENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA	11
20	23	—	7	There's No Other (Like My Baby)THE CRYSTALS	20
21	27	—	4	Jingle Bell RockBOBBY RYDELL/CHUBBY CHECKER	21
22	34	—	24	The Little Drummer BoyTHE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE	13
23	25	—	5	Rock-A-Hula BabyELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	23
24	36	—	10	Town Without PityGENE PITNEY	24
25	21	—	12	Gypsy WomanTHE IMPRESSIONS	20
26	43	—	4	Baby's First ChristmasCONNIE FRANCIS	26
27	16	—	13	Moon RiverJERRY BUTLER	11
28	52	—	3	A Little Bitty TearBURL IVES	28
29	39	—	7	If You Gotta Make A Fool Of SomebodyJAMES RAY	29
30	41	—	5	The WandererDION	30
31	31	—	8	Funny How Time Slips AwayJIMMY ELLEDGE	31
32	37	—	6	Cotton FieldsTHE HIGHWAYMEN	32
33	35	—	4	Jambalaya (On The Bayou)FATS DOMINO	33
34	45	—	3	Baby It's YouTHE SHIRELLES	34
35	24	—	9	Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last NightKENNY DINO	24
36	18	—	12	TonightFERRANTE & TEICHER	8
37	40	—	8	Johnny WillPAT BOONE	37
38	44	—	6	Hey! Little GirlDEL SHANNON	38
39	47	—	11	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)DAVID SEVILLE & THE CHIPMUNKS	1
40	19	—	14	Big Bad JohnJIMMY DEAN	1
41	49	—	11	Jingle Bell RockBOBBY HELMS	35
42	46	—	6	Poor FoolIKE & TINA TURNER	42
43	32	—	8	Well, I Told YouTHE CHANTELS	29
44	33	—	5	Small Sad SamPHIL McLEAN	33
45	48	—	6	Little Altar BoyVIC DANA	45
46	60	—	5	NormanSUE THOMPSON	46
47	51	—	5	Rudolph The Red Nosed ReindeerDAVID SEVILLE & THE CHIPMUNKS	21
48	50	—	4	Dear Lady TwistGARY U.S. BONDS	48
49	30	—	16	Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)SOLOMON BURKE	24
50	58	—	8	Rockin' Around The Christmas TreeBRENDA LEE	14

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	61	—	5	Turn On Your Love LightBOBBY BLAND	51
52	65	—	3	Twist-HerBILL BLACK'S COMBO	52
53	63	—	4	Irresistible YouBOBBY DARIN	53
54	73	—	14	Dreamy EyesJOHNNY TILLOTSON	54
55	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Dear IvanJIMMY DEAN	55
56	42	—	9	The Gypsy RoverTHE HIGHWAYMEN	42
57	67	—	7	Up A Lazy RiverSI ZENTNER & HIS ORCHESTRA	43
58	64	—	3	Pocketful Of MiraclesFRANK SINATRA	58
59	69	—	4	Flying CircleFRANK SLAY & HIS ORCHESTRA	59
60	66	—	3	Do-Re-MiLEE DORSEY	60
61	68	—	4	MariaROGER WILLIAMS	61
62	71	—	4	Letter Full Of TearsGLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	62
63	83	—	3	MultiplicationBOBBY DARIN	63
64	76	—	2	She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)RAL DONNER	64
65	29	—	19	Let's Twist AgainCHUBBY CHECKER	8
66	62	—	8	Turn Around, Look At MeGLEN CAMPBELL	62
67	75	—	4	Just Got To KnowJIMMY McCRACKLIN	67
68	28	—	14	Fool #1BRENDA LEE	3
69	74	—	6	Walkin' With My AngelBOBBY VEE	69
70	53	—	8	Soothe MeSIMS TWINS	42
71	78	—	8	It Will StandTHE SHOWMEN	67
72	38	—	16	I Understand (Just How You Feel)THE G-CLEFS	9
73	84	—	14	Alvin's HarmonicaDAVID SEVILLE & THE CHIPMUNKS	3
74	82	—	5	Unsquare DanceTHE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET	74
75	59	—	9	Language Of LoveJOHN D. LOUDERMILK	32
76	85	—	2	Please Come Home For ChristmasCHARLES BROWN	76
77	86	—	6	Let's Go Trippin'DICK DALE & THE DEL-TONES	77
78	92	—	2	TuffACE CANNON	78
79	54	—	5	The MajesticDION	36
80	89	—	3	I Could Have Loved You So WellRAY PETERSON	80
81	NEW▶		1	Twistin' All Night LongDANNY & THE JUNIORS with FREDDY CANNON	81
82	91	—	2	Go On HomePATTI PAGE	82
83	95	—	2	Smoky PlacesTHE CORSAIRS featuring JAY "BIRD" UZZELL	83
84	96	—	2	Tears From An AngelTROY SHONDELL	84
85	87	—	3	Pop Goes The WeaselANTHONY NEWLEY	85
86	90	—	3	Lost SomeoneJAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES	86
87	72	—	3	Room Full Of TearsTHE DRIFTERS	72
88	RE-ENTRY		7	MariaJOHNNY MATHIS	78
89	98	—	2	I Need Some OneTHE BELMONTS	89
90	70	—	8	It's All BecauseLINDA SCOTT	50
91	57	—	11	CrazyPATSY CLINE	9
92	93	—	3	Pushin' Your LuckSLEEPY KING	92
93	NEW▶		1	The TwistERNIE FREEMAN	93
94	NEW▶		1	The Waltz You Saved For MeFERLIN HUSKY	94
95	NEW▶		1	Let Me InTHE SENSATIONS	95
96	NEW▶		1	The Little Drummer BoyTHE JACK HALLORAN SINGERS	96
97	NEW▶		1	That's My PaSHEB WOOLEY	97
98	RE-ENTRY		3	SearchingJACK EUBANKS	83
99	NEW▶		1	MotorcycleTICO & THE TRIUMPHS	99
100	NEW▶		1	Drown In My Own TearsDON SHIRLEY	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.