Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 21, 1962

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Good Luck Charm

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 21, 1962

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Good Luck Charm
  Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

2
- Johnny Angel
  Shelley Fabares
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Colpix

3
- Mashed Potato Time
  Dee Dee Sharp
- 4
- 3
- 8
- - 4
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

4
- Slow Twistin'
  Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)
- 3
- 3
- 8
- - 3
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

5
- Young World
  Rick Nelson
- 6
- 5
- 8
- - 6
  - 5
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

6
- Soldier Boy
  The Shirelles
- 11
- 6
- 5
- - 11
  - 6
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

7
- Lover Please
  Clyde McPhatter
- 8
- 7
- 8
- - 8
  - 7
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

8
- Love Letters
  Ketty Lester
- 5
- 5
- 9
- - 5
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Era

9
- Shout - Part I
  Joey Dee & the Starliters
- 14
- 9
- 5
- - 14
  - 9
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

10
- Stranger On The Shore
  Mr. Acker Bilk
- 19
- 10
- 6
- - 19
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

11
- Dear One
  Larry Finnegan
- 16
- 11
- 9
- - 16
  - 11
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Old Town

12
- Twist, Twist Senora
  Gary U.S. Bonds
- 20
- 12
- 4
- - 20
  - 12
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Legrand

13
- Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
  Connie Francis
- 7
- 1
- 11
- - 7
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

14
- Love Me Warm And Tender
  Paul Anka
- 12
- 12
- 9
- - 12
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

15
- She Cried
  Jay & The Americans
- 22
- 15
- 6
- - 22
  - 15
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

16
- Midnight In Moscow
  Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
- 9
- 2
- 12
- - 9
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

17
- Twistin' The Night Away
  Sam Cooke
- 17
- 9
- 12
- - 17
  - 9
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

18
- Hey! Baby
  Bruce Channel
- 10
- 1
- 13
- - 10
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smash

19
- Cinderella
  Jack Ross
- 21
- 19
- 6
- - 21
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

20
- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
  Roy Orbison
- 13
- 4
- 10
- - 13
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

21
- She Can't Find Her Keys
  Paul Petersen
- 24
- 21
- 8
- - 24
  - 21
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Colpix

22
- P.T. 109
  Jimmy Dean
- 39
- 22
- 4
- - 39
  - 22
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

23
- Ginny Come Lately
  Brian Hyland
- 27
- 23
- 7
- - 27
  - 23
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

24
- You Better Move On
  Arthur Alexander
- 25
- 24
- 9
- - 25
  - 24
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

25
- Nut Rocker
  B. Bumble & The Stingers
- 29
- 23
- 8
- - 29
  - 23
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rendezvous

26
- Soul Twist
  King Curtis And The Noble Knights
- 31
- 26
- 7
- - 31
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enjoy

27
- Johnny Jingo
  Hayley Mills
- 34
- 27
- 6
- - 34
  - 27
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buena Vista

28
- Let Me In
  The Sensations
- 15
- 4
- 16
- - 15
  - 4
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Argo

29
- The Jam - Part 1
  Bobby Gregg and His Friends
- 32
- 29
- 6
- - 32
  - 29
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotton

30
- Funny Way Of Laughin'
  Burl Ives
- 41
- 30
- 3
- - 41
  - 30
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

31
- Anything That's Part Of You
  Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
- 33
- 31
- 6
- - 33
  - 31
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

32
- Hide 'Nor Hair
  Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- 49
- 32
- 3
- - 49
  - 32
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

33
- Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)
  Ernie Maresca
- 43
- 33
- 4
- - 43
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Seville

34
- What's Your Name
  Don & Juan
- 18
- 7
- 11
- - 18
  - 7
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Top

35
- What'd I Say (Part 1)
  Bobby Darin
- 40
- 35
- 4
- - 40
  - 35
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

36
- (I've Got) Bonnie
  Bobby Rydell
- 28
- 18
- 10
- - 28
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

37
- Please Don't Ask About Barbara
  Bobby Vee
- 23
- 15
- 9
- - 23
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

38
- I Wish That We Were Married
  Ronnie and The Hi-Lites
- 53
- 38
- 4
- - 53
  - 38
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Joy

39
- Old Rivers
  Walter Brennan
- 61
- 39
- 3
- - 61
  - 39
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

40
- Come Back Silly Girl
  The Lettermen
- 26
- 17
- 10
- - 26
  - 17
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

41
- Something's Got A Hold On Me
  Etta James
- 37
- 37
- 9
- - 37
  - 37
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Argo

42
- Two Of A Kind
  Sue Thompson
- 50
- 42
- 6
- - 50
  - 42
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hickory

43
- Uptown
  The Crystals
- 56
- 43
- 4
- - 56
  - 43
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philles

44
- When My Little Girl Is Smiling
  The Drifters
- 38
- 28
- 9
- - 38
  - 28
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

45
- Tell Me
  Dick and DeeDee
- 45
- 45
- 6
- - 45
  - 45
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

46
- The One Who Really Loves You
  Mary Wells
- 55
- 46
- 5
- - 55
  - 46
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

47
- Everybody Loves Me But You
  Brenda Lee
- 66
- 47
- 2
- - 66
  - 47
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

48
- Caterina
  Perry Como
- 60
- 48
- 4
- - 60
  - 48
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

49
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone
  The Kingston Trio
- 35
- 21
- 14
- - 35
  - 21
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

50
- At The Club
  Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- 52
- 50
- 4
- - 52
  - 50
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

51
- Cry Baby Cry
  The Angels
- 46
- 38
- 10
- - 46
  - 38
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Caprice

52
- You Talk About Love
  Barbara George
- 54
- 52
- 4
- - 54
  - 52
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A.F.O.

53
- You Are Mine
  Frankie Avalon
- 63
- 53
- 5
- - 63
  - 53
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

54
- She's Got You
  Patsy Cline
- 30
- 14
- 13
- - 30
  - 14
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

55
- Moments
  Jennell Hawkins
- 57
- 55
- 5
- - 57
  - 55
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amazon

56
- Tra La La La La
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 59
- 56
- 5
- - 59
  - 56
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sue

57
- You Win Again
  Fats Domino
- 36
- 22
- 9
- - 36
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

58
- Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
  Little Junior Parker
- 51
- 51
- 7
- - 51
  - 51
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

59
- I Will
  Vic Dana
- 68
- 59
- 4
- - 68
  - 59
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dolton

60
- The Alvin Twist
  The Chipmunks With David Seville
- 44
- 40
- 8
- - 44
  - 40
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

61
- Duke Of Earl
  Gene Chandler
- 42
- 1
- 15
- - 42
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vee-Jay

62
- Conscience
  James Darren
- 81
- 62
- 2
- - 81
  - 62
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Colpix

63
- Twistin' Matilda (and the channel)
  Jimmy Soul
- 71
- 63
- 4
- - 71
  - 63
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

S.P.Q.R.

64
- Patti Ann
  Johnny Crawford
- 58
- 43
- 8
- - 58
  - 43
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Del-Fi

65
- Runaway
  Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra
- 72
- 65
- 3
- - 72
  - 65
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

66
- The Big Draft
  The Four Preps
- 67
- 66
- 4
- - 67
  - 66
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

67
- King Of Clowns
  Neil Sedaka
- 73
- 67
- 4
- - 73
  - 67
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

68
- Patricia - Twist
  Perez Prado And His Orchestra
- 79
- 68
- 3
- - 79
  - 68
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

69
- If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone)
  Leroy Van Dyke
- 48
- 35
- 7
- - 48
  - 35
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

70
- Itty Bitty Pieces
  James Ray
- 83
- 70
- 3
- - 83
  - 70
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Caprice

71
- Night Train
  James Brown And The Famous Flames
- 89
- 71
- 2
- - 89
  - 71
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

72
- The Ballad Of Thunder Road
  Robert Mitchum
- 65
- 62
- 20
- - 65
  - 62
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

73
- Blues (Stay Away From Me)
  Ace Cannon
- 86
- 73
- 2
- - 86
  - 73
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

74
- Chapel By The Sea
  Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
- 69
- 69
- 6
- - 69
  - 69
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

75
- Count Every Star
  Linda Scott
- 85
- 75
- 3
- - 85
  - 75
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Canadian American

76
- Thou Shalt Not Steal
  John D. Loudermilk
- 78
- 76
- 3
- - 78
  - 76
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

77
- Midnight Special, Part 1
  Jimmy Smith
- 70
- 69
- 8
- - 70
  - 69
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note

78
- The Rains Came
  Big Sambo and The House Wreckers
- 74
- 74
- 7
- - 74
  - 74
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eric

79
- (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone
  Ral Donner
- 84
- 79
- 5
- - 84
  - 79
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gone

80 NEW
NEW
- I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
  The Blue-Belles
- -
- 80
- 1
- - -
  - 80
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Newtown

81 NEW
NEW
- Most People Get Married
  Patti Page
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

82 NEW
NEW
- (I was) Born To Cry
  Dion
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

83
- The White Rose Of Athens
  David Carroll And His Orchestra
- 80
- 61
- 7
- - 80
  - 61
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

84
- Memories Of Maria
  Jerry Byrd
- 87
- 74
- 6
- - 87
  - 74
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

85
- What Am I Supposed To Do
  Ann-Margret
- 82
- 82
- 5
- - 82
  - 82
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

86 NEW
NEW
- Lovers Who Wander
  Dion
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

87
- Lovesick Blues
  Floyd Cramer
- 91
- 87
- 2
- - 91
  - 87
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

88 NEW
NEW
- If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me
  Wanda Jackson
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

89
- Lollipops And Roses
  Jack Jones
- 77
- 66
- 8
- - 77
  - 66
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

90
- Meet Me At The Twistin' Place
  Johnnie Morisette
- 98
- 90
- 2
- - 98
  - 90
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SAR

91
- So This Is Love
  The Castells
- 100
- 91
- 2
- - 100
  - 91
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Era

92 NEW
NEW
- Doctor Feel-Good
  Dr. Feelgood And The Interns
- -
- 92
- 1
- - -
  - 92
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Okeh

93 NEW
NEW
- I Found Love
  Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

94
- Who Will The Next Fool Be
  Bobby Bland
- 76
- 76
- 4
- - 76
  - 76
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

95 NEW
NEW
- Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
  Ben E. King
- -
- 95
- 1
- - -
  - 95
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

96
- I Found A Love
  The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables)
- 96
- 96
- 3
- - 96
  - 96
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lu Pine

97
- I'll Take You Home
  The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell
- 99
- 97
- 2
- - 99
  - 97
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tuff/Chess

98 NEW
NEW
- Teach Me Tonight
  George Maharis
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

99 NEW
NEW
- Funny
  Gene McDaniels
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

100 NEW
NEW
- Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  Duane Eddy
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 21, 1962

Billboard Hot 100™

Good Luck Charm

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Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Good Luck Charm

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Johnny Angel

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Mashed Potato Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slow Twistin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soldier Boy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lover Please

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Letters

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shout - Part I

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stranger On The Shore

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dear One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Twist, Twist Senora

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Me Warm And Tender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

She Cried

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Midnight In Moscow

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Twistin' The Night Away

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Hey! Baby

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Cinderella

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

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She Can't Find Her Keys

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P.T. 109

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Ginny Come Lately

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Better Move On

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nut Rocker

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Soul Twist

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Johnny Jingo

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Let Me In

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Jam - Part 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Funny Way Of Laughin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anything That's Part Of You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hide 'Nor Hair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What's Your Name

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What'd I Say (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(I've Got) Bonnie

Imprint/Promotion Label: