CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1962
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1DUKE OF EARL
    Gene Chandler–Vee-Jay 416
  1  1  8  7
  2THE TWIST
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 811
  2  2  135
  3PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1)
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4401
  3  3  214
  4THE WANDERER
    Dion–Laurie 3115
  5  6  710
  5NORMAN
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1159
  4  5  610
  6DEAR LADY TWIST
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1015
  9111210
  7BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31348
101317  6
  8HEY! BABY
    Bruce Channel–Smash 1731
194880  5
  9CRYING IN THE RAIN
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5250
142548  5
10MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
    Kenny Ball & Jazzmen–Kapp 442
154375  5
11I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More)
    Barbara George–A.F.O. 302
  6  4  313
12A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
    Burl Ives–Decca 31330
    Wanda Jackson–Capitol 4681
12
 
  8
 
  9
 
10
 
13SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be)
    Ral Donner–Gone 5121
17242510
14CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7968
  7  7  511
15BABY IT’S YOU
    Shirelles–Scepter 1227
  8  91010
16COTTON FIELDS
    Highwaymen–United Artists 370
13151612
17LETTER FULL OF TEARS
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1054
18172010
18TOWN WITHOUT PITY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1009
11121114
19LET ME IN
    Sensations–Argo 5405
223947  7
20SMOKY PLACES
    Corsairs–Tuff 1808
233550  7
21I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
    Ikettes–Atco 6212
254153  8
22TUFF
    Ace Cannon–Hi 2040
30313811
23WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY
    Miracles–Tamla 54053
334463  6
24THE CAJUN QUEEN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
275173  4
25THE GREATEST HURT
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55221
313244  6
26MULTIPLICATION
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
283742  9
27THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7954
1610  414
28IRRESISTIBLE YOU
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6214
201619  9
29SHADRACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71912
293646  6
30MOON RIVER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7916
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405
24
 
22
 
23
 
19
 
31CHIP CHIP
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55405
394967  5
32PERCOLATOR (Twist)
    Billy Joe & Checkmates–Dore 620
456077  5
33SURFER’S STOMP
    Mar-Kets–Liberty 55401
374760  6
34DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU
    Connie Francis–MGM 13059
71  2
35SHE’S GOT YOU
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31354
486678  4
36TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7983
5786  3
37I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
425670  5
38UNCHAIN MY HEART
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10266
21141312
39WHAT’S YOUR NAME
    Don & Juan–Big Top 3079
6593  3
40HER ROYAL MAJESTY
    James Darren–Colpix 622
5090  3
41IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY
    James Ray–Caprice 110
26181814
42TWISTIN’ POSTMAN
    Marvelettes–Tamla 54054
5269100   4
43GO ON HOME
    Patti Page–Mercury 71906
35404510
44WALK ON BY
    Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71834
40201517
45WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
    Kingston Trio–Capitol 4671
607181  6
46CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7978
515865  5
47THAT’S MY PA
    Sheb Wooley–MGM 13046
495056  8
48MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
    Charlie Drake–United Artists 398
618288  5
49LOST SOMEONE
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5573
554640  8
50LIZZIE BORDEN
    Chad Mitchell Trio–Kapp 439
6778100   4
51RUN TO HIM
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55388
32191414
52AFRIKAAN BEAT
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31350
637592  4
53TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT
    Bobby Bland–Duke 344
41272911
54POOR FOOL
    Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 753
34232713
55HAPPY JOSE (Ching-Ching)
    Jack Ross–Dot 16302
    Dave Appell & Orchestra–Cameo 207
53
 
55
 
62
 
  7
  5
56(Do The New) CONTINENTAL
    Dovells–Parkway 833
7398  3
57DEAR IVAN
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42259
362122  7
58POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,040
382632  9
59CRY TO ME
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2131
75100   3
60BLUE WATER LINE
    Brothers Four–Columbia 42256
646774  5
61WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Lettermen–Capitol 4658
43282813
62(I’ve Got) BONNIE
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 209
74  2
63PICTURES IN THE FIRE
    Pat Boone–Dot 16312
6976  4
64HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH
    Paris Sisters–Gregmark 10
8099  3
65ECSTASY
    Ben E. King–Atco 6215
78  2
66LOSE HER
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 209
76  2
67JAMIE
    Eddie Holland–Motown 1021
727279  4
68TEARS AND LAUGHTER
    Dinah Washington–Mercury 71922
7997  3
69DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream)
    Roy Orbison–Monument 456
  1
70BANDIT OF MY DREAMS
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1410
778497  5
71TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Jimmy Dean–Columbia 42282
586876  5
72TEEN QUEEN OF THE WEEK
    Freddy Cannon–Swan 4096
849598  4
73TWIST-HER
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2042
54453710
74FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
    Jimmy Elledge–RCA Victor 47-7946
59543412
75DO-RE-MI
    Lee Dorsey–Fury 1056
474233  9
76DREAMY EYES
    Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1409
66635513
77B’WA NINA (Pretty Girl)
    Tokens–RCA Victor 47-7991
95  2
78HEY, LET’S TWIST
    Joey Dee & Starliters–Roulette 4408
90  2
79WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71925
  1
80LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING
    Saverio Saridis–Warner Bros. 5243
869299  4
81OLIVER TWIST
    Rod McKuen–Spiral 1407
708084  5
82IMAGINATION
    Quotations–Verve 10245
828385  6
83LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES
    Jack Jones–Kapp 435
99  2
84NITE OWL
    Dukays–NAT 4002
858789  4
85YESSIREE
    Linda Scott–Congress 101
94  2
86MIDNIGHT
    Johnny Gibson–Big Top 3088
818991  4
87BERMUDA
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 134
98  2
88CRY BABY CRY
    Angels–Caprice 112
  1
89LOVE LETTERS
    Ketty Lester–Era 3068
  1
90SOUL TWIST
    King Curtis & Noble Knights–Enjoy 1000
  1
91LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
    Timi Yuro–Liberty 55410
93  2
92I SURRENDER, DEAR
    Aretha Franklin–Columbia 42266
9194  3
93MY MELANCHOLY BABY
    Marcels–Colpix 624
8796  3
94SURFIN’
    Beach Boys–Candix 331
96  2
95SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME
    Etta James–Argo 5409
100   2
96JOEY BABY
    Anita & Th’ So-And-So’s–RCA Victor 47-7974
  1
97MOMENTS
    Jennell Hawkins–Amazon 1003
100   2
98OUR ANNIVERSARY
    Shep & Limelites–Hull 748
100   2
99POP-EYE
    Huey Smith–Ace 649
  1
100 IT’S MAGIC
    Platters–Mercury 71921
  1
100 COME BACK SILLY GIRL
    Lettermen–Capitol 4699
  1
100 DRUMS ARE MY BEAT
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5809
  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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