US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th February, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 10, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th February, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 10th February, 1962

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 7 DUKE OF EARL –•– Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)-5 (2)
3 3 THE TWIST –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-31 (1)
4 2 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (2)
5 5 I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) –•– Barbara George (A.F.O.)-13 (3)
6 4 NORMAN –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-10 (4)
7 6 THE WANDERER –•– Dion (Laurie)-10 (6)
8 9 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-5 (8)
9 12 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-8 (9)
10 11 DEAR LADY TWIST –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-9 (10)
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11 8 BABY IT’S YOU –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-8 (8)
12 10 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-13 (1)
13 18 COTTON FIELDS –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-11 (13)
14 20 CRYING IN THE RAIN –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-5 (14)
15 17 IRRESISTIBLE YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-9 (15)
16 14 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-12 (7)
17 13 TOWN WITHOUT PITY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-15 (13)
18 15 RUN TO HIM –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-13 (2)
19 25 LETTER FULL OF TEARS –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Fury)-9 (19)
20 28 SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-7 (20)
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21 52 HEY! BABY –•– Bruce Channel (Smash)-3 (21)
22 22 SHADRACK –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-5 (22)
23 16 WALK ON BY –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)-15 (5)
24 46 CHIP CHIP –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-4 (24)
25 33 SMOKY PLACES –•– The Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff)-7 (25)
26 37 TUFF –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-7 (26)
27 24 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY –•– James Ray (Caprice)-12 (22)
28 34 I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) –•– The Ikettes (Atco)-5 (28)
29 26 TWIST-HER –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-8 (26)
30 29 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-18 (11)
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31 27 DO-RE-MI –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-8 (27)
32 35 MULTIPLICATION –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-8 (32)
33 23 LET THERE BE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-15 (7)
34 41 THE CAJUN QUEEN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-3 (34)
35 43 LET ME IN –•– The Sensations (Argo)-6 (35)
36 21 UNCHAIN MY HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-11 (9)
37 40 THE GREATEST HURT –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (37)
38 19 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-13 (6)
39 36 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY –•– Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor)-13 (22)
40 47 TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 10th February, 1962

43 31 DEAR IVAN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-6 (24)
53 39 POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-8 (34)
55 32 TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-10 (28)
61 30 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is the Boy In Your Heart) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-12 (10)
62 38 SMALL SAD SAM –•– Phil McLean (Versatile)-10 (21)

POWER PLAYS – 10th February, 1962

41 48 SURFER’S STOMP –•– The Mar-Kets (Liberty)-5 (41)
42 58 MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK –•– Charlie Drake (United Artists)-5 (42)
44 62 WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-5 (44)
45 53 PERCOLATOR (Twist) –•– Billy Joe and the Checkmates (Dore)-5 (45)
46 42 GO ON HOME –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-7 (42)
47 79 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW –•– Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen (Kapp)-2 (47)
48 56 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-4 (48)
49 70 TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-2 (49)
50 66 HER ROYAL MAJESTY –•– James Darren (Colpix)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 10th February, 1962

66 — DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (66)
72 — WHAT’S YOUR NAME –•– Don and Juan (Big Top)-1 (72)
77 — DRUMS ARE MY BEAT –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-1 (77)
79 — THE MAJESTIC –•– Dion (Laurie)-7 (36)
80 — B’WA NINA (Pretty Girl) –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-1 (80)
86 — TEARS AND LAUGHTER –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-1 (86)
91 — DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TWIST –•– Hank Ballard (King)-1 (91)
92 — BERMUDA –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-1 (92)
93 — AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH –•– Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay)-2 (93)
94 — ROUGH LOVER –•– Aretha Franklin (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 — SHIMMY, SHIMMY WALK (Part 1) –•– The Megatons (Checker)-2 (93)
96 — YESSIREE –•– Linda Scott (Congress)-1 (96)
98 — PICTURES IN THE FIRE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (98)
100 — STRANGE –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-1 (100)