US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th August, 1962 

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 11, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th August, 1962  

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US Top 40 Singles – 11th August, 1962 

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

1 2 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ROSES ARE RED (My Love) –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10 (1)
3 4 THE WAH WATUSI –•– The Orlons (Cameo)-10 (2)
4 8 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-7 (4)
5 5 AHAB, THE ARAB –•– Ray Stevens (Mercury)-7 (5)
6 6 SPEEDY GONZALES –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (6)
7 3 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-10 (3)
8 13 YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING –•– Barbara Lynn (Jamie)-9 (8)
9 16 THINGS –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-6 (9)
10 9 THE STRIPPER –•– David Rose and His Orchestra (MGM)-14 (1)
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11 27 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-3 (11)
12 11 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Claude King (Columbia)-12 (6)
13 19 LITTLE DIANE –•– Dion (Laurie)-6 (13)
14 17 (Girls, Girls, Girls) MADE TO LOVE –•– Eddie Hodges (Cadence)-8 (14)
15 14 JOHNNY GET ANGRY –•– Joanie Sommers (Warner Brothers)-12 (7)
16 10 THEME FROM “DR. KILDARE” (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) –•– Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-11 (10)
17 18 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Isley Brothers (Wand)-11 (17)
18 21 PARTY LIGHTS –•– Claudine Clark (Chancellor)-7 (18)
19 7 I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-15 (1)
20 22 HEART IN HAND –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-6 (20)
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21 12 DANCIN’ PARTY –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-8 (12)
22 20 I NEED YOUR LOVING –•– Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford (Fire)-11 (20)
23 25 LITTLE RED RENTED ROWBOAT –•– Joe Dowell (Smash)-8 (23)
24 43 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-3 (24)
25 15 GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-9 (9)
26 57 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (26)
27 32 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-6 (27)
28 42 CALL ME MR. IN-BETWEEN –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-4 (28)
29 48 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-4 (29)
30 31 ROUTE 66 THEME –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-11 (30)
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31 37 HAVE A GOOD TIME –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-9 (31)
32 54 VACATION –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-3 (32)
33 46 WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-5 (33)
34 44 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-5 (34)
35 24 AL DI LA’ –•– Emilio Pericoli (Warner Brothers)-13 (6)
36 45 THE BALLAD OF PALADIN –•– Duane Eddy (RCA Victor)-6 (36)
37 26 HAVING A PARTY –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-12 (17)
38 33 IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-7 (29)
39 23 PALISADES PARK –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-14 (3)
40 28 WELCOME HOME BABY –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-8 (22)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 11th August, 1962 

41 29 I’LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-11 (14)
43 39 MARY’S LITTLE LAMB –•– James Darren (Colpix)-7 (39)
45 35 BONGO STOMP –•– Little Joey and the Flips (Joy)-9 (33)
46 38 SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME –•– The Jamies (Epic)-19 (26)
47 30 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-14 (3)
52 40 PLAYBOY –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-15 (7)
53 34 JOHNNY LOVES ME –•– Shelley Fabares (Colpix)-10 (21)

POWER PLAYS – 11th August, 1962 

42 52 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-6 (42)
44 51 BEN CRAZY –•– Dickie Goodman (Diamond)-5 (44)
48 41 STEEL MEN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-8 (41)
49 70 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-3 (49)
50 71 TILL DEATH DO US PART –•– Bob Braun (Decca)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 11th August, 1962 

69 — YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-1 (69)
70 — SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-1 (70)
72 — DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME –•– Vince Edwards (Decca)-1 (72)
73 — YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-1 (73)
76 — TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-1 (76)
78 — I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE –•– Bobby Vinton (Diamond)-1 (78)
79 — BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (79)
80 — JUST TELL HER JIM SAID HELLO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (80)
85 — SURFIN’ SAFARI –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (85)
86 — A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-1 (86)
87 — I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (87)
89 — TOO BAD –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-1 (89)
90 — GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-1 (90)
93 — JIVIN’ AROUND –•– The Al Casey Combo (Stacy)-2 (93)
94 — YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-1 (94)
96 — YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1 (96)
97 — HULLY GULLY BABY –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-1 (97)
98 — SO WHAT –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-1 (98)
99 — GLORY OF LOVE –•– Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford (KC)-1 (99)
100 — DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-1 (100)