US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 15th September, 1962
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 15, 1962
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 15th September, 1962
#1 SHERRY By The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)
US Top 40 Singles – 15th September, 1962
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 11 SHERRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-8 (1)
3 4 RAMBLIN’ ROSE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-7 (3)
4 3 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-12 (1)
5 22 GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-6 (5)
6 5 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (5)
7 9 TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-6 (7)
8 2 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-8 (2)
9 20 PATCHES –•– Dickey Lee (Smash)-4 (9)
10 12 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-10 (10)
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11 6 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-12 (1)
12 28 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-6 (12)
13 18 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Duprees (Coed)-7 (13)
14 7 PARTY LIGHTS –•– Claudine Clark (Chancellor)-12 (5)
15 32 LET’S DANCE –•– Chris Montez (Monogram)-6 (15)
16 16 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-8 (16)
17 21 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-6 (17)
18 19 ALLEY CAT –•– Bent Fabric and His Piano (Atco)-8 (18)
19 26 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-5 (19)
20 31 BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-6 (20)
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21 23 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-7 (21)
22 24 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES –•– The Springfields (Philips)-7 (22)
23 25 SHAME ON ME –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-9 (23)
24 8 THINGS –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-11 (3)
25 35 A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-6 (25)
26 13 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-9 (13)
27 41 LIE TO ME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-4 (27)
28 33 COME ON LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-9 (28)
29 15 YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-6 (14)
30 46 SURFIN’ SAFARI –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (30)
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31 14 WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-10 (12)
32 48 HULLY GULLY BABY –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-6 (32)
33 50 RAIN RAIN GO AWAY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-4 (33)
34 37 STOP THE WEDDING –•– Etta James (Argo)-8 (34)
35 36 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The Hammer Song) –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-5 (35)
36 47 WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-4 (36)
37 72 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)-2 (37)
38 10 VACATION –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-8 (9)
39 40 (I’m the Girl On) WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo)-5 (39)
40 59 PUNISH HER –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 15th September, 1962
44 17 ROSES ARE RED (My Love) –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-15 (1)
45 34 LITTLE DIANE –•– Dion (Laurie)-11 (8)
47 39 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Isley Brothers (Wand)-16 (17)
50 27 TILL DEATH DO US PART –•– Bob Braun (Decca)-9 (26)
52 29 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-11 (20)
POWER PLAYS – 15th September, 1962
41 52 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER –•– Carole King (Dimension)-4 (41)
42 55 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-6 (42)
43 45 MR. SONGWRITER –•– Connie Stevens (Warner Brothers)-7 (43)
46 51 I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE –•– Bobby Vinton (Diamond)-6 (46)
48 49 BABY ELEPHANT WALK –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-15 (48)
49 54 THE BOYS’ NIGHT OUT –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-7 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK – 15th September, 1962
68 — ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-1 (68)
70 — POPEYE THE HITCHHIKER –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-1 (70)
74 — DON’T GO NEAR THE INDIANS –•– Rex Allen (Mercury)-1 (74)
76 — GLORY OF LOVE –•– Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford (KC)-4 (76)
77 — LITTLE BLACK BOOK –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-1 (77)
82 — THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER –•– Shelley Fabares (Colpix)-1 (82)
89 — THE SWISS MAID –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-1 (89)
90 — WHAT TIME IS IT –•– The Jive Five (Featuring Eugene Pitt) (Beltone)-1 (90)
94 — BONANZA –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 — WAY OVER THERE –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-1 (95)
96 — DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (96)
97 — SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)-1 (97)
98 — CLOSE TO CATHY –•– Mike Clifford (United Artists)-1 (98)
99 — OL’ MAN RIVER –•– Jimmy Smith (Verve)-2 (99)
100 — YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME –•– The Supremes (Motown)-3 (95)
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