US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th June, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending June 16, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th June, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 16th June, 1962

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

1 1 I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 STRANGER ON THE SHORE –•– Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)-14 (1)
3 6 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-6 (3)
4 5 (The Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-8 (4)
5 9 PALISADES PARK –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-6 (5)
6 3 LOVERS WHO WANDER –•– Dion (Laurie)-9 (3)
7 7 SECOND HAND LOVE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-6 (7)
8 15 THE STRIPPER –•– David Rose and His Orchestra (MGM)-6 (8)
9 10 PLAYBOY –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-7 (9)
10 8 THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-13 (8)
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11 12 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-9 (11)
12 25 CINDY’S BIRTHDAY –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-6 (12)
13 23 THAT’S OLD FASHIONED (That’s the Way Love Should Be) –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-6 (13)
14 4 SOLDIER BOY –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-13 (1)
15 22 FOLLOW THAT DREAM (From the “Follow That Dream” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (15)
16 30 AL DI LA’ –•– Emilio Pericoli (Warner Brothers)-5 (16)
17 14 MASHED POTATO TIME –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-16 (2)
18 27 SNAP YOUR FINGERS –•– Joe Henderson (Todd)-5 (18)
19 31 SHARING YOU –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-5 (19)
20 41 A STEEL GUITAR AND A GLASS OF WINE –•– Paul Anka (RCA Victor)-4 (20)
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21 13 EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-10 (6)
22 17 I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN –•– The Blue-Belles (The Starlets) (Newtown)-9 (15)
23 21 SO THIS IS LOVE –•– The Castells (Era)-10 (21)
24 34 ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) –•– Chuck Jackson (Wand)-8 (24)
25 28 VILLAGE OF LOVE –•– Nathaniel Mayer and the Fabulous Twilights (Fortune)-8 (25)
26 26 TEACH ME TONIGHT –•– George Maharis (Epic)-9 (26)
27 24 TWISTIN’ MATILDA –•– Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R.)-12 (22)
28 20 UPTOWN –•– The Crystals (Philles)-12 (13)
29 18 OLD RIVERS –•– Walter Brennan (Liberty)-11 (5)
30 32 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Part 1) –•– Jimmy Smith and the Big Band (Verve)-6 (30)
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31 68 ROSES ARE RED (My Love) –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-2 (31)
32 16 SHE CRIED –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-14 (5)
33 11 CONSCIENCE –•– James Darren (Colpix)-10 (11)
34 36 I LOVE YOU –•– The Volumes (Chex)-8 (34)
35 51 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Claude King (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 46 HAVING A PARTY –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-4 (36)
37 45 THEME FROM “BEN CASEY” –•– Valjean (Carlton)-5 (37)
38 19 SHOUT SHOUT (Knock Yourself Out) –•– Ernie Maresca (Seville)-12 (6)
39 35 LEMON TREE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-7 (35)
40 60 JOHNNY GET ANGRY –•– Joanie Sommers (Warner Brothers)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 16th June, 1962

50 29 FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN’ –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-11 (10)
54 40 TELL ME –•– Dick and DeeDee (Liberty)-14 (22)
55 38 NIGHT TRAIN –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-10 (35)
56 39 I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED –•– Ronnie and the Hi-Lites (Joy)-12 (16)

POWER PLAYS – 16th June, 1962

41 52 THEME FROM “DR. KILDARE” (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) –•– Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-3 (41)
42 47 HOW IS JULIE? –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-6 (42)
43 62 I’LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-3 (43)
44 48 BRISTOL TWISTIN’ ANNIE –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-5 (44)
45 50 FORTUNETELLER –•– Bobby Curtola (Del-Fi)-7 (45)
46 53 WHERE ARE YOU –•– Dinah Washington (Roulette)-5 (46)
47 49 HIT RECORD –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-7 (45)
48 56 BALBOA BLUE –•– The Marketts (Liberty)-8 (48)
49 59 SWINGIN’ GENTLY –•– Earl Grant (Decca)-4 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK – 16th June, 1962

61 — GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-1 (61)
70 — SPEEDY GONZALES –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (70)
78 — LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)-1 (78)
79 — DR. BEN BASEY –•– Mickey Shorr and the Cutups (Tuba)-1 (79)
86 — MARIANNA –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-1 (86)
89 — DOWN IN THE VALLEY –•– Solomon Burke (Atlantic)-3 (89)
90 — I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You) –•– Jimmy Norman (Little Star)-1 (90)
93 — HAVE A GOOD TIME –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-1 (93)
96 — YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING –•– Barbara Lynn (Jamie)-1 (96)
97 — BONGO STOMP –•– Little Joey and the Flips (Joy)-1 (97)
98 — ADIOS AMIGO –•– Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)-5 (90)
99 — NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS –•– Linda Scott (Congress)-1 (99)
100 — LISA –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-1 (100)