US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th February, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 17, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th February, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 17th February, 1962

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

1 2 DUKE OF EARL –•– Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-13 (1)
3 3 THE TWIST –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-32 (1)
4 6 NORMAN –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-11 (4)
5 7 THE WANDERER –•– Dion (Laurie)-11 (5)
6 8 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-6 (6)
7 5 I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) –•– Barbara George (A.F.O.)-14 (3)
8 4 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-11 (2)
9 14 CRYING IN THE RAIN –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-6 (9)
10 10 DEAR LADY TWIST –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-10 (10)
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11 9 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-9 (9)
12 11 BABY IT’S YOU –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-9 (8)
13 21 HEY! BABY –•– Bruce Channel (Smash)-4 (13)
14 13 COTTON FIELDS –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-12 (13)
15 24 CHIP CHIP –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-5 (15)
16 12 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-14 (1)
17 15 IRRESISTIBLE YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-10 (15)
18 20 SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-8 (18)
19 22 SHADRACK –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-6 (19)
20 28 I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) –•– The Ikettes (Atco)-6 (20)
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21 19 LETTER FULL OF TEARS –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Fury)-10 (19)
22 18 RUN TO HIM –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-14 (2)
23 17 TOWN WITHOUT PITY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-16 (13)
24 16 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-13 (7)
25 34 THE CAJUN QUEEN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 26 TUFF –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-8 (26)
27 35 LET ME IN –•– The Sensations (Argo)-7 (27)
28 25 SMOKY PLACES –•– The Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff)-8 (25)
29 47 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW –•– Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen (Kapp)-3 (29)
30 32 MULTIPLICATION –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-9 (30)
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31 50 HER ROYAL MAJESTY –•– James Darren (Colpix)-3 (31)
32 41 SURFER’S STOMP –•– The Mar-Kets (Liberty)-6 (32)
33 45 PERCOLATOR (Twist) –•– Billy Joe and the Checkmates (Dore)-6 (33)
34 37 THE GREATEST HURT –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-6 (34)
35 40 TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-5 (35)
36 30 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-19 (11)
37 42 MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK –•– Charlie Drake (United Artists)-6 (37)
38 49 TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-3 (38)
39 31 DO-RE-MI –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-9 (27)
40 44 WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 17th February, 1962

41 29 TWIST-HER –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-9 (26)
44 27 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY –•– James Ray (Caprice)-13 (22)
52 33 LET THERE BE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-16 (7)
54 23 WALK ON BY –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)-16 (5)
56 38 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-14 (6)
57 36 UNCHAIN MY HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-12 (9)
69 39 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY –•– Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor)-14 (22)

POWER PLAYS – 17th February, 1962

42 60 SHE’S GOT YOU –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-4 (42)
43 48 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-5 (43)
45 51 I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (45)
46 66 DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-2 (46)
47 72 WHAT’S YOUR NAME –•– Don and Juan (Big Top)-2 (47)
48 56 TWISTIN’ POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-4 (48)
49 59 LOST SOMEONE –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-9 (49)
50 54 AFRIKAAN BEAT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 17th February, 1962

64 — HEY, LET’S TWIST –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-1 (64)
73 — COME BACK SILLY GIRL –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (73)
74 — OUR ANNIVERSARY –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-1 (74)
77 — DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-1 (77)
81 — WALK ON THE WILD SIDE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (81)
83 — (I’ve Got) BONNIE –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-1 (83)
88 — CRY BABY CRY –•– The Angels (Caprice)-1 (88)
89 — POP-EYE –•– Huey Smith (Ace)-1 (89)
90 — LOSE HER –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-1 (90)
92 — LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING –•– Saverio Saridis (Warner Brothers)-3 (86)
93 — SURFIN’ –•– The Beach Boys (Candix)-1 (93)
94 — IT’S MAGIC –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (94)
98 — JOEY BABY –•– Anita and th’ So-and-So’s (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
99 — GROWING CLOSER TOGETHER –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-1 (99)
100 — SOUL TWIST –•– King Curtis and the Noble Knights (Enjoy)-1 (100)