US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th May, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 19, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th May, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 19th May, 1962

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

1 1 SOLDIER BOY –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 STRANGER ON THE SHORE –•– Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)-10 (2)
3 2 MASHED POTATO TIME –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-12 (2)
4 4 JOHNNY ANGEL –•– Shelley Fabares (Colpix)-12 (1)
5 6 SHE CRIED –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-10 (5)
6 8 SHOUT SHOUT (Knock Yourself Out) –•– Ernie Maresca (Seville)-8 (6)
7 7 OLD RIVERS –•– Walter Brennan (Liberty)-7 (7)
8 12 EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-6 (8)
9 11 P.T. 109 –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-8 (9)
10 14 FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN’ –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-7 (10)
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11 5 GOOD LUCK CHARM –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
12 10 SHOUT (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-9 (6)
13 19 LOVERS WHO WANDER –•– Dion (Laurie)-5 (13)
14 17 THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-9 (14)
15 16 CONSCIENCE –•– James Darren (Colpix)-6 (15)
16 9 TWIST, TWIST SENORA –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-8 (9)
17 18 I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED –•– Ronnie and the Hi-Lites (Joy)-8 (17)
18 20 UPTOWN –•– The Crystals (Philles)-8 (18)
19 13 SLOW TWISTIN’ –•– Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway)-12 (3)
20 15 LOVER PLEASE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)-12 (7)
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21 53 I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-3 (21)
22 29 TELL ME –•– Dick and DeeDee (Liberty)-10 (22)
23 25 CATERINA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-8 (23)
24 30 I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN –•– The Blue-Belles (The Starlets) (Newtown)-5 (24)
25 28 TWISTIN’ MATILDA –•– Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R.)-8 (25)
26 27 YOU ARE MINE –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-9 (26)
27 35 MOST PEOPLE GET MARRIED –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-5 (27)
28 23 SOUL TWIST –•– King Curtis and the Noble Knights (Enjoy)-11 (17)
29 26 JOHNNY JINGO –•– Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)-10 (21)
30 21 DEAR ONE –•– Larry Finnegan (Old Town)-13 (11)
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31 22 YOUNG WORLD –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-12 (5)
32 55 (The Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-4 (32)
33 43 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-5 (33)
34 64 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-2 (34)
35 24 LOVE LETTERS –•– Ketty Lester (Era)-13 (5)
36 42 BLUES (Stay Away From Me) –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-6 (36)
37 50 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-23 (11)
38 58 FOLLOW THAT DREAM (From the “Follow That Dream” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (38)
39 46 NIGHT TRAIN –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-6 (39)
40 75 SECOND HAND LOVE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 19th May, 1962

48 32 HIDE ‘NOR HAIR –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-7 (20)
52 31 GINNY COME LATELY –•– Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-11 (21)
53 40 WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-8 (24)
54 33 SHE CAN’T FIND HER KEYS –•– Paul Petersen (Colpix)-12 (19)
55 37 THE JAM (Part 1) –•– Bobby Gregg and His Friends (Cotton)-10 (29)

POWER PLAYS – 19th May, 1962

41 49 COUNT EVERY STAR –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-7 (41)
42 69 PALISADES PARK –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-2 (42)
43 63 VILLAGE OF LOVE –•– Nathaniel Mayer and the Fabulous Twilights (Fortune)-4 (43)
44 54 SO THIS IS LOVE –•– The Castells (Era)-6 (44)
45 47 KING OF CLOWNS –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-8 (45)
46 56 PLAYBOY –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-3 (46)
47 61 TEACH ME TONIGHT –•– George Maharis (Epic)-5 (47)
49 52 (I Was) BORN TO CRY –•– Dion (Laurie)-5 (49)
50 59 I WILL –•– Vic Dana (Dolton)-8 (47)

NEW THIS WEEK – 19th May, 1962

72 — WHERE ARE YOU –•– Dinah Washington (Roulette)-1 (72)
74 — SHARING YOU –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (74)
76 — SNAP YOUR FINGERS –•– Joe Henderson (Todd)-1 (76)
82 — DOCTOR FEEL-GOOD –•– Dr. Feelgood and the Interns (Okeh)-4 (82)
84 — THEME FROM “BEN CASEY” –•– Valjean (Carlton)-1 (84)
85 — WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH YOU (You’ll Love Me Too) –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-1 (85)
86 — WOMAN IS A MAN’S BEST FRIEND –•– Teddy and the Twilights (Swan)-1 (86)
88 — SCOTCH AND SODA –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-3 (88)
89 — HERE COMES THAT FEELIN’ –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (89)
93 — JANE, JANE, JANE –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-1 (93)
95 — QUANDO, QUANDO, QUANDO (Tell Me When) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (95)
96 — -TWISTIN’-WHITE SILVER SANDS –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-2 (92)
97 — BRISTOL TWISTIN’ ANNIE –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-1 (97)
98 — THAT HAPPY FEELING –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-1 (98)
99 — THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY –•– The Chad Mitchell Trio (Kapp)-1 (99)
100 — AL DI LA’ –•– Emilio Pericoli (Warner Brothers)-1 (100)