US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st December, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 1, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st December, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 1st December, 1962

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

1 1 BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 RETURN TO SENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (2)
3 4 BOBBY’S GIRL –•– Marcie Blane (Seville)-7 (3)
4 6 LIMBO ROCK –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-13 (4)
5 3 ALL ALONE AM I –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-10 (3)
6 7 DON’T HANG UP –•– The Orlons (Cameo)-8 (6)
7 11 THE LONELY BULL (El Solo Torro) –•– The Tijuana Brass Featuring Herb Alpert (A&M)-6 (7)
8 10 RIDE –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-7 (8)
9 8 HE’S A REBEL –•– The Crystals (The Blossoms) (Philles)-13 (1)
10 5 NEXT DOOR TO AN ANGEL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-9 (5)
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11 9 GINA –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-11 (6)
12 12 THE CHA-CHA-CHA –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-8 (10)
13 18 TELSTAR –•– The Tornados (London)-5 (13)
14 19 MY OWN TRUE LOVE –•– The Duprees (Coed)-7 (14)
15 15 DESAFINADO –•– Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd (Verve)-10 (15)
16 17 RELEASE ME –•– Esther Phillips “Little Esther” (Lenox)-6 (16)
17 13 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-12 (2)
18 22 (Dance With the) GUITAR MAN –•– Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes (RCA Victor)-9 (18)
19 29 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-5 (19)
20 30 RUMORS –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-5 (20)
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21 16 CLOSE TO CATHY –•– Mike Clifford (United Artists)-12 (12)
22 14 NOTHING CAN CHANGE THIS LOVE –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-10 (12)
23 36 ESO BESO (That Kiss) –•– Paul Anka (RCA Victor)-5 (23)
24 28 I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You) –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-6 (24)
25 23 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-14 (17)
26 24 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-17 (3)
27 39 LOVE CAME TO ME –•– Dion (Laurie)-4 (27)
28 34 WIGGLE WOBBLE –•– Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers (Everlast)-7 (28)
29 20 I’VE GOT A WOMAN (Part 1) –•– Jimmy McGriff (Sue)-8 (20)
30 41 DEAR LONELY HEARTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (30)
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31 21 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)-13 (1)
32 35 MAMA SANG A SONG –•– Stan Kenton (Capitol)-8 (32)
33 33 THAT STRANGER USED TO BE MY GIRL –•– Trade Martin (Coed)-7 (28)
34 46 CHAINS –•– The Cookies (Dimension)-4 (34)
35 38 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-17 (19)
36 37 LOVERS BY NIGHT, STRANGERS BY DAY –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-8 (36)
37 40 LET’S GO (Pony) –•– The Routers (Warner Brothers)-5 (37)
38 43 MAMA SANG A SONG –•– Walter Brennan (Liberty)-7 (38)
39 25 LEAH –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-9 (25)
40 50 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 1st December, 1962

43 31 POPEYE THE HITCHHIKER –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-12 (10)
47 27 I WAS SUCH A FOOL (To Fall In Love With You) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-9 (24)
51 26 JAMES (Hold the Ladder Steady) –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-10 (17)
54 32 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-9 (21)

POWER PLAYS – 1st December, 1962

41 54 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Steve Lawrence (Columbia)-4 (41)
42 65 HOTEL HAPPINESS –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-2 (42)
44 64 ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH –•– Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans (Philles)-3 (44)
45 66 RUBY ANN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-3 (45)
46 51 STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (46)
48 63 YOUR CHEATING HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-3 (48)
49 55 MARY ANN REGRETS –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-5 (49)
50 61 THE PUSH AND KICK –•– Mark Valentino (Swan)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 1st December, 1962

64 — TWO LOVERS –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-1 (64)
73 — LET’S KISS AND MAKE UP –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-1 (73)
77 — TEN LITTLE INDIANS –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (77)
81 — TELL HIM –•– The Exciters (United Artists)-1 (81)
83 — ROAD HOG –•– John D. Loudermilk (RCA Victor)-1 (83)
84 — THE LOVE OF A BOY –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-1 (84)
86 — SEE SEE RIDER –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-1 (86)
89 — I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-1 (89)
91 — STRANGE I KNOW –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (91)
92 — GONNA RAISE A RUKUS TONIGHT –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-1 (92)
93 — THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND –•– The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia)-1 (93)
94 — EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-1 (94)
95 — ME AND MY SHADOW –•– Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-1 (95)
96 — ECHO –•– The Emotions (Kapp)-1 (96)
97 — THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND –•– Ketty Lester (Era)-1 (97)
99 — FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi) –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 — LIMELIGHT –•– Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)-1 (100)