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

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 1st September, 1962

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

1 5 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-10 (1)
3 2 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
4 4 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-6 (4)
5 7 PARTY LIGHTS –•– Claudine Clark (Chancellor)-10 (5)
6 8 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (6)
7 3 THINGS –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-9 (3)
8 6 ROSES ARE RED (My Love) –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-13 (1)
9 12 VACATION –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-6 (9)
10 10 LITTLE DIANE –•– Dion (Laurie)-9 (8)
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11 22 RAMBLIN’ ROSE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-5 (11)
12 18 WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-8 (12)
13 9 AHAB, THE ARAB –•– Ray Stevens (Mercury)-10 (5)
14 30 YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-4 (14)
15 21 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-7 (15)
16 24 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-8 (16)
17 35 TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-4 (17)
18 23 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-6 (18)
19 31 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Duprees (Coed)-5 (19)
20 25 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-9 (20)
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21 17 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-13 (3)
22 65 SHERRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-2 (22)
23 19 CALL ME MR. IN-BETWEEN –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-7 (19)
24 11 THE WAH WATUSI –•– The Orlons (Cameo)-13 (2)
25 37 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-4 (25)
26 32 TILL DEATH DO US PART –•– Bob Braun (Decca)-7 (26)
27 26 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Isley Brothers (Wand)-14 (17)
28 14 YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING –•– Barbara Lynn (Jamie)-12 (8)
29 13 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-9 (13)
30 36 ALLEY CAT –•– Bent Fabric and His Piano (Atco)-6 (30)
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31 40 COME ON LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-7 (31)
32 39 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-4 (32)
33 34 SHAME ON ME –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-7 (33)
34 15 HEART IN HAND –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-9 (15)
35 20 SPEEDY GONZALES –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (6)
36 42 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-5 (36)
37 50 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES –•– The Springfields (Philips)-5 (37)
38 47 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-3 (38)
39 49 BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-4 (39)
40 48 GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 1st September, 1962

44 16 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Claude King (Columbia)-15 (6)
47 27 THE STRIPPER –•– David Rose and His Orchestra (MGM)-17 (1)
54 28 (Girls, Girls, Girls) MADE TO LOVE –•– Eddie Hodges (Cadence)-11 (14)
61 29 THEME FROM “DR. KILDARE” (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) –•– Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-14 (10)
67 33 THE BALLAD OF PALADIN –•– Duane Eddy (RCA Victor)-9 (33)

POWER PLAYS – 1st September, 1962

41 44 STOP THE WEDDING –•– Etta James (Argo)-6 (41)
42 52 A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-4 (42)
43 55 LET’S DANCE –•– Chris Montez (Monogram)-4 (43)
45 61 PATCHES –•– Dickey Lee (Smash)-2 (45)
46 59 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The Hammer Song) –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-3 (46)
48 58 (I’m the Girl On) WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo)-3 (48)
49 51 BABY ELEPHANT WALK –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-13 (49)
50 53 A TASTE OF HONEY –•– Martin Denny and His Orchestra (Liberty)-8 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 1st September, 1962

78 — PUNISH HER –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (78)
86 — TORTURE –•– Kris Jensen (Hickory)-1 (86)
88 — A TASTE OF HONEY –•– The Victor Feldman Quartet (Infinity)-1 (88)
90 — WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-1 (90)
93 — I WOULDN’T KNOW (What To Do) –•– Dinah Washington (Roulette)-1 (93)
94 — NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Dot)-1 (94)
95 — I KEEP FORGETTIN’ –•– Chuck Jackson (Wand)-1 (95)
99 — IF I DIDN’T HAVE A DIME (To Play the Jukebox) –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-1 (99)
100 — OL’ MAN RIVER –•– Jimmy Smith (Verve)-1 (100)