US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th January, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 20, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th January, 1962

US Top 40 Singles – 20th January, 1962

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

1 1 THE TWIST –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-28 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-9 (2)
3 2 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
4 4 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (4)
5 5 I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) –•– Barbara George (A.F.O.)-10 (5)
6 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-10 (6)
7 7 WALK ON BY –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)-12 (5)
8 8 RUN TO HIM –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-10 (2)
9 12 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-9 (9)
10 17 NORMAN –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-7 (10)
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11 9 UNCHAIN MY HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-8 (9)
12 10 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is the Boy In Your Heart) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-9 (10)
13 14 LET THERE BE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-12 (7)
14 21 TOWN WITHOUT PITY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-12 (14)
15 16 BABY IT’S YOU –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-5 (15)
16 19 COTTON FIELDS –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-8 (16)
17 18 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-5 (17)
18 20 THE WANDERER –•– Dion (Laurie)-7 (18)
19 13 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-20 (1)
20 11 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD –•– James Darren (Colpix)-14 (3)
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21 28 SMALL SAD SAM –•– Phil McLean (Versatile)-7 (21)
22 29 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY –•– Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor)-10 (22)
23 27 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY –•– James Ray (Caprice)-9 (23)
24 42 DEAR IVAN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-3 (24)
25 15 REVENGE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-9 (15)
26 33 DEAR LADY TWIST –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-6 (26)
27 36 IRRESISTIBLE YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-6 (27)
28 32 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-15 (11)
29 56 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-2 (29)
30 31 ROCK-A-HULA BABY (“Twist” Special) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (23)
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31 41 TWIST-HER –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-5 (31)
32 43 DO-RE-MI –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-5 (32)
33 51 LETTER FULL OF TEARS –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Fury)-6 (33)
34 46 TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-7 (34)
35 44 DREAMY EYES –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-16 (35)
36 47 POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (36)
37 25 THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) –•– The Crystals (Philles)-9 (20)
38 22 ‘TIL –•– The Angels (Caprice)-13 (14)
39 50 MULTIPLICATION –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-5 (39)
40 26 I DON’T KNOW WHY –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-12 (12)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 20th January, 1962

41 24 GYPSY WOMAN –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-14 (20)
42 30 JAMBALAYA (On the Bayou) –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-6 (30)
43 39 POOR FOOL –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)-8 (39)
55 40 HEY! LITTLE GIRL –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-8 (38)
56 34 MOON RIVER –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-15 (11)
58 37 LET’S TWIST AGAIN –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-21 (8)
59 35 JOHNNY WILL –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (35)
66 38 YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT –•– Kenny Dino (Musicor)-11 (24)

POWER PLAYS – 20th January, 1962

44 61 TUFF –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-4 (44)
45 62 SHADRACK –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-2 (45)
46 69 SMOKY PLACES –•– The Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff)-4 (46)
47 54 FLYING CIRCLE –•– Frank Slay and His Orchestra (Swan)-6 (47)
48 52 SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-4 (48)
49 93 DUKE OF EARL –•– Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)-2 (49)
50 53 MARIA –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 20th January, 1962

80 — TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-1 (80)
85 — CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-1 (85)
86 — AFRIKAAN BEAT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-1 (86)
87 — THERE’LL BE NO NEXT TIME –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (87)
91 — A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Wanda Jackson (Capitol)-1 (91)
92 — JAMIE –•– Eddie Holland (Motown)-1 (92)
93 — BLUE WATER LINE –•– The Brothers Four (Columbia)-1 (93)
95 — A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-1 (95)
96 — CHIP CHIP –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-1 (96)
97 — NITE OWL –•– The Dukays (Nat/Vee-Jay)-1 (97)
98 — PORTRAIT OF A FOOL –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-1 (98)
99 — OLIVER TWIST –•– Rod McKuen (Spiral)-1 (99)
100 — WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-1 (100)