US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd September, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 22, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd September, 1962

#1 SHERRY By The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)

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US Top 40 Singles – 22nd September, 1962

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

1 1 SHERRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-5 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 RAMBLIN’ ROSE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-8 (2)
3 2 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-9 (1)
4 5 GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-7 (4)
5 7 TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-7 (5)
6 15 LET’S DANCE –•– Chris Montez (Monogram)-7 (6)
7 13 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Duprees (Coed)-8 (7)
8 9 PATCHES –•– Dickey Lee (Smash)-5 (8)
9 12 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-7 (9)
10 6 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (5)
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11 4 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-13 (1)
12 18 ALLEY CAT –•– Bent Fabric and His Piano (Atco)-9 (12)
13 37 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)-3 (13)
14 10 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-11 (10)
15 35 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The Hammer Song) –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-6 (15)
16 19 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-6 (16)
17 20 BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-7 (17)
18 17 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-7 (17)
19 33 RAIN RAIN GO AWAY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (19)
20 22 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES –•– The Springfields (Philips)-8 (20)
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21 8 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-9 (2)
22 25 A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-7 (22)
23 27 LIE TO ME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-5 (23)
24 26 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-10 (13)
25 29 YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-7 (14)
26 36 WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-5 (26)
27 53 I REMEMBER YOU –•– Frank Ifield (Vee-Jay)-3 (27)
28 42 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-7 (28)
29 30 SURFIN’ SAFARI –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-7 (29)
30 32 HULLY GULLY BABY –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-7 (30)
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31 40 PUNISH HER –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-4 (31)
32 41 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER –•– Carole King (Dimension)-5 (32)
33 16 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-9 (16)
34 11 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-13 (1)
35 28 COME ON LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-10 (28)
36 21 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-8 (21)
37 14 PARTY LIGHTS –•– Claudine Clark (Chancellor)-13 (5)
38 39 (I’m the Girl On) WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo)-6 (38)
39 23 SHAME ON ME –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-10 (23)
40 46 I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE –•– Bobby Vinton (Diamond)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 22nd September, 1962

41 34 STOP THE WEDDING –•– Etta James (Argo)-9 (34)
47 31 WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-11 (12)
49 24 THINGS –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-12 (3)
67 38 VACATION –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-9 (9)

POWER PLAYS – 22nd September, 1962

42 54 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-7 (42)
43 68 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-2 (43)
44 69 STOP THE MUSIC –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-3 (44)
45 66 WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN SUMMER’S GONE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-3 (45)
46 55 EVERY NIGHT (Without You) –•– Paul Anka (RCA Victor)-5 (46)
48 51 PAPA-OOM-MOW-MOW –•– The Rivingtons (Liberty)-6 (48)
50 43 MR. SONGWRITER –•– Connie Stevens (Warner Brothers)-8 (43)

NEW THIS WEEK – 22nd September, 1962

58 — SAVE ALL YOUR LOVIN’ FOR ME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (58)
69 — KING OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD (From the “Kid Galahad” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (69)
80 — GINA –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-1 (80)
85 — TEN LONELY GUYS –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (85)
86 — WARMED OVER KISSES (Left Over Love) –•– Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-1 (86)
87 — TWISTIN’ WITH LINDA –•– The Isley Brothers (Wand)-1 (87)
88 — …AND THEN THERE WERE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-1 (88)
90 — WORKIN’ FOR THE MAN –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-1 (90)
92 — FOREVER AND A DAY –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (92)
96 — MR. LONELY –•– Buddy Greco (Epic)-1 (96)
97 — SECOND FIDDLE GIRL –•– Barbara Lynn (Jamie)-1 (97)
98 — I LEFT MY HEART IN THE BALCONY –•– Linda Scott (Congress)-1 (98)
99 — WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Anthony Newley (London)-1 (99)
100 — SOMEDAY (When I’m Gone From You) –•– Bobby Vee and the Crickets (Liberty)-1 (100)

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