US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th January, 1962
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 27, 1962
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th January, 1962
#1 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) By Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)
US Top 40 Singles – 27th January, 1962
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THE TWIST –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-29 (1)
3 5 I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) –•– Barbara George (A.F.O.)-11 (3)
4 4 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (4)
5 10 NORMAN –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-8 (5)
6 3 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-11 (1)
7 9 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-10 (7)
8 18 THE WANDERER –•– Dion (Laurie)-8 (8)
9 15 BABY IT’S YOU –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-6 (9)
10 7 WALK ON BY –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)-13 (5)
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11 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-11 (6)
12 8 RUN TO HIM –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-11 (2)
13 14 TOWN WITHOUT PITY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-13 (13)
14 17 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-6 (14)
15 26 DEAR LADY TWIST –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-7 (15)
16 11 UNCHAIN MY HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-9 (9)
17 29 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (17)
18 16 COTTON FIELDS –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-9 (16)
19 12 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is the Boy In Your Heart) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-10 (10)
20 49 DUKE OF EARL –•– Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)-3 (20)
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21 13 LET THERE BE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-13 (7)
22 23 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY –•– James Ray (Caprice)-10 (22)
23 27 IRRESISTIBLE YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-7 (23)
24 24 DEAR IVAN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-4 (24)
25 22 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY –•– Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor)-11 (22)
26 31 TWIST-HER –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-6 (26)
27 33 LETTER FULL OF TEARS –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Fury)-7 (27)
28 34 TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-8 (28)
29 21 SMALL SAD SAM –•– Phil McLean (Versatile)-8 (21)
30 32 DO-RE-MI –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-6 (30)
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31 28 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-16 (11)
32 19 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-21 (1)
33 45 SHADRACK –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-3 (33)
34 36 POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-6 (34)
35 44 TUFF –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-5 (35)
36 39 MULTIPLICATION –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-6 (36)
37 20 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD –•– James Darren (Colpix)-15 (3)
38 43 POOR FOOL –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)-9 (38)
39 46 SMOKY PLACES –•– The Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff)-5 (39)
40 37 THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) –•– The Crystals (Philles)-10 (20)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 27th January, 1962
43 30 ROCK-A-HULA BABY (“Twist” Special) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (23)
46 25 REVENGE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-10 (15)
49 40 I DON’T KNOW WHY –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-13 (12)
51 35 DREAMY EYES –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-17 (35)
60 38 ‘TIL –•– The Angels (Caprice)-14 (14)
POWER PLAYS – 27th January, 1962
41 48 SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-5 (41)
42 67 CRYING IN THE RAIN –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-3 (42)
44 57 THE GREATEST HURT –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-3 (44)
45 47 FLYING CIRCLE –•– Frank Slay and His Orchestra (Swan)-7 (45)
47 54 GO ON HOME –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-5 (47)
48 50 MARIA –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-7 (48)
50 63 I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) –•– The Ikettes (Atco)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 27th January, 1962
69 — THE CAJUN QUEEN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-1 (69)
74 — HEY! BABY –•– Bruce Channel (Smash)-1 (74)
83 — I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (83)
85 — CRY TO ME –•– Solomon Burke (Atlantic)-1 (85)
87 — LIZZIE BORDEN –•– The Chad Mitchell Trio (Kapp)-1 (87)
88 — LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING –•– Saverio Saridis (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
90 — (Do the New) CONTINENTAL –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-1 (90)
92 — THE DOOR IS OPEN –•– Tommy Hunt (Scepter)-1 (92)
93 — SHIMMY, SHIMMY WALK (Part 1) –•– The Megatons (Checker)-1 (93)
95 — AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH –•– Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay)-1 (95)
96 — SHE’S GOT YOU –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-1 (96)
97 — TWISTIN’ POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (97)
99 — HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH –•– The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)-1 (99)
100 — BANDIT OF MY DREAMS –•– Eddie Hodges (Cadence)-1 (100)
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