US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 29th September, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 29, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 29th September, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 29th September, 1962

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

1 1 SHERRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 RAMBLIN’ ROSE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-9 (2)
3 4 GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-8 (3)
4 13 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)-4 (4)
5 3 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-10 (1)
6 6 LET’S DANCE –•– Chris Montez (Monogram)-8 (6)
7 12 ALLEY CAT –•– Bent Fabric and His Piano (Atco)-10 (7)
8 8 PATCHES –•– Dickey Lee (Smash)-6 (8)
9 7 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Duprees (Coed)-9 (7)
10 5 TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-8 (5)
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11 9 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-8 (9)
12 15 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The Hammer Song) –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-7 (12)
13 16 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-7 (13)
14 11 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-14 (1)
15 23 LIE TO ME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-6 (15)
16 10 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (5)
17 27 I REMEMBER YOU –•– Frank Ifield (Vee-Jay)-4 (17)
18 19 RAIN RAIN GO AWAY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6 (18)
19 28 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-8 (19)
20 20 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES –•– The Springfields (Philips)-9 (20)
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21 26 WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-6 (21)
22 22 A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-8 (22)
23 17 BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-8 (17)
24 29 SURFIN’ SAFARI –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-8 (24)
25 32 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER –•– Carole King (Dimension)-6 (25)
26 31 PUNISH HER –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-5 (26)
27 30 HULLY GULLY BABY –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-8 (27)
28 14 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-12 (10)
29 21 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-10 (2)
30 43 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-3 (30)
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31 25 YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-8 (14)
32 42 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-8 (32)
33 18 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-8 (17)
34 24 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-11 (13)
35 39 SHAME ON ME –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-11 (23)
36 52 POPEYE THE HITCHHIKER –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-3 (36)
37 35 COME ON LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-11 (28)
38 40 I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE –•– Bobby Vinton (Diamond)-8 (38)
39 33 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-10 (16)
40 36 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-9 (21)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 29th September, 1962

43 34 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-14 (1)
45 38 (I’m the Girl On) WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN –•– Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo)-7 (38)
52 37 PARTY LIGHTS –•– Claudine Clark (Chancellor)-14 (5)

POWER PLAYS – 29th September, 1962

41 44 STOP THE MUSIC –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-4 (41)
42 57 TORTURE –•– Kris Jensen (Hickory)-5 (42)
44 66 HE’S A REBEL –•– The Crystals (The Blossoms) (Philles)-4 (44)
46 60 DON’T GO NEAR THE INDIANS –•– Rex Allen (Mercury)-3 (46)
47 45 WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN SUMMER’S GONE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-4 (45)
48 51 YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER –•– Bo Diddley (Checker)-7 (48)
49 53 HIDE AND GO SEEK (Part 1) –•– Bunker Hill (Mala)-6 (49)
50 — ALL ALONE AM I –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 29th September, 1962

50 — ALL ALONE AM I –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (50)
82 — OL’ MAN RIVER –•– Jimmy Smith (Verve)-3 (82)
83 — JAMES (Hold the Ladder Steady) –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-1 (83)
84 — BABY FACE –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-1 (84)
87 — NOTHING CAN CHANGE THIS LOVE –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
88 — I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE –•– Hank Snow (RCA Victor)-1 (88)
89 — MASHED POTATOES U.S.A. –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (89)
90 — IF A MAN ANSWERS –•– Bobby Darin (Capitol)-1 (90)
93 — DESAFINADO –•– Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd (Verve)-1 (93)
100 — TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS –•– Aretha Franklin (Columbia)-1 (100)