US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd February, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 3, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd February, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 3rd February, 1962

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

1 1 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Part 1) –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (2)
3 2 THE TWIST –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-30 (1)
4 5 NORMAN –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-9 (4)
5 3 I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) –•– Barbara George (A.F.O.)-12 (3)
6 8 THE WANDERER –•– Dion (Laurie)-9 (6)
7 20 DUKE OF EARL –•– Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)-4 (7)
8 9 BABY IT’S YOU –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-7 (8)
9 17 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-4 (9)
10 6 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT –•– The Tokens (RCA Victor)-12 (1)
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11 15 DEAR LADY TWIST –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-8 (11)
12 14 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR –•– Burl Ives (Decca)-7 (12)
13 13 TOWN WITHOUT PITY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-14 (13)
14 7 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-11 (7)
15 12 RUN TO HIM –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-12 (2)
16 10 WALK ON BY –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)-14 (5)
17 23 IRRESISTIBLE YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-8 (17)
18 18 COTTON FIELDS –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-10 (16)
19 11 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-12 (6)
20 42 CRYING IN THE RAIN –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-4 (20)
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21 16 UNCHAIN MY HEART –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-10 (9)
22 33 SHADRACK –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-4 (22)
23 21 LET THERE BE DRUMS –•– Sandy Nelson (Imperial)-14 (7)
24 22 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY –•– James Ray (Caprice)-11 (22)
25 27 LETTER FULL OF TEARS –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Fury)-8 (25)
26 26 TWIST-HER –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-7 (26)
27 30 DO-RE-MI –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-7 (27)
28 41 SHE’S EVERYTHING (I Wanted You To Be) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-6 (28)
29 31 MOON RIVER –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-17 (11)
30 19 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is the Boy In Your Heart) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-11 (10)
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31 24 DEAR IVAN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-5 (24)
32 28 TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-9 (28)
33 39 SMOKY PLACES –•– The Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff)-6 (33)
34 50 I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) –•– The Ikettes (Atco)-4 (34)
35 36 MULTIPLICATION –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-7 (35)
36 25 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY –•– Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor)-12 (22)
37 35 TUFF –•– Ace Cannon (Hi)-6 (35)
38 29 SMALL SAD SAM –•– Phil McLean (Versatile)-9 (21)
39 34 POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-7 (34)
40 44 THE GREATEST HURT –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 3rd February, 1962

44 38 POOR FOOL –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)-10 (38)
45 37 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD –•– James Darren (Colpix)-16 (3)
50 32 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-22 (1)
55 40 THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) –•– The Crystals (Philles)-11 (20)

POWER PLAYS – 3rd February, 1962

41 69 THE CAJUN QUEEN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-2 (41)
42 47 GO ON HOME –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-6 (42)
43 56 LET ME IN –•– The Sensations (Argo)-5 (43)
46 63 CHIP CHIP –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-3 (46)
47 61 TO A SLEEPING BEAUTY –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-3 (47)
48 55 SURFER’S STOMP –•– The Mar-Kets (Liberty)-4 (48
49 43 ROCK-A-HULA BABY (“Twist” Special) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (23)

NEW THIS WEEK – 3rd February, 1962

66 — HER ROYAL MAJESTY –•– James Darren (Colpix)-1 (66)
70 — TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-1 (70)
79 — MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW –•– Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen (Kapp)-1 (79)
85 — OLIVER TWIST –•– Rod McKuen (Spiral)-2 (85)
90 — MIDNIGHT –•– Johnny Gibson (Big Top)-1 (90)
91 — MY MELANCHOLY BABY –•– The Marcels (Colpix)-1 (91)
92 — TEEN QUEEN OF THE WEEK –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-1 (92)
95 — ECSTASY –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-1 (95)
96 — LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-1 (96)
97 — I SURRENDER, DEAR –•– Aretha Franklin (Columbia)-1 (97)
98 — LET’S GO –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
99 — TEQUILA TWIST –•– The Champs (Challenge)-1 (99)
100 — SUGAR BABE –•– Buster Brown (Fire)-1 (100)