US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th October, 1962

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 6, 1962

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th October, 1962

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US Top 40 Singles – 6th October, 1962

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

1 1 SHERRY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-7 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)-5 (2)
3 2 RAMBLIN’ ROSE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-10 (2)
4 6 LET’S DANCE –•– Chris Montez (Monogram)-9 (4)
5 3 GREEN ONIONS –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-9 (3)
6 8 PATCHES –•– Dickey Lee (Smash)-7 (6)
7 13 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-8 (7)
8 17 I REMEMBER YOU –•– Frank Ifield (Vee-Jay)-5 (8)
9 7 ALLEY CAT –•– Bent Fabric and His Piano (Atco)-11 (7)
10 11 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-9 (9)
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11 5 SHEILA –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-11 (1)
12 18 RAIN RAIN GO AWAY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (12)
13 15 LIE TO ME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-7 (13)
14 12 IF I HAD A HAMMER (The Hammer Song) –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-8 (12)
15 19 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours (Gordy)-9 (15)
16 10 TEEN AGE IDOL –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-9 (5)
17 9 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Duprees (Coed)-10 (7)
18 23 BEECHWOOD 4-5789 –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-9 (17)
19 24 SURFIN’ SAFARI –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (19)
20 21 WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS –•– Joey Dee and the Starliters (Roulette)-7 (20)
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21 26 PUNISH HER –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-6 (21)
22 25 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER –•– Carole King (Dimension)-7 (22)
23 44 HE’S A REBEL –•– The Crystals (The Blossoms) (Philles)-5 (23)
24 30 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-4 (24)
25 36 POPEYE THE HITCHHIKER –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-4 (25)
26 27 HULLY GULLY BABY –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-9 (26)
27 14 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Little Eva (Dimension)-15 (1)
28 32 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-9 (28)
29 22 A WONDERFUL DREAM –•– The Majors (Imperial)-9 (22)
30 46 DON’T GO NEAR THE INDIANS –•– Rex Allen (Mercury)-4 (30)
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31 20 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES –•– The Springfields (Philips)-10 (20)
32 16 SHE’S NOT YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (5)
33 28 RINKY DINK –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess)-13 (10)
34 37 COME ON LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-12 (28)
35 50 ALL ALONE AM I –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-2 (35)
36 51 LITTLE BLACK BOOK –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-4 (36)
37 53 KING OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD (From the “Kid Galahad” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (37)
38 42 TORTURE –•– Kris Jensen (Hickory)-6 (38)
39 41 STOP THE MUSIC –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-5 (39)
40 54 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 6th October, 1962

41 39 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-11 (16)
42 29 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-11 (2)
43 35 SHAME ON ME –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-12 (23)
45 40 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-10 (21)
48 34 A SWINGIN’ SAFARI –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-12 (13)
51 33 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-9 (17)
52 31 YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW –•– Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)-9 (14)
76 38 I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE –•– Bobby Vinton (Diamond)-9 (38)

POWER PLAYS – 6th October, 1962

44 49 HIDE AND GO SEEK (Part 1) –•– Bunker Hill (Mala)-7 (44)
46 63 GINA –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 59 LIMBO ROCK –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-5 (47)
49 76 WARMED OVER KISSES (Left Over Love) –•– Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-3 (49)
50 55 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER –•– Shelley Fabares (Colpix)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 6th October, 1962

77 — NEXT DOOR TO AN ANGEL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-1 (77)
81 — SUSIE DARLIN’ –•– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)-1 (81)
84 — THE BURNING OF ATLANTA –•– Claude King (Columbia)-1 (84)
87 — I’M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-1 (87)
88 — (Dance With the) GUITAR MAN –•– Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes (RCA Victor)-1 (88)
89 — WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Robert Goulet (Columbia)-1 (89)
90 — POP POP POP – PIE –•– The Sherrys (Guyden)-1 (90)
92 — LOVE ME TENDER –•– Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-1 (92)
94 — I WAS SUCH A FOOL (To Fall In Love With You) –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (94)
95 — LEAH –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-1 (95)
97 — DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (97)
98 — WIGGLE WOBBLE –•– Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers (Everlast)-1 (98)
99 — HE THINKS I STILL CARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (99)
100 — WHEN THE BOYS GET TOGETHER –•– Joanie Sommers (Warner Brothers)-1 (100)