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------------------------------------------------------------------January 6, 1962-------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Can't Help Falling In
Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby--Elvis Presley--RCA Victor
(1)
2. The Twist------------------------------------Chubby
Checker--Parkway
(7)
3. Peppermint Twist-----------------------------Joey Dee & the
Starliters--Roulette (4)
4. Run To Him/Walkin' With My Angel-------------Bobby Vee--Liberty
(3)
5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight----------------------Tokens--RCA Victor
(2)
6. Norman---------------------------------------Sue Thompson--Hickory
(5)
7. Flying Blue Angels---------------------------George, Johnny & the
Pilots--Coed (6)
8. A Little Bitty Tear--------------------------Burl Ives--Decca
(13)
9. That's My Pa---------------------------------Sheb Wooley--MGM
(11)
10. You're The Reason----------------------------Bobby Edwards--Crest
(9)
11. Please Mr. Postman---------------------------Marvelettes--Tamla
(8)
12. When I Fall In Love--------------------------Lettermen--Capitol
(12)
13. There's No Other (Like My Baby)--------------Crystals--Philles
(10)
14. Majestic-------------------------------------Dion--Laurie
(14)
15. Let There Be Drums---------------------------Sandy Nelson--Imperial
(33)
16. Goodbye Cruel World--------------------------James Darren--Colpix
(16)
17. In The Middle Of A Heartache-----------------Wanda Jackson--Capitol
(15)
18. Big Bad John---------------------------------Jimmy Dean--Columbia
(18)
19. Walk On By-----------------------------------Leroy Van Dyke--Mercury
(17)
20. Moon River-----------------------------------Henry Mancini--RCA
Victor (20)
21. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen-----------------Neil Sedaka--RCA Victor
(24)
22. Small Sad Sam--------------------------------Phil McLean--Versatile
(28)
23. When The Boy In Your Arms/Baby's
First
Christmas----------------------Connie
Francis--MGM
(31)
24. Tonight--------------------------------------Ferrante & Teicher--United
Artists
/Eddie
Fisher--7 Arts
(19)
25. I Don't Know Why-----------------------------Linda
Scott--Canadian-American (26)
26. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody---------James Ray--Caprice
(40)
27. Happy Jose-----------------------------------Jack Ross--Dot
(29)
28. Anybody But Me/Fool Number One---------------Brenda Lee--Decca
(22)
29. Language Of Love-----------------------------John D. Loudermilk--RCA
Victor (21)
30. Jingle Bell Rock-----------------------------Chubby Checker & Bobby
Rydell--Cameo (30)
31. Dear Lady Twist------------------------------Gary U.S. Bonds--Le
Grand (debut)
32. Crazy----------------------------------------Patsy Cline--Decca
(27)
33. Runaround Sue--------------------------------Dion--Laurie
(23)
34. Town Without Pity----------------------------Gene Pitney--Musicor
(debut)
35. Unchain My Heart-----------------------------Ray Charles--ABC
Paramount (debut)
36. The Lost Penny-------------------------------Brook Benton--Mercury
(debut)
37. It Will Stand--------------------------------Showmen--Minit
(25)
38. Unsquare Dance-------------------------------Dave Brubeck--Columbia
(32)
39. Let Me In------------------------------------Sensations--Argo
(35)
40. Turn On Your Love Light----------------------Bobby Bland--Duke
(debut)
Previous week position in parenthesis.
Double sided hits listed with first side as on original survey.
Survey courtesy Pavek Museum
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