Top 100 songs for January 20, 1962
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1962 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Twist” by Chubby Checker. Meanwhile, “Duke Of Earl” by Gene Chandler rises from No. 93 to No. 49. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Duke Of Earl — Gene Chandlerup 44 places, No. 93 → No. 49
- Break It To Me Gently — Brenda Leeup 27 places, No. 56 → No. 29
- Smoky Places — The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzellup 23 places, No. 69 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
- When I Fall In Love — The LettermenNo. 9
- Norman — Sue ThompsonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Dear Ivan — Jimmy DeanNo. 24
- Break It To Me Gently — Brenda LeeNo. 29
- Twist-Her — Bill Black's ComboNo. 31
- Do-Re-Mi — Lee DorseyNo. 32
- Letter Full Of Tears — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 33
- Turn On Your Love Light — Bobby BlandNo. 34
- Dreamy Eyes — Johnny TillotsonNo. 35
- Pocketful Of Miracles — Frank SinatraNo. 36
- Multiplication — Bobby DarinNo. 39
First-week entries
- To A Sleeping Beauty — Jimmy DeanNo. 80
- Chattanooga Choo Choo — Floyd CramerNo. 85
- Afrikaan Beat — Bert Kaempfert And His OrchestraNo. 86
- There'll Be No Next Time — Jackie WilsonNo. 87
- A Little Bitty Tear — Wanda JacksonNo. 91
- Jamie — Eddie HollandNo. 92
- Blue Water Line — The Brothers FourNo. 93
- A Sunday Kind Of Love — Jan & DeanNo. 95
- Chip Chip — Gene McDanielsNo. 96
- Nite Owl — DukaysNo. 97
- Portrait Of A Fool — Conway TwittyNo. 98
- Oliver Twist — Rod McKuenNo. 99
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone — The Kingston TrioNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.