Top 100 songs for February 10, 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 “Peppermint Twist - Part I” by Joey Dee & the Starliters. Meanwhile, “Midnight In Moscow” by Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen rises from No. 79 to No. 47. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Midnight In Moscow — Kenny Ball and his Jazzmenup 32 places, No. 79 → No. 47
- Hey! Baby — Bruce Channelup 31 places, No. 52 → No. 21
- Chip Chip — Gene McDanielsup 22 places, No. 46 → No. 24
New to this week’s Top 10
- A Little Bitty Tear — Burl IvesNo. 9
- Dear Lady Twist — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hey! Baby — Bruce ChannelNo. 21
- Chip Chip — Gene McDanielsNo. 24
- The Cajun Queen — Jimmy DeanNo. 34
- Let Me In — The SensationsNo. 35
- To A Sleeping Beauty — Jimmy DeanNo. 40
First-week entries
- Don't Break The Heart That Loves You — Connie FrancisNo. 66
- What's Your Name — Don & JuanNo. 72
- Drums Are My Beat — Sandy NelsonNo. 77
- B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) — The TokensNo. 80
- Tears And Laughter — Dinah WashingtonNo. 86
- Do You Know How To Twist — Hank BallardNo. 91
- Bermuda — Linda ScottNo. 92
- Rough Lover — Aretha FranklinNo. 94
- Yessiree — Linda ScottNo. 96
- Pictures In The Fire — Pat BooneNo. 98
- Strange — Patsy ClineNo. 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.