Top 100 songs for March 17, 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 “Hey! Baby” by Bruce Channel. Meanwhile, “She Can't Find Her Keys” by Paul Petersen rises from No. 85 to No. 61. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- She Can't Find Her Keys — Paul Petersenup 24 places, No. 85 → No. 61
- Ginny Come Lately — Brian Hylandup 23 places, No. 96 → No. 73
- Slow Twistin' — Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)up 22 places, No. 36 → No. 14
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Johnny Angel — Shelley FabaresNo. 28
- Mashed Potato Time — Dee Dee SharpNo. 32
- Please Don't Ask About Barbara — Bobby VeeNo. 35
- Love Me Warm And Tender — Paul AnkaNo. 36
- Young World — Rick NelsonNo. 37
- You Win Again — Fats DominoNo. 39
First-week entries
- Good Luck Charm — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 51
- Anything That's Part Of You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 70
- Tell Me — Dick and DeeDeeNo. 72
- She Cried — Jay & The AmericansNo. 75
- La Paloma Twist — Chubby CheckerNo. 79
- Stranger On The Shore — Mr. Acker BilkNo. 80
- Mashed Potatoes (Part 1) — Steve AlaimoNo. 81
- Cinderella — Jack RossNo. 83
- The Jam - Part 1 — Bobby Gregg and His FriendsNo. 85
- Memories Of Maria — Jerry ByrdNo. 90
- Two Of A Kind — Sue ThompsonNo. 91
- Chapel By The Sea — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 94
- Johnny Jingo — Hayley MillsNo. 95
- Smile — Ferrante & TeicherNo. 98
- The Moon Was Yellow — Frank SinatraNo. 99
- Sweet Thursday — Johnny MathisNo. 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.