Top 100 songs for March 31, 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 “Don't Break The Heart That Loves You” by Connie Francis. Meanwhile, “Shout - Part I” by Joey Dee & the Starliters rises from No. 68 to No. 36. 19 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Shout - Part I — Joey Dee & the Starlitersup 32 places, No. 68 → No. 36
- Soldier Boy — The Shirellesup 29 places, No. 63 → No. 34
- Johnny Jingo — Hayley Millsup 29 places, No. 81 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Nut Rocker — B. Bumble & The StingersNo. 30
- You Better Move On — Arthur AlexanderNo. 31
- Dear One — Larry FinneganNo. 32
- Soldier Boy — The ShirellesNo. 34
- Shout - Part I — Joey Dee & the StarlitersNo. 36
- If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) — Leroy Van DykeNo. 37
- She Can't Find Her Keys — Paul PetersenNo. 38
- Something's Got A Hold On Me — Etta JamesNo. 39
- The Alvin Twist — The Chipmunks With David SevilleNo. 40
First-week entries
- At The Club — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 64
- You Talk About Love — Barbara GeorgeNo. 65
- Twist, Twist Senora — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 68
- What'd I Say (Part 1) — Bobby DarinNo. 70
- Who Will The Next Fool Be — Bobby BlandNo. 77
- Uptown — The CrystalsNo. 80
- I Wish That We Were Married — Ronnie and The Hi-LitesNo. 82
- Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) — Ernie MarescaNo. 83
- Ain't That Loving You — Bobby BlandNo. 86
- I Will — Vic DanaNo. 87
- P.T. 109 — Jimmy DeanNo. 90
- Caterina — Perry ComoNo. 91
- Pop-Eye Stroll — Mar-KeysNo. 94
- Play The Thing — Marlowe Morris QuintetNo. 95
- Honky-Tonk Man — Johnny HortonNo. 96
- Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) — Jimmy SoulNo. 97
- I Found A Love — The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables)No. 98
- The Big Draft — The Four PrepsNo. 99
- King Of Clowns — Neil SedakaNo. 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.