Top 100 songs for April 7, 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 “Johnny Angel” by Shelley Fabares. Meanwhile, “Twist, Twist Senora” by Gary U.S. Bonds rises from No. 68 to No. 32. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Twist, Twist Senora — Gary U.S. Bondsup 36 places, No. 68 → No. 32
- The White Rose Of Athens — David Carroll And His Orchestraup 23 places, No. 84 → No. 61
- The Big Draft — The Four Prepsup 21 places, No. 99 → No. 78
New to this week’s Top 10
- Young World — Rick NelsonNo. 8
- Love Letters — Ketty LesterNo. 9
- Mashed Potato Time — Dee Dee SharpNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Stranger On The Shore — Mr. Acker BilkNo. 31
- Twist, Twist Senora — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 32
- Soul Twist — King Curtis And The Noble KnightsNo. 33
- She Cried — Jay & The AmericansNo. 34
- Anything That's Part Of You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 36
- Ginny Come Lately — Brian HylandNo. 37
- Cry Baby Cry — The AngelsNo. 38
- Cinderella — Jack RossNo. 40
First-week entries
- Funny Way Of Laughin' — Burl IvesNo. 65
- Hide 'Nor Hair — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 67
- Runaway — Lawrence Welk And His OrchestraNo. 80
- Thou Shalt Not Steal — John D. LoudermilkNo. 82
- Patricia - Twist — Perez Prado And His OrchestraNo. 84
- Ev'rybody's Twistin' — Frank SinatraNo. 85
- Itty Bitty Pieces — James RayNo. 91
- Cookin' — Al Casey ComboNo. 92
- Old Rivers — Walter BrennanNo. 97
- Lover Come Back — Doris DayNo. 98
- Count Every Star — Linda ScottNo. 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.