Top 100 songs for May 5, 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 “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles. Meanwhile, “Lovers Who Wander” by Dion rises from No. 64 to No. 33. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lovers Who Wander — Dionup 31 places, No. 64 → No. 33
- Most People Get Married — Patti Pageup 23 places, No. 69 → No. 46
- Teach Me Tonight — George Maharisup 23 places, No. 89 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
- P.T. 109 — Jimmy DeanNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Conscience — James DarrenNo. 26
- Lovers Who Wander — DionNo. 33
- The One Who Really Loves You — Mary WellsNo. 34
- Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) — Jimmy SoulNo. 36
- You Are Mine — Frankie AvalonNo. 37
First-week entries
- Lemon Tree — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 80
- I Can't Stop Loving You — Ray CharlesNo. 86
- Playboy — The MarvelettesNo. 88
- Hit Record — Brook BentonNo. 90
- -twistin'-White Silver Sands — Bill Black's ComboNo. 92
- Oh My Angel — Bertha TillmanNo. 95
- Fortuneteller — Bobby CurtolaNo. 97
- Adios Amigo — Jim ReevesNo. 98
- Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) — Benny SpellmanNo. 99
- Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry — Connie StevensNo. 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.