Top 100 songs for May 12, 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, “I Can't Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles rises from No. 86 to No. 53. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Can't Stop Loving You — Ray Charlesup 33 places, No. 86 → No. 53
- Playboy — The Marvelettesup 32 places, No. 88 → No. 56
- (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance — Gene Pitneyup 23 places, No. 78 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tell Me — Dick and DeeDeeNo. 29
- I Sold My Heart To The Junkman — The Blue-BellesNo. 30
- Most People Get Married — Patti PageNo. 35
First-week entries
- Follow That Dream — Elvis PresleyNo. 58
- It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' — Johnny TillotsonNo. 64
- Palisades Park — Freddy CannonNo. 69
- That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) — The Everly BrothersNo. 71
- Stranger On The Shore — The DriftersNo. 73
- Second Hand Love — Connie FrancisNo. 75
- Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) — Jimmy Smith And The Big BandNo. 84
- How Is Julie? — The LettermenNo. 86
- You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You — Dinah WashingtonNo. 87
- Born To Lose — Ray CharlesNo. 88
- Cindy's Birthday — Johnny CrawfordNo. 89
- The Stripper — David Rose and His OrchestraNo. 90
- Imagine That — Patsy ClineNo. 92
- My Real Name — Fats DominoNo. 94
- Let Me Be The One — The Paris SistersNo. 97
- I'll Try Something New — The MiraclesNo. 99
- Dream — Dinah WashingtonNo. 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.