Top 100 songs for May 26, 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 “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. Meanwhile, “Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1)” by Jimmy Smith And The Big Band rises from No. 69 to No. 44. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) — Jimmy Smith And The Big Bandup 25 places, No. 69 → No. 44
- The Stripper — David Rose and His Orchestraup 25 places, No. 87 → No. 62
- Snap Your Fingers — Joe Hendersonup 22 places, No. 76 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Can't Stop Loving You — Ray CharlesNo. 4
- Lovers Who Wander — DionNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Palisades Park — Freddy CannonNo. 28
- Playboy — The MarvelettesNo. 33
- Village Of Love — Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous TwilightsNo. 36
- Teach Me Tonight — George MaharisNo. 38
- So This Is Love — The CastellsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Wolverton Mountain — Claude KingNo. 80
- Drum Stomp — Sandy NelsonNo. 86
- A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine — Paul AnkaNo. 88
- Swingin' Gently — Earl GrantNo. 89
- Having A Party — Sam CookeNo. 91
- Down In The Valley — Solomon BurkeNo. 92
- Where Have You Been (All My Life) — Arthur AlexanderNo. 93
- Johnny Get Angry — Joanie SommersNo. 95
- How Can I Meet Her? — The Everly BrothersNo. 96
- Tennessee — Jan & DeanNo. 97
- Limbo Rock — The ChampsNo. 98
- West Of The Wall — Toni FisherNo. 99
- Boom Boom — John Lee HookerNo. 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.