Top 100 songs for July 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 “The Stripper” by David Rose and His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka rises from No. 66 to No. 26. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — Neil Sedakaup 40 places, No. 66 → No. 26
- Ahab, The Arab — Ray Stevensup 23 places, No. 70 → No. 47
- You'll Lose A Good Thing — Barbara Lynnup 21 places, No. 64 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Wolverton Mountain — Claude KingNo. 7
- Snap Your Fingers — Joe HendersonNo. 8
- Johnny Get Angry — Joanie SommersNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Heart In Hand — Brenda LeeNo. 65
- Little Diane — DionNo. 72
- Hot Pepper — Floyd CramerNo. 81
- Why Did You Leave Me? — Vince EdwardsNo. 82
- The Ballad Of Paladin — Duane EddyNo. 83
- Shout And Shimmy — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 86
- Things — Bobby DarinNo. 88
- I Just Can't Help It — Jackie WilsonNo. 92
- My Daddy Is President — Little Jo AnnNo. 94
- Sweet And Lovely — April Stevens & Nino TempoNo. 98
- I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You — Solomon BurkeNo. 99
- Make It Easy On Yourself — Jerry ButlerNo. 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.