Top 100 songs for July 14, 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 “Roses Are Red (My Love)” by Bobby Vinton. Meanwhile, “Ahab, The Arab” by Ray Stevens rises from No. 47 to No. 18. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ahab, The Arab — Ray Stevensup 29 places, No. 47 → No. 18
- Things — Bobby Darinup 27 places, No. 88 → No. 61
- The Loco-Motion — Little Evaup 19 places, No. 71 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ahab, The Arab — Ray StevensNo. 18
- You'll Lose A Good Thing — Barbara LynnNo. 33
- Bongo Stomp — Little Joey And The FlipsNo. 35
- West Of The Wall — Toni FisherNo. 37
- Stranger On The Shore — Andy WilliamsNo. 38
- Limbo Rock — The ChampsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Ben Crazy — Dickie GoodmanNo. 80
- Above The Stars — Mr. Acker BilkNo. 87
- What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) — Timi YuroNo. 88
- All Night Long — Sandy NelsonNo. 89
- The Bird Man — The HighwaymenNo. 92
- Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets — The PlaymatesNo. 94
- A Taste Of Honey — Martin Denny and His OrchestraNo. 95
- Rinky Dink — Baby CortezNo. 97
- Theme From "Hatari!" — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 98
- A Miracle — Frankie AvalonNo. 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.