Top 100 songs for July 21, 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, “Bring It On Home To Me” by Sam Cooke rises from No. 85 to No. 49. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bring It On Home To Me — Sam Cookeup 36 places, No. 85 → No. 49
- Party Lights — Claudine Clarkup 28 places, No. 60 → No. 32
- Things — Bobby Darinup 27 places, No. 61 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- Johnny Get Angry — Joanie SommersNo. 7
- Speedy Gonzales — Pat BooneNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Loco-Motion — Little EvaNo. 26
- It Started All Over Again — Brenda LeeNo. 31
- Party Lights — Claudine ClarkNo. 32
- Things — Bobby DarinNo. 34
- Heart In Hand — Brenda LeeNo. 36
- Little Diane — DionNo. 37
- Have A Good Time — Sue ThompsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- A Swingin' Safari — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 70
- Shame On Me — Bobby BareNo. 83
- Life's Too Short — The LafayettesNo. 87
- Beach Party — King Curtis And The Noble KnightsNo. 91
- Don't Cry, Baby — Aretha FranklinNo. 92
- Call Me Mr. In-Between — Burl IvesNo. 93
- Come On Little Angel — The BelmontsNo. 94
- Till Death Do Us Part — Bob BraunNo. 96
- Dance With Mr. Domino — Fats DominoNo. 98
- Reap What You Sow — Billy StewartNo. 99
- Goodbye Dad — The Castle SistersNo. 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.