Top 100 songs for August 4, 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, “Call Me Mr. In-Between” by Burl Ives rises from No. 76 to No. 42. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Call Me Mr. In-Between — Burl Ivesup 34 places, No. 76 → No. 42
- Sheila — Tommy Roeup 30 places, No. 73 → No. 43
- You Don't Know Me — Ray Charlesup 29 places, No. 56 → No. 27
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- You Don't Know Me — Ray CharlesNo. 27
- Route 66 Theme — Nelson RiddleNo. 31
- Bring It On Home To Me — Sam CookeNo. 32
- Summertime, Summertime — The JamiesNo. 38
- Mary's Little Lamb — James DarrenNo. 39
First-week entries
- She's Not You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 57
- Mr. Songwriter — Connie StevensNo. 79
- Point Of No Return — Gene McDanielsNo. 82
- Let's Dance — Chris MontezNo. 83
- Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo — Dr. Feelgood And The InternsNo. 84
- Lolita Ya-Ya — The VenturesNo. 87
- The Boys' Night Out — Patti PageNo. 89
- (Theme from) A Summer Place — Dick RomanNo. 90
- Ramblin' Rose — Nat King ColeNo. 91
- You Belong To Me — The DupreesNo. 93
- Silver Threads And Golden Needles — The SpringfieldsNo. 94
- Poor Little Puppet — Cathy CarrollNo. 96
- Sugar Plum — Ike ClantonNo. 97
- Love Me As I Love You — George MaharisNo. 99
- Houdini — Walter BrennanNo. 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.