Top 100 songs for August 11, 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 “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka. Meanwhile, “Love Me As I Love You” by George Maharis rises from No. 99 to No. 65. 19 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Me As I Love You — George Maharisup 34 places, No. 99 → No. 65
- She's Not You — Elvis Presley With The Jordanairesup 31 places, No. 57 → No. 26
- Ramblin' Rose — Nat King Coleup 28 places, No. 91 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
- You'll Lose A Good Thing — Barbara LynnNo. 8
- Things — Bobby DarinNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sheila — Tommy RoeNo. 24
- She's Not You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 26
- Call Me Mr. In-Between — Burl IvesNo. 28
- A Swingin' Safari — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 29
- Vacation — Connie FrancisNo. 32
- What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) — Timi YuroNo. 33
- Rinky Dink — Baby CortezNo. 34
- The Ballad Of Paladin — Duane EddyNo. 36
First-week entries
- Your Nose Is Gonna Grow — Johnny CrawfordNo. 69
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On — Johnny TillotsonNo. 70
- Don't Worry 'Bout Me — Vincent EdwardsNo. 72
- You Beat Me To The Punch — Mary WellsNo. 73
- Teen Age Idol — Rick NelsonNo. 76
- I Love You The Way You Are — Bobby VintonNo. 78
- Beechwood 4-5789 — The MarvelettesNo. 79
- Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 80
- Surfin' Safari — The Beach BoysNo. 85
- A Wonderful Dream — The MajorsNo. 86
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco — Tony BennettNo. 87
- Too Bad — Ben E. KingNo. 89
- Green Onions — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 90
- Yield Not To Temptation — Bobby BlandNo. 94
- Your Heart Belongs To Me — The SupremesNo. 96
- Hully Gully Baby — The DovellsNo. 97
- So What — Bill Black's ComboNo. 98
- Glory Of Love — Don Gardner And Dee Dee FordNo. 99
- Do You Love Me — The ContoursNo. 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.