Top 100 songs for August 18, 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, “Ramblin' Rose” by Nat King Cole rises from No. 63 to No. 34. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ramblin' Rose — Nat King Coleup 29 places, No. 63 → No. 34
- You Belong To Me — The Dupreesup 27 places, No. 68 → No. 41
- Your Nose Is Gonna Grow — Johnny Crawfordup 25 places, No. 69 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Don't Know Me — Ray CharlesNo. 5
- Little Diane — DionNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Make It Easy On Yourself — Jerry ButlerNo. 31
- Devil Woman — Marty RobbinsNo. 33
- Ramblin' Rose — Nat King ColeNo. 34
- Shame On Me — Bobby BareNo. 37
- Till Death Do Us Part — Bob BraunNo. 39
First-week entries
- Venus In Blue Jeans — Jimmy ClantonNo. 74
- I'm The Girl From Wolverton Mountain — Jo Ann CampbellNo. 76
- Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow — The RivingtonsNo. 85
- I Want To Be Loved — Dinah WashingtonNo. 87
- You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover — Bo DiddleyNo. 89
- If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 90
- Silly Boy (She Doesn't Love You) — The LettermenNo. 97
- Lookin' For A Love — The ValentinosNo. 98
- Limbo — The CaprisNo. 99
- Sweet Georgia Brown — Carroll Bros.No. 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.