Top 100 songs for August 25, 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 “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva. Meanwhile, “If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)” by Peter, Paul & Mary rises from No. 90 to No. 59. 21 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) — Peter, Paul & Maryup 31 places, No. 90 → No. 59
- Venus In Blue Jeans — Jimmy Clantonup 27 places, No. 74 → No. 47
- A Wonderful Dream — The Majorsup 23 places, No. 75 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sheila — Tommy RoeNo. 5
- Party Lights — Claudine ClarkNo. 7
- She's Not You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Your Nose Is Gonna Grow — Johnny CrawfordNo. 30
- You Belong To Me — The DupreesNo. 31
- Teen Age Idol — Rick NelsonNo. 35
- Alley Cat — Bent Fabric and His PianoNo. 36
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On — Johnny TillotsonNo. 37
- You Beat Me To The Punch — Mary WellsNo. 39
- Come On Little Angel — The BelmontsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Patches — Dickey LeeNo. 61
- Sherry — The 4 SeasonsNo. 65
- Lie To Me — Brook BentonNo. 69
- What Kind Of Love Is This — Joey Dee & the StarlitersNo. 71
- Too Late To Worry - Too Blue To Cry — Glen CampbellNo. 77
- Every Night (Without You) — Paul AnkaNo. 80
- Don't You Worry — Don Gardner And Dee Dee FordNo. 83
- So Wrong — Patsy ClineNo. 85
- Long As The Rose Is Red — Florraine DarlinNo. 86
- Lollipops And Roses — Paul PetersenNo. 87
- For All We Know — Dinah WashingtonNo. 88
- Rain Rain Go Away — Bobby VintonNo. 89
- It Might As Well Rain Until September — Carole KingNo. 90
- Oh! What It Seemed To Be — The CastellsNo. 93
- I'm Coming Home — Paul AnkaNo. 94
- Beach Party — Dave York and The BeachcombersNo. 95
- Copy Cat — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 96
- Broken Heart — The FiestasNo. 97
- Hide & Go Seek, Part I — Bunker HillNo. 98
- There Is No Greater Love — The WanderersNo. 99
- Till There Was You — Valjean on PianoNo. 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.