Top 100 songs for October 27, 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 “Monster Mash” by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers. Meanwhile, “Big Girls Don't Cry” by The 4 Seasons rises from No. 66 to No. 17. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Big Girls Don't Cry — The 4 Seasonsup 49 places, No. 66 → No. 17
- Return To Sender — Elvis Presley With The Jordanairesup 48 places, No. 68 → No. 20
- I've Got A Woman (Part I) — Jimmy McGriffup 26 places, No. 60 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- All Alone Am I — Brenda LeeNo. 6
- Gina — Johnny MathisNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Big Girls Don't Cry — The 4 SeasonsNo. 17
- Return To Sender — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 20
- The Cha-Cha-Cha — Bobby RydellNo. 28
- Desafinado — Stan Getz/Charlie ByrdNo. 31
- I've Got A Woman (Part I) — Jimmy McGriffNo. 34
- Workin' For The Man — Roy OrbisonNo. 36
- Love Me Tender — Richard ChamberlainNo. 37
- If A Man Answers — Bobby DarinNo. 38
First-week entries
- Somebody Have Mercy — Sam CookeNo. 77
- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) — Johnny TillotsonNo. 80
- Release Me — Esther Phillips "Little Esther"No. 90
- Magic Wand — Don & JuanNo. 92
- Aladdin — Bobby CurtolaNo. 93
- Anna (Go To Him) — Arthur AlexanderNo. 94
- The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) — Herb Alpert And Tijuana BrassNo. 95
- Mama Sang A Song — Bill AndersonNo. 97
- One More Town — The Kingston TrioNo. 98
- Where Do You Come From — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 99
- Four Walls — Kay StarrNo. 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.