Top 100 songs for December 1, 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 “Big Girls Don't Cry” by The 4 Seasons. Meanwhile, “Hotel Happiness” by Brook Benton rises from No. 65 to No. 42. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hotel Happiness — Brook Bentonup 23 places, No. 65 → No. 42
- Coney Island Baby — The Excellentsup 22 places, No. 100 → No. 78
- Ruby Ann — Marty Robbinsup 21 places, No. 66 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Dear Lonely Hearts — Nat King ColeNo. 30
- Chains — The CookiesNo. 34
- Mama Sang A Song — Walter BrennanNo. 38
- You Are My Sunshine — Ray CharlesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Two Lovers — Mary WellsNo. 64
- Let's Kiss And Make Up — Bobby VintonNo. 73
- Ten Little Indians — The Beach BoysNo. 77
- Tell Him — The ExcitersNo. 81
- Road Hog — John D. LoudermilkNo. 83
- The Love Of A Boy — Timi YuroNo. 84
- See See Rider — LaVern BakerNo. 86
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry — Johnny TillotsonNo. 89
- Strange I Know — The MarvelettesNo. 91
- Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight — Jimmy DeanNo. 92
- This Land Is Your Land — The New Christy MinstrelsNo. 93
- Everybody Loves A Lover — The ShirellesNo. 94
- Me And My Shadow — Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.No. 95
- Echo — The EmotionsNo. 96
- This Land Is Your Land — Ketty LesterNo. 97
- From The Bottom Of My Heart (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi) — Dean MartinNo. 99
- Limelight — Mr. Acker BilkNo. 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.