Top 100 songs for December 8, 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, “Everybody Loves A Lover” by The Shirelles rises from No. 94 to No. 53. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Everybody Loves A Lover — The Shirellesup 41 places, No. 94 → No. 53
- Tell Him — The Excitersup 26 places, No. 81 → No. 55
- Shutters And Boards — Jerry Wallaceup 24 places, No. 76 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Telstar — The TornadoesNo. 7
- Release Me — Esther Phillips "Little Esther"No. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Go Away Little Girl — Steve LawrenceNo. 20
- Hotel Happiness — Brook BentonNo. 24
- Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah — Bob B. Soxx And The Blue JeansNo. 30
- Ruby Ann — Marty RobbinsNo. 31
- The Push And Kick — Mark ValentinoNo. 33
- Your Cheating Heart — Ray CharlesNo. 35
- Mary Ann Regrets — Burl IvesNo. 39
First-week entries
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes — Bobby VeeNo. 70
- Pepino The Italian Mouse — Lou MonteNo. 72
- I Saw Linda Yesterday — Dickey LeeNo. 74
- Trouble Is My Middle Name — Bobby VintonNo. 76
- Don't Make Me Over — Dionne WarwickNo. 78
- Monsters' Holiday — Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-KickersNo. 80
- My Wife Can't Cook — Lonnie RussNo. 81
- Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) — Pat ThomasNo. 83
- The Ballad Of Jed Clampett — Flatt & ScruggsNo. 84
- You've Really Got A Hold On Me — The MiraclesNo. 87
- Some Kinda Fun — Chris MontezNo. 88
- Still Waters Run Deep — Brook BentonNo. 89
- Let Me Go The Right Way — The SupremesNo. 91
- Cast Your Fate To The Wind — Vince Guaraldi TrioNo. 94
- Twilight Time — Andy WilliamsNo. 96
- Three Hearts In A Tangle — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 97
- Zero-Zero — Lawrence WelkNo. 98
- Night Time — Pete AntellNo. 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.