Top 100 songs for December 22, 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 “Telstar” by The Tornadoes. Meanwhile, “Half Heaven - Half Heartache” by Gene Pitney rises from No. 84 to No. 56. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Half Heaven - Half Heartache — Gene Pitneyup 28 places, No. 84 → No. 56
- Jingle Bell Rock — Bobby Helmsup 28 places, No. 87 → No. 59
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree — Brenda Leeup 25 places, No. 89 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Are My Sunshine — Ray CharlesNo. 9
- Love Came To Me — DionNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Loop De Loop — Johnny ThunderNo. 80
- Lovesick Blues — Frank IfieldNo. 82
- Shake Sherry — The ContoursNo. 84
- My Coloring Book — Kitty KallenNo. 89
- Jellybread — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 90
- Sam's Song — Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.No. 95
- Molly — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 96
- Little Town Flirt — Del ShannonNo. 97
- Does He Mean That Much To You? — Eddy ArnoldNo. 98
- The (Bossa Nova) Bird — The DellsNo. 99
- I Need You — Rick NelsonNo. 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.