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Duke Of Earl
Gene Chandler

Last week
2Weeks at no. 1
1Weeks on chart
6Imprint/Promotion Label:
Vee-Jay
Billboard Hot 100
Week of February 17, 1962
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Duke Of Earl
Gene Chandler - 2
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- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Vee-Jay
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2
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Peppermint Twist - Part I
Joey Dee & the Starliters - 1
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- 13
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Roulette
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The Twist
Chubby Checker - 3
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- 32
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Songwriter(s):
H.Ballard
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Parkway
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4
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Norman
Sue Thompson - 6
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- 11
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Hickory
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5
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The Wanderer
Dion - 7
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- 11
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Laurie
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Break It To Me Gently
Brenda Lee - 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
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7
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I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Barbara George - 5
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- 14
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- 3
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A.F.O.
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8
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Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - 4
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- 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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9
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Crying In The Rain
The Everly Brothers - 14
- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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10
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Dear Lady Twist
Gary U.S. Bonds - 10
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Legrand
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11
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A Little Bitty Tear
Burl Ives - 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
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12
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Baby It's You
The Shirelles - 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Scepter
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13
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Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel - 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Smash
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14
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Cotton Fields
The Highwaymen - 13
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
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15
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Chip Chip
Gene McDaniels - 24
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Liberty
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16
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens - 12
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- 14
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- 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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17
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Irresistible You
Bobby Darin - 15
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- 10
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- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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18
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She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)
Ral Donner - 20
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Gone
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Shadrack
Brook Benton - 22
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- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
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20
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I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
The Ikettes - 28
- 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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21
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Letter Full Of Tears
Gladys Knight And The Pips - 19
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- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Fury
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22
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Run To Him
Bobby Vee - 18
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- 14
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- 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Liberty
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23
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Town Without Pity
Gene Pitney - 17
- 13
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Musicor
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24
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When I Fall In Love
The Lettermen - 16
- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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25
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The Cajun Queen
Jimmy Dean - 34
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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26
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Tuff
Ace Cannon - 26
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- 8
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Hi
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27
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Let Me In
The Sensations - 35
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Argo
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28
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Smoky Places
The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell - 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tuff
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29
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Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen - 47
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
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30
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Multiplication
Bobby Darin - 32
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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31
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Her Royal Majesty
James Darren - 50
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Colpix
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32
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Surfer's Stomp
The Marketts - 41
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Liberty
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33
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Percolator (Twist)
Billy Joe & The Checkmates - 45
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dore
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34
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The Greatest Hurt
Jackie Wilson - 37
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Brunswick
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35
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To A Sleeping Beauty
Jimmy Dean - 40
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Producer(s):
Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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36
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Moon River
Henry Mancini And His Orchestra - 30
- 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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37
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My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake - 42
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
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38
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Twistin' The Night Away
Sam Cooke - 49
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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39
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Do-Re-Mi
Lee Dorsey - 31
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- 9
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- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Fury
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40
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What's So Good About Good-by
The Miracles - 44
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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41
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Twist-Her
Bill Black's Combo - 29
- 26
- 9
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- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hi
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42
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She's Got You
Patsy Cline - 60
- 42
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- 42
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
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43
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Floyd Cramer - 48
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- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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44
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If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
James Ray - 27
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