Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 17, 1962

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Big Girls Don't Cry

The 4 Seasons

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vee-Jay

Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 17, 1962

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Big Girls Don't Cry
  The 4 Seasons
- 2
- 1
- 5
- - 2
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vee-Jay

2
- Return To Sender
  Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
- 4
- 2
- 5
- - 4
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

3
- He's A Rebel
  The Crystals
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philles

4
- All Alone Am I
  Brenda Lee
- 3
- 3
- 8
- - 3
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

5
- Next Door To An Angel
  Neil Sedaka
- 6
- 5
- 7
- - 6
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

6
- Gina
  Johnny Mathis
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

7
- Bobby's Girl
  Marcie Blane
- 19
- 7
- 5
- - 19
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Seville

8
- Don't Hang Up
  The Orlons
- 16
- 8
- 6
- - 16
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

9
- Limbo Rock
  Chubby Checker
- 11
- 8
- 11
- - 11
  - 8
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

10
- The Cha-Cha-Cha
  Bobby Rydell
- 14
- 10
- 6
- - 14
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

11
- Only Love Can Break A Heart
  Gene Pitney
- 5
- 2
- 10
- - 5
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Musicor

12
- Nothing Can Change This Love
  Sam Cooke
- 13
- 12
- 8
- - 13
  - 12
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

13
- Ride!
  Dee Dee Sharp
- 27
- 13
- 5
- - 27
  - 13
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

14
- Monster Mash
  Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
- 8
- 1
- 11
- - 8
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

L.Capizzi, B.Pickett

Producer(s):

G.S.Paxton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot/Polydor/London/Decca/UMe

15
- Close To Cathy
  Mike Clifford
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

16
- Do You Love Me
  The Contours
- 9
- 3
- 15
- - 9
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

17
- James (Hold The Ladder Steady)
  Sue Thompson
- 17
- 17
- 8
- - 17
  - 17
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hickory

18
- Desafinado
  Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd
- 20
- 18
- 8
- - 20
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Verve

19
- The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)
  Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass
- 39
- 19
- 4
- - 39
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- Popeye (The Hitchhiker)
  Chubby Checker
- 10
- 10
- 10
- - 10
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

21
- Love Me Tender
  Richard Chamberlain
- 24
- 21
- 7
- - 24
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

22
- I've Got A Woman (Part I)
  Jimmy McGriff
- 23
- 22
- 6
- - 23
  - 22
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sue

23
- (Dance With The) Guitar Man
  Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes
- 30
- 23
- 7
- - 30
  - 23
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

24
- I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)
  Connie Francis
- 28
- 24
- 7
- - 28
  - 24
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

25
- What Kind Of Fool Am I
  Sammy Davis Jr.
- 18
- 17
- 12
- - 18
  - 17
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

26
- My Own True Love
  The Duprees
- 37
- 26
- 5
- - 37
  - 26
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coed

27
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  Tony Bennett
- 22
- 19
- 15
- - 22
  - 19
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

28
- That Stranger Used To Be My Girl
  Trade Martin
- 43
- 28
- 5
- - 43
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coed

29
- Léah
  Roy Orbison
- 31
- 29
- 7
- - 31
  - 29
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

30
- Patches
  Dickey Lee
- 21
- 6
- 13
- - 21
  - 6
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smash

31
- Surfin' Safari
  The Beach Boys
- 25
- 14
- 15
- - 25
  - 14
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

32
- Release Me
  Esther Phillips "Little Esther"
- 50
- 32
- 4
- - 50
  - 32
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lenox

33
- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  Johnny Tillotson
- 44
- 33
- 4
- - 44
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadence

34
- Sherry
  The 4 Seasons
- 15
- 1
- 13
- - 15
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vee-Jay

35
- Pop Pop Pop - Pie
  The Sherrys
- 40
- 35
- 7
- - 40
  - 35
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Guyden

36
- Workin' For The Man
  Roy Orbison
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

37
- Wiggle Wobble
  Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers
- 48
- 37
- 5
- - 48
  - 37
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everlast

38
- Mama Sang A Song
  Stan Kenton
- 42
- 38
- 6
- - 42
  - 38
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

39
- Telstar
  The Tornadoes
- 71
- 39
- 3
- - 71
  - 39
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

40
- Green Onions
  Booker T. & The MG's
- 26
- 3
- 15
- - 26
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

41
- I'll Bring It Home To You
  Carla Thomas
- 47
- 41
- 6
- - 47
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

42
- Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
  Little Eva
- 62
- 42
- 3
- - 62
  - 42
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dimension

Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 17, 1962

Billboard Hot 100

Big Girls Don't Cry

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Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Big Girls Don't Cry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Return To Sender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

He's A Rebel

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Alone Am I

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Next Door To An Angel

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gina

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bobby's Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Hang Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Limbo Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Cha-Cha-Cha

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nothing Can Change This Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ride!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monster Mash

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Close To Cathy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Do You Love Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

James (Hold The Ladder Steady)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desafinado

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Popeye (The Hitchhiker)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Me Tender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Got A Woman (Part I)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Own True Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That Stranger Used To Be My Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Léah

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Patches

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Surfin' Safari

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Release Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sherry

Imprint/Promotion Label: