June 30, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp ----- 2 (2) / 15
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Blue-Belles ----- 15 / 7
Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) - Jimmy Soul ----- 22 (2) / 8
Soldier Boy - The Shirelles ----- 1 (3) / 13        
So This Is Love - The Castells ----- 21 / 5
Teach Me Tonight - George Maharis ----- 25 / 5


36 40 --- Where Are You - Dinah Washington
 39 --- I'll Try Something New - The Miracles (43)
 38 --- Little Bitty Pretty One - Clyde McPhatter (51)
 37 --- Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (59)
28 36 --- Theme From Ben Casey - Valjean
 35 --- Johnny Loves Me - Shelley Fabares (48 )
 34 --- Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone (57)
22 33 --- Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights
19 32 --- Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
39 31 --- Bristol Twistin' Annie - The Dovells

14 30 --- Lovers Who Wander - Dion
37 29 --- The Crowd - Roy Orbison
21 28 --- Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) - Jimmy Smith & The Big Band
 27 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland (42)
15 26 --- Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley
13 25 --- The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
29 24 --- Having A Party - Sam Cooke
23 23 --- Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
24 22 --- I Love You - The Volume's
34 21 --- Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp

31 20 --- I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell
10 19 --- Second Hand Love - Connie Francis
30 18 --- The Wah Watusi - The Orlons
33 17 --- Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
18 16 --- Sharing You - Bobby Vee
17 15 --- A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine - Paul Anka
26 14 --- Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
20 13 --- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
09 12 --- That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) - The Everly Brothers
11 11 --- Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson

12 10 --- Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli
05 09 --- Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk    
08 08 --- Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
07 07 --- Playboy - The Marvelettes
06 06 --- (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
16 05 --- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
04 04 --- It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
03 03 --- Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
02 02 --- The Stripper - David Rose & his Orchestra
01 01 --- I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles            


Making their first Top 40 appearance is the mega-famous Isley Brothers.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 June-4 July 1962

01 02 COME OUTSIDE Mike Sarne *
02 04 A PICTURE OF YOU Joe Brown
03 01 GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley *****
04 03 DO YOU WANNA DANCE? / I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW Cliff Richard
05 05 GINNY COME LATELY Brian Hyland
06 06 LAST NIGHT WAS MADE FOR LOVE Billy Fury
07 21 ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN Jimmy Rodgers
08 16 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles
09 11 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
10 09 NUT ROCKER B. Bumble and the Stingers *

11 07 I DON'T KNOW WHY Eden Kane
12 10 GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
13 12 THREE STARS WILL SHINE TONIGHT (THEME from 'DR KILDARE') Richard Chamberlain
14 08 AS YOU LIKE IT Adam Faith
15 18 AIN'T THAT FUNNY? Jimmy Justice
16 13 HOW CAN I MEET HER? The Everly Brothers
17 25 SHARING YOU Bobby Vee
18 14 UNSQUARE DANCE Dave Brubeck
19 23 A LITTLE LOVE, A LITTLE KISS Karl Denver
20 34 YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER Eydie Gorme

21 15 LONELY CITY John Leyton
22 -- HERE COMES THAT FEELING Brenda Lee
23 28 SOLDIER BOY The Shirelles
24 27 FAR AWAY Shirley Bassey
25 20 JEZEBEL Marty Wilde
26 24 WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE YOUNG Danny Williams
27 22 LOVE LETTERS Ketty Lester
28 17 LOVER, PLEASE The Vernons Girls
29 38 DON'T EVER CHANGE The Crickets
30 32 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Andy Williams

31 30 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL The Spotnicks
32 26 WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows ********
33 19 DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Duane Eddy
34 37 FOLLOW THAT DREAM (E.P.) Elvis Presley
35 -- OUR FAVOURITE MELODIES Craig Douglas
36 33 FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN' Burl Ives
37 -- CONSCIENCE James Darren
38 31 BESAME MUCHO Jet Harris
39 -- DRUMMIN' UP A STORM Sandy Nelson
40 -- OLD RIVERS Walter Brennan

-- 29 SPEAK TO ME PRETTY Brenda Lee
-- 35 WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING Jimmy Justice
-- 36 EVERYBODY'S TWISTING Frank Sinatra
-- 39 THE PARTY'S OVER Lonnie Donegan
-- 40 YOUNG WORLD Ricky Nelson


Making a short-lived debut was Walter Brennan, notable only for being, at 67, the oldest person charting at that time

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA

Air Travel - Ray & Bob ----- 99 / 1
Lisa - Ferrante & Teicher ----- 98 / 2
Scotch And Soda - The Kingston Trio ----- 81 / 7
Adios Amigo - Jim Reeves ----- 90 (2) / 6
That Greasy Kid Stuff - Janie Grant ----- 89 / 1
Doctor Feel-Good - Dr. Feelgood & The Interns ----- 66 / 9
Queen Of My Heart - Rene & Ray ----- 79 / 3
My Real Name - Fats Domino ----- 59 / 7
Hit Record - Brook Benton ----- 45 / 8
When I Get Through With You (You'll Love Me Too) - Patsy Cline ----- 53 / 6
Night Train - James Brown & The Famous Flames ----- 35 / 11
Everybody Loves Me But You - Brenda Lee ----- 6 (2) / 11
Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul & Mary ----- 35 / 8
Uptown - The Crystals ----- 13 (2) / 13
Soldier Boy - The Shirelles ----- 1 (3) / 14  


 100 --- Potato Peeler - Bobby Gregg & his Friends
 99 --- Cry Myself To Sleep - Del Shannon
 98 --- My Time For Cryin' - Maxine Brown
100 97 --- Shake A Hand - Ruth Brown
 96 --- La Bomba - The Tokens
 95 --- Party Lights - Claudine Clark
94 94 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
 93 --- Goodnight, Irene - Jerry Reed & The Hully Girlies
 92 --- Worried Mind - Ray Anthony
91 91 --- The Green Leaves Of Summer - Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen

 90 --- Mary's Little Lamb - James Darren
 89 --- You Should'a Treated Me Right - Ike & Tina Turner
 88 --- Nothing New (Same Old Thing) - Fats Domino
93 87 --- Baby Elephant Walk - The Miniature Men
 86 --- The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
85 85 --- Down In The Valley - Solomon Burke
 84 --- If I Should Lose You - The Dreamlovers
70 83 --- Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman
67 82 --- That Happy Feeling - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
81 81 --- Good Lover - Jimmy Reed

95 80 --- Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies
86 79 --- Never In A Million Years - Linda Scott
84 78 --- Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra
82 77 --- Have A Good Time - Sue Thompson
83 76 --- Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
90 75 --- Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell
45 74 --- Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca
40 73 --- Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
56 72 --- Balboa Blue - The Markettes
74 71 --- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker

 70 --- Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens
72 69 --- Tennessee - Jan & Dean
80 68 --- But Not For Me - Ketty Lester
96 67 --- Steel Men - Jimmy Dean
 66 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
75 65 --- Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips
76 64 --- You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
73 63 --- I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You) - Jimmy Norman
65 62 --- Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) - Paul Petersen
77 61 --- Dr. Ben Casey - Mickey Shorr & The Cutups

64 60 --- Woman Is A Man's Best Friend - Teddy & The Twilights
38 59 --- I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Blue-Belles
62 58 --- Where Have You Been (All My Life) - Arthur Alexander
 57 --- It Started All Over Again - Brenda Lee
49 56 --- How Is Julie - The Lettermen
66 55 --- Stranger On The Shore - Andy Williams
58 54 --- Limbo Rock - The Champs
63 53 --- I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
55 52 --- Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry - Connie Stevens
69 51 --- (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love - Eddie Hodges

88 50 --- Welcome Home Baby - The Shirelles
44 49 --- Swingin' Gently - Earl Grant
25 48 --- Teach Me Tonight - George Maharis
78 47 --- Dancin' Party - Chubby Checker
68 46 --- Seven Day Weekend - Gary U.S. Bonds
27 45 --- So This Is Love - The Castells
47 44 --- West Of The Wall - Toni Fisher
41 43 --- Fortuneteller - Bobby Curtola
35 42 --- Twistin' Matilda (and the channel) - Jimmy Soul
46 41 --- Born To Lose - Ray Charles

36 40 --- Where Are You - Dinah Washington
43 39 --- I'll Try Something New - The Miracles
51 38 --- Little Bitty Pretty One - Clyde McPhatter
59 37 --- Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
28 36 --- Theme From Ben Casey - Valjean
48 35 --- Johnny Loves Me - Shelley Fabares
57 34 --- Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
22 33 --- Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights
19 32 --- Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
39 31 --- Bristol Twistin' Annie - The Dovells

14 30 --- Lovers Who Wander - Dion
37 29 --- The Crowd - Roy Orbison
21 28 --- Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1) - Jimmy Smith & The Big Band
42 27 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
15 26 --- Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley
13 25 --- The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
29 24 --- Having A Party - Sam Cooke
23 23 --- Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
24 22 --- I Love You - The Volume's
34 21 --- Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp

31 20 --- I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell
10 19 --- Second Hand Love - Connie Francis
30 18 --- The Wah Watusi - The Orlons
33 17 --- Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
18 16 --- Sharing You - Bobby Vee
17 15 --- A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine - Paul Anka
26 14 --- Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
20 13 --- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
09 12 --- That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be) - The Everly Brothers
11 11 --- Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson

12 10 --- Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli
05 09 --- Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk  
08 08 --- Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
07 07 --- Playboy - The Marvelettes
06 06 --- (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
16 05 --- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
04 04 --- It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
03 03 --- Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
02 02 --- The Stripper - David Rose & his Orchestra
01 01 --- I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles