December 1, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Love Me Tender - Richard Chamberlain ----- 21 / 5
Popeye (The Hitchhiker) - Chubby Checker ----- 10 / 9
I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) - Connie Francis ----- 24 / 4
James (Hold The Ladder Steady) - Sue Thompson ----- 17 (2) / 6


 40 --- You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles (50)
25 39 --- Leah - Roy Orbison
 38 --- Mama Sang A Song - Walter Brennan (43)
40 37 --- Let's Go (pony) - The Routers
37 36 --- Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day - The Fleetwoods
38 35 --- I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
 34 --- Chains - The Cookies (46)
33 33 --- That Stranger Used To Be My Girl - Trade Martin
35 32 --- Mama Sang A Song - Stan Kenton
21 31 --- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers      

 30 --- Dear Lonely Hearts - Nat "King" Cole (41)
20 29 --- I've Got A Woman (Part I) - Jimmy McGriff
34 28 --- Wiggle Wobble - Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers
39 27 --- Love Came To Me - Dion
24 26 --- Do You Love Me - The Contours
23 25 --- What Kind Of Fool Am I - Sammy Davis Jr.
28 24 --- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) - Johnny Tillotson
36 23 --- Eso Beso (That Kiss!) - Paul Anka
14 22 --- Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
16 21 --- Close To Cathy - Mike Clifford

30 20 --- Rumors - Johnny Crawford
29 19 --- Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Little Eva
22 18 --- (Dance With The) Guitar Man - Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes
13 17 --- Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
17 16 --- Release Me - Esther Phillips
15 15 --- Desafinado - Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd
19 14 --- My Own True Love - The Duprees
18 13 --- Telstar - The Tornadoes
12 12 --- The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
09 11 --- Gina - Johnny Mathis

05 10 --- Next Door To An Angel - Neil Sedaka
08 09 --- He's A Rebel - The Crystals      
10 08 --- Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
11 07 --- The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) - The Tijuana Brass feat. Herb Alpert
07 06 --- Don't Hang Up - The Orlons
03 05 --- All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee
06 04 --- Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
04 03 --- Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
02 02 --- Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Big Girls Don't Cry - The 4 Seasons        


Scoring their first Top 40 hit are R&B trio, The Cookies.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 29 November-5 December 1962

01 01 LOVESICK BLUES Frank Ifield ****
02 03 SWISS MAID Del Shannon
03 05 BOBBY'S GIRL Susan Maughan
04 02 LET'S DANCE Chris Montez
05 09 DEVIL WOMAN Marty Robbins
06 10 DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN Duane Eddy
07 06 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS Mark Wynter
08 15 SUN ARISE Rolf Harris
09 04 TELSTAR The Tornados *****
10 07 THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva

11 13 NO-ONE CAN MAKE MY SUNSHINE SMILE The Everly Brothers
12 11 RAMBLIN' ROSE Nat 'King' Cole
13 08 SHERRY The Four Seasons
14 27 THE MAIN ATTRACTION Pat Boone
15 16 OH, LONESOME ME Craig Douglas
16 19 JAMES BOND THEME The John Barry Orchestra
17 18 LOVE ME TENDER Richard Chamberlain
18 12 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole King
19 17 I REMEMBER YOU Frank Ifield *******
20 25 IT ONLY TOOK A MINUTE Joe Brown

21 23 LOVE ME DO The Beatles
22 14 SHEILA Tommy Roe
23 20 WHAT NOW, MY LOVE? Shirley Bassey
24 22 MUST BE MADISON Joe Loss Orchestra
25 39 A FOREVER KIND OF LOVE Bobby Vee
26 -- RETURN TO SENDER Elvis Presley
27 31 DESAFINADO Stan Getz + Charlie Byrd
28 32 WARMED OVER KISSES Brian Hyland
29 34 MY LOVE AND DEVOTION Matt Monro
30 -- ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Brenda Lee

31 28 LONELY Acker Bilk
32 35 LIMBO ROCK Chubby Checker
33 36 CAN CAN '62 Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
34 -- WE'RE GONNA GO FISHIN' Hank Locklin
35 -- NEXT DOOR TO AN ANGEL Neil Sedaka
36 30 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON Johnny Tillotson
37 24 BECAUSE OF LOVE Billy Fury
38 39 LITTLE BLACK BOOK Jimmy Dean
39 RE STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
40 21 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Ray Charles

-- 26 SHE'S NOT YOU Elvis Presley ***
-- 33 IF ONLY TOMORROW Ronnie Carroll
-- 37 EVER SINCE YOU SAID GOODBYE Marty Wilde
-- 38 THE PAY OFF Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
-- 40 DESAFINADO Ella Fitzgerald

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

Don't Stop The Wedding - Ann Cole ----- 99 / 1
Fools Rush In - Etta James ----- 87 / 4
Fiesta - Dave "Baby" Cortez ----- 96 / 2
Dear Hearts And Gentle People - The Springfields ----- 95 / 3
The Searching Is Over - Joe Henderson ----- 94 / 1
She's A Troublemaker - The Majors ----- 93 / 1
Happy Weekend - Dave "Baby" Cortez ----- 67 / 7
Heartaches - Patsy Cline ----- 73 / 7
You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) - Jerry Butler ----- 63 / 7
I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow ----- 68 / 8
He Thinks I Still Care - Connie Francis ----- 57 / 8
Alley Cat - Bent Fabric & his Piano ----- 7 / 18
Susie Darlin' - Tommy Roe ----- 35 / 8
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's ----- 3 / 16
Patches - Dickey Lee ----- 6 (2) / 14
Sherry - The 4 Seasons ----- 1 (5) / 14
Pop Pop Pop - Pie - The Sherrys ----- 35 / 8


100 --- Limelight - Mr. Acker Bilk
99 --- From The Bottom Of My Heart (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi) - Dean Martin
98 98 --- You're A Sweetheart - Dinah Washington
97 --- This Land Is Your Land - Ketty Lester
96 --- Echo - The Emotions
95 --- Me And My Shadow - Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.
94 --- Everybody Loves A Lover - The Shirelles
93 --- This Land Is Your Land - The New Christy Minstrels
92 --- Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight - Jimmy Dean
91 --- Strange I Know - The Marvelettes

70 90 --- Somebody Have Mercy - Sam Cooke
89 --- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Johnny Tillotson
89 88 --- Getting Ready For The Heartbreak - Chuck Jackson
91 87 --- Heart Breaker - Dean Christie
86 --- See See Rider - Lavern Baker
92 85 --- The Jitterbug - The Dovells
84 --- The Love Of A Boy - Timi Yuro
83 --- Road Hog - John D. Loudermilk
87 82 --- I May Not Live To See Tomorrow - Brian Hyland
81 --- Tell Him - The Exciters

90 80 --- Don't Go Near The Eskimos - Ben Colder
79 79 --- Mr. Lonely - Buddy Greco
100 78 --- Coney Island Baby - The Excellents
77 --- Ten Little Indians - The Beach Boys
82 76 --- Shutters And Boards - Jerry Wallace
77 75 --- A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) - The Majors
80 74 --- Baby Has Gone Bye Bye - George Maharis
73 --- Let's Kiss And Make Up - Bobby Vinton
85 72 --- Rainbow At Midnight - Jimmie Rodgers
83 71 --- Next Door To The Blues - Etta James

81 70 --- Up On The Roof - The Drifters
68 69 --- Anna (Go To Him) - Arthur Alexander
76 68 --- If You Were A Rock And Roll Record - Freddy Cannon
72 67 --- That's Life (That's Tough) - Gabriel & The Angels
56 66 --- Stormy Monday Blues - Bobby Bland
60 65 --- Untie Me - The Tams
64 --- Two Lovers - Mary Wells
73 63 --- Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone) - The Belmonts
59 62 --- Torture - Kris Jensen
74 61 --- I Lost My Baby - Joey Dee

69 60 --- You Threw A Lucky Punch - Gene Chandler
44 59 --- Workin' For The Man - Roy Orbison
52 58 --- I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas
48 57 --- Don't Ask Me To Be Friends - The Everly Brothers
67 56 --- Spanish Lace - Gene McDaniels
75 55 --- My Dad - Paul Petersen
32 54 --- Love Me Tender - Richard Chamberlain
57 53 --- Comin' Home Baby - Mel Torme
42 52 --- Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
26 51 --- James (Hold The Ladder Steady) - Sue Thompson

61 50 --- The Push And Kick - Mark Valentino
55 49 --- Mary Ann Regrets - Burl Ives
63 48 --- Your Cheating Heart - Ray Charles
27 47 --- I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) - Connie Francis
51 46 --- Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
66 45 --- Ruby Ann - Marty Robbins
64 44 --- Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
31 43 --- Popeye (The Hitchhiker) - Chubby Checker
65 42 --- Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton
54 41 --- Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence

50 40 --- You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles
25 39 --- Leah - Roy Orbison
43 38 --- Mama Sang A Song - Walter Brennan
40 37 --- Let's Go (pony) - The Routers
37 36 --- Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day - The Fleetwoods
38 35 --- I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
46 34 --- Chains - The Cookies
33 33 --- That Stranger Used To Be My Girl - Trade Martin
35 32 --- Mama Sang A Song - Stan Kenton
21 31 --- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

41 30 --- Dear Lonely Hearts - Nat "King" Cole
20 29 --- I've Got A Woman (Part I) - Jimmy McGriff
34 28 --- Wiggle Wobble - Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers
39 27 --- Love Came To Me - Dion
24 26 --- Do You Love Me - The Contours
23 25 --- What Kind Of Fool Am I - Sammy Davis Jr.
28 24 --- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) - Johnny Tillotson
36 23 --- Eso Beso (That Kiss!) - Paul Anka
14 22 --- Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
16 21 --- Close To Cathy - Mike Clifford

30 20 --- Rumors - Johnny Crawford
29 19 --- Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Little Eva
22 18 --- (Dance With The) Guitar Man - Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes
13 17 --- Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
17 16 --- Release Me - Esther Phillips
15 15 --- Desafinado - Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd
19 14 --- My Own True Love - The Duprees
18 13 --- Telstar - The Tornadoes
12 12 --- The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
09 11 --- Gina - Johnny Mathis

05 10 --- Next Door To An Angel - Neil Sedaka
08 09 --- He's A Rebel - The Crystals
10 08 --- Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
11 07 --- The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) - The Tijuana Brass feat. Herb Alpert
07 06 --- Don't Hang Up - The Orlons
03 05 --- All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee
06 04 --- Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
04 03 --- Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
02 02 --- Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Big Girls Don't Cry - The 4 Seasons