Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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Top 20 Song Chart for January 20, 1962

LW TW       peak  
3 1   Can't Help Falling In Love  
  Elvis Presley
    YouTube download at Amazon  

1 2   Peppermint Twist - Part I 1  
  Joey Dee & The Starliters
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 3   The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1  
  The Tokens
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 4   I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) 2  
  Barbara George
    YouTube download at Amazon  

7 5   The Twist 1  
  Chubby Checker
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16 6   The Wanderer 2  
  Dion
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6 7   Walk On By 4  
  Leroy Van Dyke
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8 8   Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen  
  Neil Sedaka
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 9   When I Fall In Love 4  
  The Lettermen
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20 10   Baby It's You 6  
  The Shirelles
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9 11   Til 9  
  The Angels
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19 12   Norman 6  
  Sue Thompson
    YouTube download at Amazon  

12 13   When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) 9  
  Connie Francis
    YouTube download at Amazon  

18 14   Town Without Pity 11  
  Gene Pitney
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13 15   Cotton Fields 7  
  The Highwaymen
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- 16   Letter Full Of Tears 14  
  Gladys Knight & The Pips
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- 17   Irresistible You 12  
  Bobby Darin
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15 18   A Little Bitty Tear 12  
  Burl Ives
    YouTube download at Amazon  

- 19   If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody  
  James Ray with Hutch Davie Orchestra
    YouTube    

11 20   I Don't Know Why 6  
  Linda Scott
    YouTube    

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Elvis Presley holds the top position this week with Can't Help Falling In Love. Peppermint Twist - Part I by Joey Dee & The Starliters finds the runner-up spot. The Tokens finds the third chart position this week with The Lion Sleeps Tonight.


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