Top 20 Song Chart for January 20, 1962 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 3 | 1 | Can't Help Falling In Love | ▲ |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 1 | 2 | Peppermint Twist - Part I | 1 |
| Joey Dee & The Starliters |
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| 2 | 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 1 |
| The Tokens |
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| 4 | 4 | I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) | 2 |
| Barbara George |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 12 | 13 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) | 9 |
| Connie Francis |
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| 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 |
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| - | 19 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody | ▲ |
| James Ray with Hutch Davie Orchestra |
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| 11 | 20 | I Don't Know Why | 6 |
| Linda Scott |
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