| Top 20 Song Chart for January 27, 1962 | 
| LW | TW |   |   | peak | 
| 1 | 1 | Can't Help Falling In Love | ▲ | 
| Elvis Presley | 
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| 4 | 2 | I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) | ▲ | 
| Barbara George | 
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| 3 | 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 1 | 
| The Tokens | 
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| 2 | 4 | Peppermint Twist - Part I | 1 | 
| Joey Dee & The Starliters | 
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| 6 | 5 | The Wanderer | 2 | 
| Dion | 
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| 12 | 6 | Norman | ▲ | 
| Sue Thompson | 
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| - | 7 | Duke Of Earl | 1 | 
| Gene Chandler | 
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| 5 | 8 | The Twist | 1 | 
| Chubby Checker | 
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| 15 | 9 | Cotton Fields | 7 | 
| The Highwaymen | 
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| 10 | 10 | Baby It's You | 6 | 
| The Shirelles | 
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| 14 | 11 | Town Without Pity | ▲ | 
| Gene Pitney | 
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| 18 | 12 | A Little Bitty Tear | ▲ | 
| Burl Ives | 
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| 17 | 13 | Irresistible You | 12 | 
| Bobby Darin | 
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| 16 | 14 | Letter Full Of Tears | ▲ | 
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | 
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| - | 15 | Dear Lady Twist | 7 | 
| Gary U.S. Bonds | 
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| - | 16 | Break It To Me Gently | 12 | 
| Brenda Lee | 
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| 8 | 17 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | 8 | 
| Neil Sedaka | 
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| - | 18 | Smoky Places | 3 | 
| The Corsairs | 
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| 7 | 19 | Walk On By | 4 | 
| Leroy Van Dyke | 
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| 13 | 20 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) | 9 | 
| Connie Francis | 
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