Top 20 Song Chart for May 5, 1962 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Soldier Boy | ▲ |
| The Shirelles |
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| 3 | 2 | Mashed Potato Time | 1 |
| Dee Dee Sharp |
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| 2 | 3 | Good Luck Charm | 1 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 11 | 4 | She Cried | ▲ |
| Jay And The Americans |
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| 6 | 5 | Shout | ▲ |
| Joey Dee & The Starliters |
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| 8 | 6 | Twist, Twist Senora | ▲ |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 16 | 7 | The One Who Really Loves You | 2 |
| Mary Wells |
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| 12 | 8 | Soul Twist | ▲ |
| King Curtis And The Noble Knights |
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| 10 | 9 | Stranger On The Shore | 3 |
| Mr. Acker Bilk |
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| 5 | 10 | Young World | 4 |
| Rick Nelson |
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| 13 | 11 | I Wish That We Were Married | 7 |
| Ronnie And The Hi-Lites |
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| 9 | 12 | Lover Please | 7 |
| Clyde McPhatter With The Merry Melody Singers and Jerry Kennedy Orchestra |
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| 4 | 13 | Johnny Angel | 1 |
| Shelley Fabares |
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| - | 14 | Uptown | 5 |
| The Crystals |
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| 14 | 15 | Dear One | 10 |
| Larry Finnegan |
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| - | 16 | Everybody Loves Me But You | 8 |
| Brenda Lee |
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| - | 17 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) | 13 |
| Ernie Maresca |
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| - | 18 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman | 6 |
| The Blue-Belles |
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| - | 19 | P.T. 109 | 17 |
| Jimmy Dean |
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| 7 | 20 | Slow Twistin' | 3 |
| Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp |
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