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Top 20 Song Chart for August 4, 1962

LW TW       peak  
4 1   The Loco-Motion  
  Little Eva
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5 2   Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  
  Neil Sedaka
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1 3   Roses Are Red (My Love) 1  
  Bobby Vinton
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6 4   Twist And Shout 2  
  The Isley Brothers
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3 5   Sealed With A Kiss 3  
  Brian Hyland
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8 6   Speedy Gonzales  
  Pat Boone
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2 7   The Wah-Watusi 2  
  The Orlons
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15 8   Things 4  
  Bobby Darin
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12 9   You'll Lose A Good Thing 6  
  Barbara Lynn
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14 10   Ahab, The Arab  
  Ray Stevens
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10 11   Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) 10  
  Richard Chamberlain
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9 12   I Need Your Loving 7  
  Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford
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- 13   Sheila 2  
  Tommy Roe
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- 14   Bring It On Home To Me 10  
  Sam Cooke
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17 15   (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love 14  
  Eddie Hodges
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- 16   Little Diane 13  
  Dion
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- 17   You Don't Know Me 3  
  Ray Charles
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19 18   Party Lights 8  
  Claudine Clark
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13 19   Dancin' Party 12  
  Chubby Checker
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11 20   I Can't Stop Loving You 1  
  Ray Charles
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The Loco-Motion tops the entire chart this week for Little Eva. Neil Sedaka finds the number two position this week with Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton is at number three on the chart.


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