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Music History Events: Charts

August 11, 1962 Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

July 14, 1962 Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red (My Love)" hits #1 for the first of four weeks.

July 7, 1962 David Rose's "The Stripper" hits #1.

June 2, 1962 Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" hits #1 for the first of five weeks.

May 26, 1962 Mr. Acker Bilk's "Stranger On The Shore" hits #1.

May 5, 1962 The Shirelles go to #1 in America with "Soldier Boy," where they sing about staying true while their fellas go off to battle.

April 21, 1962 Elvis Presley's "Good Luck Charm" hits #1.

March 31, 1962 In these pre-Beatles years, Connie Francis is one of the biggest stars in America. She scores her third #1 with "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You."

March 10, 1962 "Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel goes to #1 in the US.

January 27, 1962 Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.

December 11, 1961 Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii hits #1.

November 6, 1961 Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" hits #1 for the first of five weeks.

October 9, 1961 Ray Charles lands his second #1 US hit when "Hit The Road Jack" goes to the top.

September 18, 1961 Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care Of My Baby," written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, hits #1 for the first of three weeks.

August 28, 1961 Joe Dowell's "Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)" hits #1, where it will stay for one week.

August 21, 1961 Elvis Presley's LP Something For Everybody hits #1.

July 10, 1961 Bobby Lewis's "Tossin' And Turnin'" hits #1 for the first of seven weeks.

June 5, 1961 Roy Orbison's "Running Scared" hits #1.

June 1, 1961 Elvis Presley's "Surrender" hits #1 on the UK singles chart.

May 29, 1961 Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" hits #1 in the US, his second and last chart-topper ("Poor Little Fool" hit #1 in 1958).

May 22, 1961 Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-in-Law," written by Allen Toussaint, hits #1 in America.

April 24, 1961 Del Shannon's "Runaway" hits #1 in America.

April 3, 1961 The Marcels' "Blue Moon" hits #1 in America.

March 20, 1961 Elvis Presley's "Surrender" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

February 27, 1961 Chubby Checker's "Pony Time" hits #1 in America for the first of five weeks.

February 13, 1961 Lawrence Welk's "Calcutta" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

February 6, 1961 The Capris' "There's a Moon Out Tonight" enters the R&B charts.

January 30, 1961 The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" hits #1 in America. It's the first big hit for the songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

November 21, 1960 Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs' "Stay" hits #1 in America. One of the most famous falsetto songs ever recorded, it is later covered by The Four Seasons and Jackson Browne. Running just 1:38, it's the shortest song ever to top the Hot 100.

November 21, 1960 Ray Charles has four entries on the Billboard Hot 100: "Georgia On My Mind" (#5), "Ruby" (#51), "Hard Hearted Hannah" (#66), and "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (#95).