List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1963

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1963.

That year, all but two acts (The Four Seasons and Bobby Vinton) achieved their first number-one singles, with a total of 19, which were Steve Lawrence, The Rooftop Singers, Paul & Paula, Ruby & the Romantics, The Chiffons, Little Peggy March, Jimmy Soul, Lesley Gore, Kyu Sakamoto, The Essex, Jan & Dean, The Tymes, Stevie Wonder (as ‘Little Stevie Wonder’), The Angels, Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs, Nino Tempo, April Stevens, Dale & Grace, and The Singing Nun. These artists only went to the top with these songs once (excluding Wonder, who would later go on to have ten songs hit number one).

Key
Indicates best-performing single of 1963

The #1 song of 1963, "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys, never reached number one on the weekly charts.

No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Reference
82 January 5 "Telstar" The Tornados
83 January 12 "Go Away Little Girl" Steve Lawrence
January 19
84 January 26 "Walk Right In" The Rooftop Singers
February 2
85 February 9 "Hey Paula" Paul & Paula
February 16
February 23
86 March 2 "Walk Like a Man" The Four Seasons
March 9
March 16
87 March 23 "Our Day Will Come" Ruby & the Romantics
88 March 30 "He's So Fine" The Chiffons
April 6
April 13
April 20
89 April 27 "I Will Follow Him" Little Peggy March
May 4
May 11
90 May 18 "If You Wanna Be Happy" Jimmy Soul
May 25
91 June 1 "It's My Party" Lesley Gore
June 8
92 June 15 "Sukiyaki" Kyu Sakamoto
June 22
June 29
93 July 6 "Easier Said Than Done" The Essex
July 13
94 July 20 "Surf City" Jan and Dean
July 27
95 August 3 "So Much in Love" The Tymes
96 August 10 "Fingertips" Little Stevie Wonder
August 17
August 24
97 August 31 "My Boyfriend's Back" The Angels
September 7
September 14
98 September 21 "Blue Velvet" Bobby Vinton
September 28
October 5
99 October 12 "Sugar Shack" Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs [1][2]
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
100 November 16 "Deep Purple" Nino Tempo and April Stevens
101 November 23 "I'm Leaving It Up to You" Dale & Grace
November 30
102 December 7 "Dominique" The Singing Nun
December 14
December 21
December 28

Sources

  • Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
  • Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

See also

References

  1. "The Billboard Hot 100 - 1963". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. Kowal, Barry. "Billboard (USA) Magazine's (Magazine Chart) Top 100 Singles of 1963", Hits of All Decades. September 20, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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