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