Billboard Hot 100 — January 5, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 5, 1963. "Telstar" by The Tornadoes held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Walk Right In" by The Rooftop Singers at #71, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula, up 43 places from #96 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Telstar" by The Tornadoes — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 3, 1962.
- New in the top 10: "Pepino The Italian Mouse" by Lou Monte (up from #11 to #7); "Tell Him" by The Exciters (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rainbow At Midnight" by Jimmie Rodgers, down 15 places from #62 to #77.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Limbo Rock" by Chubby Checker, 18 weeks and counting (peak #2).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Telstar The Tornadoes |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Limbo Rock Chubby Checker |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Hotel Happiness Brook Benton |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Pepino The Italian Mouse Lou Monte |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Return To Sender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | Tell Him The Exciters |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 8 | My Dad Paul Petersen |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Release Me Esther Phillips "Little Esther" |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | Two Lovers Mary Wells |
| 16 | 15 | 6 | 11 | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Dear Lonely Hearts Nat King Cole |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | Chains The Cookies |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | It's Up To You Rick Nelson |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | 13 | Don't Hang Up The Orlons |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 10 | Up On The Roof The Drifters |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 12 | Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers |
| 24 | 18 | 10 | 9 | Love Came To Me Dion |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 5 | I Saw Linda Yesterday Dickey Lee |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 6 | Everybody Loves A Lover The Shirelles |
| 27 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Ruby Ann Marty Robbins |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 8 | Shutters And Boards Jerry Wallace |
| 29 | 43 | 29 | 4 | Half Heaven - Half Heartache Gene Pitney |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 5 | Monsters' Holiday Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 31 | 25 | 5 | 12 | Ride! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | 5 | Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick |
| 33 | 33 | 12 | 14 | (Dance With The) Guitar Man Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes |
| 34 | 49 | 34 | 5 | Trouble Is My Middle Name Bobby Vinton |
| 35 | 61 | 35 | 3 | Loop De Loop Johnny Thunder |
| 36 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Your Cheating Heart Ray Charles |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 6 | See See Rider LaVern Baker |
| 38 | 26 | 12 | 10 | Rumors Johnny Crawford |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter Connie Francis |
| 40 | 35 | 19 | 10 | Let's Go (pony) The Routers |
| 41 | 37 | 15 | 15 | Desafinado Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| 42 | 58 | 42 | 4 | Remember Then The Earls |
| 43 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Let's Kiss And Make Up Bobby Vinton |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 5 | Some Kinda Fun Chris Montez |
| 45 | 36 | 36 | 10 | Comin' Home Baby Mel Torme |
| 46 | 69 | 46 | 5 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me The Miracles |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | The Love Of A Boy Timi Yuro |
| 48 | 67 | 48 | 3 | My Coloring Book Kitty Kallen |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | Ten Little Indians The Beach Boys |
| 50 | 41 | 27 | 9 | The Push And Kick Mark Valentino |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 7 | Coney Island Baby The Excellents |
| 52 | 47 | 1 | 18 | He's A Rebel The Crystals |
| 53 | 96 | 53 | 2 | Hey Paula Paul and Paula |
| 54 | 73 | 54 | 3 | Lovesick Blues Frank Ifield |
| 55 | 60 | 51 | 9 | That's Life (That's Tough) Gabriel And The Angels |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 5 | The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt & Scruggs |
| 57 | 74 | 57 | 5 | My Wife Can't Cook Lonnie Russ |
| 58 | 80 | 58 | 2 | My Coloring Book Sandy Stewart |
| 59 | 54 | 49 | 7 | You Threw A Lucky Punch Gene Chandler |
| 60 | 57 | 3 | 15 | All Alone Am I Brenda Lee |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 6 | Strange I Know The Marvelettes |
| 62 | 48 | 31 | 9 | Spanish Lace Gene McDaniels |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 2 | The Cinnamon Cinder (It's A Very Nice Dance) The Pastel Six |
| 64 | 86 | 64 | 2 | Java Floyd Cramer |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 4 | You're Gonna Need Me Barbara Lynn |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 3 | Shake Sherry The Contours |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | From A Jack To A King Ned Miller |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) Marion Worth |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 7 | I May Not Live To See Tomorrow Brian Hyland |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Walk Right In The Rooftop Singers |
| 72 | 91 | 72 | 2 | Fly Me To The Moon - Bossa Nova Joe Harnell And His Orchestra |
| 73 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Me And My Shadow Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 74 | 93 | 74 | 2 | He's Sure The Boy I Love The Crystals |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | I'm A Woman Peggy Lee |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 2 | Wild Weekend The Rebels |
| 77 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Rainbow At Midnight Jimmie Rodgers |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 3 | Little Town Flirt Del Shannon |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Call On Me Bobby Bland |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 5 | Echo The Emotions |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | All About My Girl Jimmy McGriff |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Molly Bobby Goldsboro |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Bossa Nova U.S.A. The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | I Need You Rick Nelson |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Little Tin Soldier The Toy Dolls |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Darkest Street In Town Jimmy Clanton |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Proud Johnny Crawford |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Red Pepper I Roosevelt Fountain And Pens Of Rhythm |
| 89 | 78 | 73 | 6 | Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight Jimmy Dean |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Al Di La Connie Francis |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | The Gypsy Cried Lou Christie |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Every Day I Have To Cry Steve Alaimo |
| 93 | 88 | 88 | 4 | Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Will Live My Life For You Tony Bennett |
| 95 | NEW | 90 | 2 | Jellybread Booker T. & The MG's |
| 96 | 94 | 94 | 3 | Sam's Song Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 3 | The (Bossa Nova) Bird The Dells |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Mama Didn't Lie Jan Bradley |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | How Much Is That Doggie In The Window Baby Jane & The Rockabyes |
| 100 | NEW | 96 | 2 | Let Me Entertain You Ray Anthony |
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