Billboard Hot 100 — July 27, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 27, 1963. "Surf City" by Jan & Dean held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hey, Girl" by Freddie Scott at #68, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "More" by Kai Winding & Orchestra, up 22 places from #50 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Surf City" by Jan & Dean — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting June 15, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Blowin' In The Wind" by Peter, Paul & Mary (up from #14 to #8); "Just One Look" by Doris Troy (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Can't Sit Down" by The Dovells, down 27 places from #27 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Can't Sit Down" by The Dovells, 14 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" by The Crystals after 13 weeks (peak #3); "I Love You Because" by Al Martino after 16 weeks (peak #3); "Still" by Bill Anderson after 15 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 7 | Surf City Jan & Dean |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | So Much In Love The Tymes |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Fingertips - Pt 2 Little Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Easier Said Than Done The Essex |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Wipe Out The Surfaris |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Rolf Harris |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | (You're the) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | Blowin' In The Wind Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Memphis Lonnie Mack |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Just One Look Doris Troy |
| 11 | 23 | 11 | 4 | Judy's Turn To Cry Lesley Gore |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | Not Me The Orlons |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Pride And Joy Marvin Gaye |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Sukiyaki Kyu Sakamoto |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 6 | Hopeless Andy Williams |
| 16 | 30 | 16 | 4 | Candy Girl The 4 Seasons |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | Blue On Blue Bobby Vinton |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 7 | Detroit City Bobby Bare |
| 20 | 17 | 17 | 7 | Harry The Hairy Ape Ray Stevens |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | No One Ray Charles |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 7 | My True Confession Brook Benton |
| 23 | 16 | 3 | 13 | Hello Stranger Barbara Lewis |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 6 | Till Then The Classics |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | 9 | One Fine Day The Chiffons |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 7 | Don't Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye The Shirelles |
| 27 | 19 | 1 | 12 | It's My Party Lesley Gore |
| 28 | 50 | 28 | 4 | More Kai Winding & Orchestra |
| 29 | 42 | 29 | 7 | Denise Randy & The Rainbows |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 6 | Abilene George Hamilton IV |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 6 | Without Love (There Is Nothing) Ray Charles |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Goodnight My Love The Fleetwoods |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 8 | Six Days On The Road Dave Dudley |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 5 | Green, Green The New Christy Minstrels |
| 35 | 51 | 35 | 4 | My Whole World Is Falling Down Brenda Lee |
| 36 | 22 | 14 | 9 | On Top Of Spaghetti Tom Glazer And The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | 6 | Be True To Yourself Bobby Vee |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 7 | Hootenanny The Glencoves |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 4 | Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw Dion |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 3 | I Wonder Brenda Lee |
| 41 | 59 | 41 | 6 | Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx |
| 42 | 28 | 16 | 11 | My Summer Love Ruby And The Romantics |
| 43 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Swinging On A Star Big Dee Irwin (with Little Eva) |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 5 | Rock Me In The Cradle Of Love Dee Dee Sharp |
| 45 | 39 | 39 | 9 | (I Love You) Don't You Forget It Perry Como |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 5 | I (Who Have Nothing) Ben E. King |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Danke Schoen Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Tips Of My Fingers Roy Clark |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 4 | True Love Never Runs Smooth Gene Pitney |
| 50 | 66 | 50 | 3 | Marlena The 4 Seasons |
| 51 | 26 | 22 | 8 | Falling Roy Orbison |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Shake! Shake! Shake! Jackie Wilson |
| 53 | 33 | 6 | 12 | Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer Nat King Cole |
| 54 | 27 | 3 | 14 | You Can't Sit Down The Dovells |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 3 | Surf Party Chubby Checker |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 4 | When A Boy Falls In Love Mel Carter |
| 57 | 49 | 49 | 7 | Summer's Comin' Kirby St. Romain |
| 58 | 61 | 51 | 11 | Shake A Tail Feather The Five Du-Tones |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 2 | Twist It Up Chubby Checker |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 4 | Brenda The Cupids |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 2 | Sometimes You Gotta Cry A Little Bobby Bland |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | The Monkey Time Major Lance |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 2 | Make The World Go Away Timi Yuro |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 7 | Jack The Ripper Link Wray And The Wraymen |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 2 | How Many Teardrops Lou Christie |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 4 | I Will Love You Richard Chamberlain |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 6 | Cottonfields Ace Cannon |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Hey, Girl Freddie Scott |
| 69 | 64 | 55 | 5 | Like The Big Guys Do The Rocky Fellers |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 3 | Surfin' Hootenanny Al Casey |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 2 | Leave Me Alone Baby Washington |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 5 | I'm Afraid To Go Home Brian Hyland |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | Will Power The Cookies |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home Darlene Love |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 5 | Land Of 1000 Dances Chris Kenner |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 3 | Daughter The Blenders |
| 79 | 97 | 79 | 2 | This Is All I Ask Tony Bennett |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | Can't Nobody Love You Solomon Burke |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 2 | Groovy Baby Billy Abbott And The Jewels |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Dreamer Neil Sedaka |
| 83 | 99 | 83 | 2 | I Want To Stay Here Steve & Eydie |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) The High Keyes |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 2 | It Hurts To Be Sixteen Andrea Carroll |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | Dancin' Holiday The Olympics |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 2 | Mama Don't Allow The Rooftop Singers |
| 88 | 83 | 83 | 5 | Antony And Cleopatra Theme Ferrante & Teicher |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Frankie And Johnny Sam Cooke |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Chinese Checkers Booker T. & The MG's |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | Dance, Dance, Dance Joey Dee |
| 92 | 95 | 77 | 9 | I Can't Stop Loving You Count Basie |
| 93 | 100 | 93 | 2 | What A Fool I've Been Carla Thomas |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Baja The Astronauts |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | A Breath Taking Guy The Supremes |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | It's Too Late Wilson Pickett |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Saturday Sunshine Burt Bacharach |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | True Love Richard Chamberlain |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | These Foolish Things James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | True Blue Lou Tony Bennett |
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