Billboard Hot 100 — August 17, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 17, 1963. "Fingertips - Pt 2" by Little Stevie Wonder held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals at #71, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton, up 25 places from #78 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Fingertips - Pt 2" by Little Stevie Wonder — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting June 22, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)" by Allan Sherman (up from #17 to #7); "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (up from #31 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris, down 21 places from #11 to #32.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Pride And Joy" by Marvin Gaye, 14 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Blue On Blue" by Bobby Vinton after 13 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 9 | Fingertips - Pt 2 Little Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Blowin' In The Wind Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | (You're the) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Wipe Out The Surfaris |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Judy's Turn To Cry Lesley Gore |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Candy Girl The 4 Seasons |
| 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) Allan Sherman |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | So Much In Love The Tymes |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | More Kai Winding & Orchestra |
| 10 | 31 | 10 | 3 | My Boyfriend's Back The Angels |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Surf City Jan & Dean |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | 11 | Easier Said Than Done The Essex |
| 13 | 22 | 13 | 9 | Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | Green, Green The New Christy Minstrels |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 10 | Denise Randy & The Rainbows |
| 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Abilene George Hamilton IV |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 4 | If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Danke Schoen Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Just One Look Doris Troy |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | 11 | Memphis Lonnie Mack |
| 21 | 40 | 21 | 4 | Hey, Girl Freddie Scott |
| 22 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Hopeless Andy Williams |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 7 | True Love Never Runs Smooth Gene Pitney |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | My Whole World Is Falling Down Brenda Lee |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 6 | I Wonder Brenda Lee |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | The Monkey Time Major Lance |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 5 | Twist It Up Chubby Checker |
| 28 | 49 | 28 | 3 | Surfer Girl The Beach Boys |
| 29 | 20 | 16 | 10 | Detroit City Bobby Bare |
| 30 | 19 | 17 | 12 | Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | Make The World Go Away Timi Yuro |
| 32 | 11 | 3 | 11 | Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Rolf Harris |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 4 | Frankie And Johnny Sam Cooke |
| 34 | 51 | 34 | 3 | Heat Wave Martha & The Vandellas |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | I (Who Have Nothing) Ben E. King |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 6 | Marlena The 4 Seasons |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 4 | Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino |
| 38 | 27 | 20 | 9 | Till Then The Classics |
| 39 | 18 | 10 | 14 | Pride And Joy Marvin Gaye |
| 40 | 26 | 12 | 10 | Not Me The Orlons |
| 41 | 38 | 32 | 11 | Six Days On The Road Dave Dudley |
| 42 | 33 | 33 | 6 | Shake! Shake! Shake! Jackie Wilson |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | I Want To Stay Here Steve & Eydie |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home Darlene Love |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Tips Of My Fingers Roy Clark |
| 46 | 34 | 31 | 7 | Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw Dion |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 7 | When A Boy Falls In Love Mel Carter |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 6 | Surfin' Hootenanny Al Casey |
| 49 | 46 | 46 | 5 | How Many Teardrops Lou Christie |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 4 | The Dreamer Neil Sedaka |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | Desert Pete The Kingston Trio |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 5 | It Hurts To Be Sixteen Andrea Carroll |
| 53 | 78 | 53 | 2 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 54 | 75 | 54 | 2 | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You Johnny Tillotson |
| 55 | 79 | 55 | 2 | Hey There Lonely Boy Ruby And The Romantics |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Sometimes You Gotta Cry A Little Bobby Bland |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 4 | These Foolish Things James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 58 | 55 | 55 | 5 | Mama Don't Allow The Rooftop Singers |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 5 | Groovy Baby Billy Abbott And The Jewels |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 4 | It's Too Late Wilson Pickett |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 3 | Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard Diane Ray |
| 62 | 81 | 62 | 3 | Martian Hop The Ran-Dells |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 8 | I'm Afraid To Go Home Brian Hyland |
| 64 | 80 | 64 | 2 | The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Raindrops |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 5 | Leave Me Alone Baby Washington |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | Everybody Monkey Freddy Cannon |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 4 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) The High Keyes |
| 68 | 60 | 55 | 6 | Surf Party Chubby Checker |
| 69 | 85 | 69 | 2 | Drownin' My Sorrows Connie Francis |
| 70 | 68 | 65 | 7 | I Will Love You Richard Chamberlain |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Then He Kissed Me The Crystals |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 5 | Can't Nobody Love You Solomon Burke |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 3 | This Is All I Ask Burl Ives |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | This Is All I Ask Tony Bennett |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 3 | My Daddy Knows Best The Marvelettes |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 3 | Lucky Lips Cliff Richard |
| 77 | 86 | 73 | 6 | Daughter The Blenders |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | Pay Back Etta James |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) Gene McDaniels |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 2 | The Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 4 | A Breath Taking Guy The Supremes |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Dum Dum Dee Dum Johnny Cymbal |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | Man's Temptation Gene Chandler |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | More Vic Dana |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Only In America Jay & The Americans |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Mickey's Monkey The Miracles |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Wonderful! Wonderful! The Tymes |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Straighten Up Your Heart Barbara Lewis |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | It Won't Be This Way (Always) The King Pins |
| 92 | 97 | 92 | 2 | (I Cried at) Laura's Wedding Barbara Lynn |
| 93 | 98 | 93 | 2 | This Is My Prayer Theola Kilgore |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I'm Not A Fool Anymore T.K. Hulin |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Birthday Party The Pixies Three |
| 96 | NEW | 90 | 3 | Chinese Checkers Booker T. & The MG's |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Gone The Rip Chords |
| 98 | NEW | 77 | 7 | Land Of 1000 Dances Chris Kenner |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Cried Tammy Montgomery |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
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