Billboard Hot 100 — August 24, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 1963. "Fingertips - Pt 2" by Little Stevie Wonder held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Why Don't You Believe Me" by The Duprees featuring Joey Vann at #70, which would go on to peak at #37. The biggest climber was "Wonderful! Wonderful!" by The Tymes, up 38 places from #89 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Fingertips - Pt 2" by Little Stevie Wonder — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting June 22, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Denise" by Randy & The Rainbows (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Just One Look" by Doris Troy, down 17 places from #19 to #36.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "So Much In Love" by The Tymes, 13 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris after 11 weeks (peak #3); "Pride And Joy" by Marvin Gaye after 14 weeks (peak #10).
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 | Fingertips - Pt 2 Little Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) Allan Sherman |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Candy Girl The 4 Seasons |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | My Boyfriend's Back The Angels |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Judy's Turn To Cry Lesley Gore |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Blowin' In The Wind Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Wipe Out The Surfaris |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | More Kai Winding & Orchestra |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | (You're the) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | Denise Randy & The Rainbows |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 7 | Danke Schoen Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 13 | So Much In Love The Tymes |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | 11 | Surf City Jan & Dean |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | Hey, Girl Freddie Scott |
| 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Green, Green The New Christy Minstrels |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 4 | Surfer Girl The Beach Boys |
| 19 | 34 | 19 | 4 | Heat Wave Martha & The Vandellas |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | The Monkey Time Major Lance |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | True Love Never Runs Smooth Gene Pitney |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 5 | Frankie And Johnny Sam Cooke |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 5 | Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino |
| 24 | 20 | 5 | 12 | Memphis Lonnie Mack |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | Twist It Up Chubby Checker |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | Make The World Go Away Timi Yuro |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Easier Said Than Done The Essex |
| 28 | 24 | 24 | 8 | My Whole World Is Falling Down Brenda Lee |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 9 | I (Who Have Nothing) Ben E. King |
| 30 | 53 | 30 | 3 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 6 | I Want To Stay Here Steve & Eydie |
| 32 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Abilene George Hamilton IV |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 6 | Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home Darlene Love |
| 34 | 22 | 13 | 10 | Hopeless Andy Williams |
| 35 | 29 | 16 | 11 | Detroit City Bobby Bare |
| 36 | 19 | 10 | 12 | Just One Look Doris Troy |
| 37 | 25 | 25 | 7 | I Wonder Brenda Lee |
| 38 | 36 | 36 | 7 | Marlena The 4 Seasons |
| 39 | 30 | 17 | 13 | Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 3 | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You Johnny Tillotson |
| 41 | 71 | 41 | 2 | Then He Kissed Me The Crystals |
| 42 | 42 | 33 | 7 | Shake! Shake! Shake! Jackie Wilson |
| 43 | 62 | 43 | 4 | Martian Hop The Ran-Dells |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 3 | The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Raindrops |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 8 | When A Boy Falls In Love Mel Carter |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 4 | Desert Pete The Kingston Trio |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 5 | The Dreamer Neil Sedaka |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 6 | It Hurts To Be Sixteen Andrea Carroll |
| 49 | 69 | 49 | 3 | Drownin' My Sorrows Connie Francis |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 3 | Hey There Lonely Boy Ruby And The Romantics |
| 51 | 89 | 51 | 2 | Wonderful! Wonderful! The Tymes |
| 52 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Surfin' Hootenanny Al Casey |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 4 | Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard Diane Ray |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 4 | Everybody Monkey Freddy Cannon |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 5 | These Foolish Things James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 6 | Groovy Baby Billy Abbott And The Jewels |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | It's Too Late Wilson Pickett |
| 58 | 58 | 55 | 6 | Mama Don't Allow The Rooftop Singers |
| 59 | 88 | 59 | 2 | Mickey's Monkey The Miracles |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 5 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) The High Keyes |
| 61 | 77 | 61 | 7 | Daughter The Blenders |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 6 | Leave Me Alone Baby Washington |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 2 | Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys |
| 64 | 81 | 64 | 3 | The Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche |
| 65 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Sometimes You Gotta Cry A Little Bobby Bland |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 6 | Can't Nobody Love You Solomon Burke |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | My Daddy Knows Best The Marvelettes |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Straighten Up Your Heart Barbara Lewis |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 4 | Lucky Lips Cliff Richard |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Why Don't You Believe Me The Duprees featuring Joey Vann |
| 71 | 87 | 71 | 2 | Only In America Jay & The Americans |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 4 | This Is All I Ask Burl Ives |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 6 | This Is All I Ask Tony Bennett |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 3 | More Vic Dana |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) Gene McDaniels |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 4 | Dum Dum Dee Dum Johnny Cymbal |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Pay Back Etta James |
| 79 | 100 | 79 | 2 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Birthday Party The Pixies Three |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 5 | A Breath Taking Guy The Supremes |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 3 | Make The Music Play Dionne Warwick |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | 8 X 10 Bill Anderson |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 3 | Man's Temptation Gene Chandler |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Organ Shout Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | China Nights (Shina No Yoru) Kyu Sakamoto |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | (I Cried at) Laura's Wedding Barbara Lynn |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 3 | This Is My Prayer Theola Kilgore |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 2 | It Won't Be This Way (Always) The King Pins |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Walkin' Miracle The Essex Featuring Anita Humes |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 2 | Gone The Rip Chords |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | I'm Not A Fool Anymore T.K. Hulin |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Something Old, Something New Paul and Paula |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Treat My Baby Good Bobby Darin |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Wham! Lonnie Mack |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Your Baby's Gone Surfin' Duane Eddy |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Hear The Bells The Tokens |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Tell Me The Truth Nancy Wilson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Dance, Everybody, Dance The Dartells |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Do The Monkey King Curtis |
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