Billboard Hot 100 — September 7, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 7, 1963. "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Busted" by Ray Charles and his Orchestra at #66, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Cry Baby" by Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters, up 38 places from #69 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting August 3, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton (up from #11 to #4); "Heat Wave" by Martha & The Vandellas (up from #14 to #6); "The Monkey Time" by Major Lance (up from #12 to #8); "Hey, Girl" by Freddie Scott (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "(You're the) Devil In Disguise" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, down 25 places from #17 to #42.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "So Much In Love" by The Tymes, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Easier Said Than Done" by The Essex after 13 weeks (peak #1); "Memphis" by Lonnie Mack after 13 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 6 | My Boyfriend's Back The Angels |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) Allan Sherman |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Candy Girl The 4 Seasons |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | Heat Wave Martha & The Vandellas |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | The Monkey Time Major Lance |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Blowin' In The Wind Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | Hey, Girl Freddie Scott |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Fingertips - Pt 2 Little Stevie Wonder |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | Surfer Girl The Beach Boys |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Denise Randy & The Rainbows |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | Frankie And Johnny Sam Cooke |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | Then He Kissed Me The Crystals |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | Danke Schoen Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | More Kai Winding & Orchestra |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Judy's Turn To Cry Lesley Gore |
| 19 | 30 | 19 | 5 | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You Johnny Tillotson |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 7 | Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | 4 | Mickey's Monkey The Miracles |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 4 | Wonderful! Wonderful! The Tymes |
| 23 | 18 | 2 | 12 | Wipe Out The Surfaris |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Make The World Go Away Timi Yuro |
| 25 | 24 | 14 | 11 | Green, Green The New Christy Minstrels |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 8 | Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home Darlene Love |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 5 | The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Raindrops |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 8 | I Want To Stay Here Steve & Eydie |
| 29 | 63 | 29 | 2 | Sally, Go 'round The Roses The Jaynetts |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Martian Hop The Ran-Dells |
| 31 | 69 | 31 | 4 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 32 | 23 | 21 | 10 | True Love Never Runs Smooth Gene Pitney |
| 33 | 22 | 1 | 15 | So Much In Love The Tymes |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | Desert Pete The Kingston Trio |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Hey There Lonely Boy Ruby And The Romantics |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 5 | Drownin' My Sorrows Connie Francis |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 6 | Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard Diane Ray |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 4 | Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys |
| 39 | 31 | 29 | 11 | I (Who Have Nothing) Ben E. King |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 5 | The Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche |
| 41 | 28 | 25 | 8 | Twist It Up Chubby Checker |
| 42 | 17 | 3 | 11 | (You're the) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 43 | 74 | 43 | 4 | Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor |
| 44 | 25 | 1 | 13 | Surf City Jan & Dean |
| 45 | 66 | 45 | 3 | A Walkin' Miracle The Essex Featuring Anita Humes |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 4 | Only In America Jay & The Americans |
| 47 | 32 | 15 | 12 | Abilene George Hamilton IV |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 3 | Why Don't You Believe Me The Duprees featuring Joey Vann |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 7 | It's Too Late Wilson Pickett |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 4 | Straighten Up Your Heart Barbara Lewis |
| 51 | 45 | 45 | 8 | It Hurts To Be Sixteen Andrea Carroll |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 6 | Everybody Monkey Freddy Cannon |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 7 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) The High Keyes |
| 54 | 71 | 54 | 5 | More Vic Dana |
| 55 | 90 | 55 | 2 | Be My Baby The Ronettes |
| 56 | 84 | 56 | 3 | Wham! Lonnie Mack |
| 57 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Groovy Baby Billy Abbott And The Jewels |
| 58 | 47 | 10 | 14 | Just One Look Doris Troy |
| 59 | 44 | 44 | 10 | When A Boy Falls In Love Mel Carter |
| 60 | 57 | 47 | 7 | The Dreamer Neil Sedaka |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 4 | Birthday Party The Pixies Three |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | 8 X 10 Bill Anderson |
| 63 | 83 | 63 | 3 | Treat My Baby Good Bobby Darin |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 6 | Lucky Lips Cliff Richard |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | China Nights (Shina No Yoru) Kyu Sakamoto |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Busted Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 67 | 87 | 67 | 5 | This Is My Prayer Theola Kilgore |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 5 | It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) Gene McDaniels |
| 69 | 65 | 62 | 8 | Leave Me Alone Baby Washington |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 5 | (I Cried at) Laura's Wedding Barbara Lynn |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 5 | Man's Temptation Gene Chandler |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Bust Out The Busters |
| 73 | 79 | 67 | 6 | My Daddy Knows Best The Marvelettes |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love Little Peggy March |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 7 | A Breath Taking Guy The Supremes |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 3 | Organ Shout Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | I Can't Stay Mad At You Skeeter Davis |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 3 | Something Old, Something New Paul and Paula |
| 79 | 97 | 79 | 2 | That Sunday, That Summer Nat King Cole |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Talk To Me Sunny & The Sunglows |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 2 | Surfer Joe The Surfaris |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | My Babe The Righteous Brothers |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 3 | Tell Me The Truth Nancy Wilson |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I'll Take You Home The Drifters |
| 85 | 86 | 78 | 5 | Pay Back Etta James |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 5 | Chinese Checkers Booker T. & The MG's |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sooner Or Later Johnny Mathis |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 4 | Gone The Rip Chords |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | What Does A Girl Do? The Shirelles |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | Betty In Bermudas The Dovells |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 2 | Do The Monkey King Curtis |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Honolulu Lulu Jan & Dean |
| 94 | 95 | 88 | 5 | Love Me All The Way Kim Weston |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | September Song Jimmy Durante |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Faded Love Patsy Cline |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) Frank Ifield |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Two Tickets To Paradise Brook Benton |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Cindy's Gonna Cry Johnny Crawford |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | A Love So Fine The Chiffons |
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