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