Billboard Hot 100 — October 12, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 12, 1963. "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Everybody" by Tommy Roe at #68, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "500 Miles Away From Home" by Bobby Bare, up 25 places from #96 to #71.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting September 21, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Mean Woman Blues" by Roy Orbison (up from #16 to #8); "Donna The Prima Donna" by Dion (Di Muci) (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Wham!" by Lonnie Mack, down 16 places from #24 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Mockingbird" by Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx, 17 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)" by Allan Sherman after 10 weeks (peak #2); "Blowin' In The Wind" by Peter, Paul & Mary after 15 weeks (peak #2); "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris after 16 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Be My Baby The Ronettes |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Sally, Go 'round The Roses The Jaynetts |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Busted Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | My Boyfriend's Back The Angels |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Heat Wave Martha & The Vandellas |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 5 | Donna The Prima Donna Dion (Di Muci) |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | Honolulu Lulu Jan & Dean |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Wonderful! Wonderful! The Tymes |
| 13 | 28 | 13 | 7 | That Sunday, That Summer Nat King Cole |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | Surfer Girl The Beach Boys |
| 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | Then He Kissed Me The Crystals |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Mickey's Monkey The Miracles |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | I Can't Stay Mad At You Skeeter Davis |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 5 | Deep Purple Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 6 | Talk To Me Sunny & The Sunglows |
| 22 | 12 | 12 | 8 | A Walkin' Miracle The Essex Featuring Anita Humes |
| 23 | 38 | 23 | 4 | Washington Square The Village Stompers |
| 24 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Martian Hop The Ran-Dells |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | Bust Out The Busters |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 5 | Fools Rush In Rick Nelson |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | 12 | If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 6 | Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love Little Peggy March |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | I'll Take You Home The Drifters |
| 30 | 20 | 15 | 9 | Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Blue Bayou Roy Orbison |
| 32 | 54 | 32 | 4 | Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 33 | 22 | 8 | 14 | The Monkey Time Major Lance |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | Two Tickets To Paradise Brook Benton |
| 35 | 58 | 35 | 3 | It's All Right The Impressions |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 3 | The Grass Is Greener Brenda Lee |
| 37 | 25 | 25 | 9 | Only In America Jay & The Americans |
| 38 | 29 | 17 | 10 | The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Raindrops |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 3 | You Lost The Sweetest Boy Mary Wells |
| 40 | 24 | 24 | 8 | Wham! Lonnie Mack |
| 41 | 30 | 15 | 12 | Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 6 | A Love So Fine The Chiffons |
| 43 | 37 | 18 | 10 | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You Johnny Tillotson |
| 44 | 42 | 42 | 10 | More Vic Dana |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 3 | Cross Fire! The Orlons |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 3 | She's A Fool Lesley Gore |
| 47 | 35 | 10 | 12 | Hey, Girl Freddie Scott |
| 48 | 40 | 40 | 9 | Birthday Party The Pixies Three |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 2 | Workout Stevie, Workout Little Stevie Wonder |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 7 | Betty In Bermudas The Dovells |
| 51 | 39 | 7 | 17 | Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx |
| 52 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Treat My Baby Good Bobby Darin |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 4 | Red Sails In The Sunset Fats Domino |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 6 | September Song Jimmy Durante |
| 55 | 53 | 53 | 6 | What Does A Girl Do? The Shirelles |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 2 | Misty Lloyd Price |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 4 | Cry To Me Betty Harris |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 6 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) Frank Ifield |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 2 | Monkey-Shine Bill Black's Combo |
| 60 | 57 | 8 | 15 | More Kai Winding & Orchestra |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 4 | Baby Get It (And Don't Quit It) Jackie Wilson |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 5 | He's Mine (I Love Him, I Love Him, I Love Him) Alice Wonder Land |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 2 | Two Sides (To Every Story) Etta James |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 5 | (Native Girl) Elephant Walk Donald Jenkins & The Delighters |
| 65 | 89 | 65 | 2 | I'm Leaving It Up To You Dale & Grace |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 5 | Down The Aisle (Wedding Song) Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | Enamorado Keith Colley |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Everybody Tommy Roe |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 2 | First Day Back At School Paul and Paula |
| 71 | 96 | 71 | 2 | 500 Miles Away From Home Bobby Bare |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 3 | Night Life Rusty Draper |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 3 | (Down At) Papa Joe's The Dixiebelles |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 3 | Point Panic The Surfaris |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 6 | My Babe The Righteous Brothers |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Cindy's Gonna Cry Johnny Crawford |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 3 | Little Eeefin Annie Joe Perkins |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 3 | Blue Guitar Richard Chamberlain |
| 79 | 94 | 79 | 2 | New Mexican Rose The 4 Seasons |
| 80 | 91 | 80 | 3 | Sweet Impossible You Brenda Lee |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Speed Ball Ray Stevens |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 3 | Strange Feeling Billy Stewart |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Wild! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 3 | Jenny Brown The Smothers Brothers |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 2 | Toys In The Attic Joe Sherman, his Orchestra and Chorus |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Your Teenage Dreams Johnny Mathis |
| 87 | 75 | 75 | 5 | Teenage Cleopatra Tracey Dey |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 3 | Everybody Go Home Eydie Gorme |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Better To Give Than Receive Joe Hinton |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Detroit City No. 2 Ben Colder |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | That's The Only Way The 4 Seasons |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Come Back Johnny Mathis |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Cuando Calienta El Sol (When The Sun Is Hot) Steve Allen and His Orchestra with The Copacabana Trio |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Gotta Travel On Timi Yuro |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Cowboy Boots Dave Dudley |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Signed, Sealed, And Delivered James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 97 | NEW | 93 | 3 | Lonely Drifter The O'Jays |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen (Doesn't Anybody Know My Name) Jimmie Rodgers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Don't Wait Too Long Tony Bennett |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Hey Lonely One Baby Washington |
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