Billboard Hot 100 — November 2, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 2, 1963. "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Wonderful Summer" by Robin Ward at #66, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Little Red Rooster" by Sam Cooke, up 29 places from #73 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs — 4 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting September 21, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "I Can't Stay Mad At You" by Skeeter Davis (up from #12 to #7); "It's All Right" by The Impressions (up from #15 to #9); "Maria Elena" by Los Indios Tabajaras (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels, down 35 places from #25 to #60.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Surfer Girl" by The Beach Boys, 14 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "If I Had A Hammer" by Trini Lopez after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Wonderful! Wonderful!" by The Tymes after 11 weeks (peak #7).
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 | Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Deep Purple Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | Washington Square The Village Stompers |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Busted Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Donna The Prima Donna Dion (Di Muci) |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | I Can't Stay Mad At You Skeeter Davis |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Be My Baby The Ronettes |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | It's All Right The Impressions |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 7 | Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | I'm Leaving It Up To You Dale & Grace |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | That Sunday, That Summer Nat King Cole |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | Fools Rush In Rick Nelson |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Talk To Me Sunny & The Sunglows |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | She's A Fool Lesley Gore |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | 12 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 6 | Cross Fire! The Orlons |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 6 | The Grass Is Greener Brenda Lee |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 6 | (Down At) Papa Joe's The Dixiebelles |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 4 | Everybody Tommy Roe |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 500 Miles Away From Home Bobby Bare |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | You Lost The Sweetest Boy Mary Wells |
| 25 | 41 | 25 | 3 | Bossa Nova Baby Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | 5 | Misty Lloyd Price |
| 27 | 16 | 11 | 9 | Honolulu Lulu Jan & Dean |
| 28 | 48 | 28 | 5 | Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor |
| 30 | 33 | 29 | 8 | Blue Bayou Roy Orbison |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 7 | Cry To Me Betty Harris |
| 32 | 17 | 2 | 10 | Sally, Go 'round The Roses The Jaynetts |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 5 | Workout Stevie, Workout Little Stevie Wonder |
| 34 | 28 | 25 | 9 | I'll Take You Home The Drifters |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Red Sails In The Sunset Fats Domino |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 5 | New Mexican Rose The 4 Seasons |
| 37 | 35 | 32 | 9 | Two Tickets To Paradise Brook Benton |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 5 | Wild! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 39 | 62 | 39 | 3 | Hey Little Girl Major Lance |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 8 | Down The Aisle (Wedding Song) Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 41 | 56 | 41 | 3 | Your Other Love Connie Francis |
| 42 | 24 | 7 | 14 | Surfer Girl The Beach Boys |
| 43 | 31 | 8 | 12 | Mickey's Monkey The Miracles |
| 44 | 73 | 44 | 2 | Little Red Rooster Sam Cooke |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 3 | Witchcraft Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 46 | 27 | 4 | 14 | Heat Wave Martha & The Vandellas |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Monkey-Shine Bill Black's Combo |
| 48 | 69 | 48 | 3 | Walking Proud Steve Lawrence |
| 49 | 32 | 6 | 12 | Then He Kissed Me The Crystals |
| 50 | 67 | 50 | 3 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Barry & The Tamerlanes |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 6 | Point Panic The Surfaris |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 2 | I Adore Him The Angels |
| 53 | 34 | 25 | 9 | Bust Out The Busters |
| 54 | 77 | 54 | 3 | Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Blue Guitar Richard Chamberlain |
| 56 | 74 | 56 | 3 | Funny How Time Slips Away Johnny Tillotson |
| 57 | 44 | 40 | 9 | A Love So Fine The Chiffons |
| 58 | 81 | 58 | 2 | Saturday Night The New Christy Minstrels |
| 59 | 42 | 26 | 9 | Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love Little Peggy March |
| 60 | 25 | 1 | 14 | My Boyfriend's Back The Angels |
| 61 | 86 | 61 | 2 | The Matador Johnny Cash |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 6 | Night Life Rusty Draper |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | A Fine Fine Boy Darlene Love |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 8 | (Native Girl) Elephant Walk Donald Jenkins & The Delighters |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 4 | Come Back Johnny Mathis |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Wonderful Summer Robin Ward |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 4 | Don't Wait Too Long Tony Bennett |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Mary Wells |
| 69 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Enamorado Keith Colley |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 6 | Strange Feeling Billy Stewart |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Loddy Lo Chubby Checker |
| 72 | 91 | 72 | 3 | Can I Get A Witness Marvin Gaye |
| 73 | 99 | 73 | 2 | Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch |
| 74 | 90 | 74 | 2 | Living A Lie Al Martino |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 2 | Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know) Ruby And The Romantics |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Your Teenage Dreams Johnny Mathis |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 3 | I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 78 | 97 | 78 | 2 | Unchained Melody Vito & The Salutations |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 4 | Gotta Travel On Timi Yuro |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 6 | Everybody Go Home Eydie Gorme |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 4 | Signed, Sealed, And Delivered James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Wives And Lovers Jack Jones |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Be True To Your School The Beach Boys |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry The Caravelles |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 4 | Cuando Calienta El Sol (When The Sun Is Hot) Steve Allen and His Orchestra with The Copacabana Trio |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | In My Room The Beach Boys |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen (Doesn't Anybody Know My Name) Jimmie Rodgers |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Any Other Way Chuck Jackson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | You're Good For Me Solomon Burke |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Could Have Danced All Night Ben E. King |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Tra La La La Suzy Dean And Jean |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Misery The Dynamics |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | Reach Out For Me Lou Johnson |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Dear Abby The Hearts |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Shirl Girl Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | (Theme From) Any Number Can Win Jimmy Smith |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | 31 Flavors The Shirelles |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Got A Woman Freddie Scott |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Crossfire Time Dee Clark |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Sue's Gotta Be Mine Del Shannon |
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