Billboard Hot 100 — November 16, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 16, 1963. "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs, which had held it for 5 weeks. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Drip Drop" by Dion Di Muci at #73, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire), up 45 places from #64 to #19.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting September 14, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "She's A Fool" by Lesley Gore (up from #11 to #7); "Everybody" by Tommy Roe (up from #14 to #9); "500 Miles Away From Home" by Bobby Bare (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The Grass Is Greener" by Brenda Lee, down 25 places from #17 to #42.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Deep Purple Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Washington Square The Village Stompers |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | I'm Leaving It Up To You Dale & Grace |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | It's All Right The Impressions |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | She's A Fool Lesley Gore |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Bossa Nova Baby Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | Everybody Tommy Roe |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 500 Miles Away From Home Bobby Bare |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison |
| 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | I Can't Stay Mad At You Skeeter Davis |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Fools Rush In Rick Nelson |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Busted Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | (Down At) Papa Joe's The Dixiebelles |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | 10 | Donna The Prima Donna Dion (Di Muci) |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 5 | Hey Little Girl Major Lance |
| 19 | 64 | 19 | 2 | Dominique The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) |
| 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | Talk To Me Sunny & The Sunglows |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 7 | Misty Lloyd Price |
| 22 | 20 | 2 | 12 | Be My Baby The Ronettes |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | Cry To Me Betty Harris |
| 24 | 22 | 22 | 8 | You Lost The Sweetest Boy Mary Wells |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 4 | Little Red Rooster Sam Cooke |
| 26 | 43 | 26 | 5 | Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney |
| 27 | 16 | 12 | 12 | That Sunday, That Summer Nat King Cole |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 5 | Walking Proud Steve Lawrence |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | Your Other Love Connie Francis |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Cross Fire! The Orlons |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 4 | Saturday Night The New Christy Minstrels |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 5 | Witchcraft Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Wild! Dee Dee Sharp |
| 34 | 53 | 34 | 3 | Wonderful Summer Robin Ward |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 4 | I Adore Him The Angels |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 4 | Living A Lie Al Martino |
| 37 | 27 | 9 | 10 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 5 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Barry & The Tamerlanes |
| 39 | 28 | 4 | 14 | Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 40 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Down The Aisle (Wedding Song) Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 41 | 56 | 41 | 3 | You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry The Caravelles |
| 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | The Grass Is Greener Brenda Lee |
| 43 | 66 | 43 | 4 | Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch |
| 44 | 69 | 44 | 3 | Be True To Your School The Beach Boys |
| 45 | 63 | 45 | 3 | Loddy Lo Chubby Checker |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 4 | The Matador Johnny Cash |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | Can I Get A Witness Marvin Gaye |
| 48 | 34 | 29 | 10 | Blue Bayou Roy Orbison |
| 49 | 26 | 1 | 15 | Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 5 | Funny How Time Slips Away Johnny Tillotson |
| 51 | 40 | 36 | 7 | New Mexican Rose The 4 Seasons |
| 52 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Blue Guitar Richard Chamberlain |
| 53 | 49 | 49 | 8 | Point Panic The Surfaris |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | A Fine Fine Boy Darlene Love |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 6 | Don't Wait Too Long Tony Bennett |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know) Ruby And The Romantics |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 3 | In My Room The Beach Boys |
| 58 | 83 | 58 | 2 | Louie Louie The Kingsmen |
| 59 | 91 | 59 | 2 | Talk Back Trembling Lips Johnny Tillotson |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | Misery The Dynamics |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 2 | Have You Heard The Duprees featuring Joey Vann |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 3 | Wives And Lovers Jack Jones |
| 63 | 57 | 57 | 8 | Night Life Rusty Draper |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 6 | Gotta Travel On Timi Yuro |
| 65 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Come Back Johnny Mathis |
| 66 | 52 | 2 | 12 | Sally, Go 'round The Roses The Jaynetts |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 2 | The Boy Next Door The Secrets |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 6 | Your Teenage Dreams Johnny Mathis |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Midnight Mary Joey Powers |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 4 | Unchained Melody Vito & The Salutations |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | I Got A Woman Freddie Scott |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 3 | You're Good For Me Solomon Burke |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Drip Drop Dion Di Muci |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Yesterday And You (Armen's Theme) Bobby Vee |
| 75 | 68 | 68 | 5 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Mary Wells |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | I Could Have Danced All Night Ben E. King |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 4 | Shirl Girl Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers |
| 78 | 94 | 78 | 2 | Forget Him Bobby Rydell |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 3 | Tra La La La Suzy Dean And Jean |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Bad Girl Neil Sedaka |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Any Other Way Chuck Jackson |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 3 | Sue's Gotta Be Mine Del Shannon |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 6 | Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen (Doesn't Anybody Know My Name) Jimmie Rodgers |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 2 | Dawn The David Rockingham Trio |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | As Long As I Know He's Mine The Marvelettes |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 5 | Reach Out For Me Lou Johnson |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | She's Got Everything The Essex Featuring Anita Humes |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Nitty Gritty Shirley Ellis |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Rags To Riches Sunny & The Sunliners |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Baby Don't You Weep Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Kansas City Trini Lopez |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Have A Boyfriend The Chiffons |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | Long Tall Texan Murry Kellum |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | Stop Monkeyin' Aroun' The Dovells |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak Wilson Pickett |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | I Am A Witness Tommy Hunt |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Gotta Lotta Love Steve Alaimo |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Dumb Head Ginny Arnell |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Baby's Gone Gene Thomas |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Hey Lover Debbie Dovale |
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