Billboard Hot 100 — December 28, 1963
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 28, 1963. "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "For You" by Rick Nelson at #61, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Whispering" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens, up 43 places from #80 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) — 4 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting November 9, 1963.
- New in the top 10: "Forget Him" by Bobby Rydell (up from #13 to #7); "Talk Back Trembling Lips" by Johnny Tillotson (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "It's All Right" by The Impressions, down 21 places from #27 to #48.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Washington Square" by The Village Stompers after 14 weeks (peak #2); "Maria Elena" by Los Indios Tabajaras after 14 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 8 | Dominique The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | There! I've Said It Again Bobby Vinton |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Louie Louie The Kingsmen |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry The Caravelles |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Drip Drop Dion Di Muci |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | Forget Him Bobby Rydell |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | Popsicles And Icicles The Murmaids |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Talk Back Trembling Lips Johnny Tillotson |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Be True To Your School The Beach Boys |
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 8 | Midnight Mary Joey Powers |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | Quicksand Martha & The Vandellas |
| 13 | 22 | 13 | 7 | The Nitty Gritty Shirley Ellis |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Loddy Lo Chubby Checker |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 9 | Wives And Lovers Jack Jones |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 13 | I'm Leaving It Up To You Dale & Grace |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Everybody Tommy Roe |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | The Boy Next Door The Secrets |
| 19 | 33 | 19 | 3 | Pretty Paper Roy Orbison |
| 20 | 48 | 20 | 3 | As Usual Brenda Lee |
| 21 | 53 | 21 | 4 | Surfin' Bird The Trashmen |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 11 | Can I Get A Witness Marvin Gaye |
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Have You Heard The Duprees featuring Joey Vann |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 4 | Drag City Jan & Dean |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Kansas City Trini Lopez |
| 26 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Wonderful Summer Robin Ward |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 9 | In My Room The Beach Boys |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | 14 | She's A Fool Lesley Gore |
| 29 | 16 | 10 | 13 | Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 6 | Turn Around Dick and DeeDee |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 6 | For Your Precious Love Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 4 | That Lucky Old Sun Ray Charles |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 7 | Bad Girl Neil Sedaka |
| 34 | 19 | 11 | 10 | Little Red Rooster Sam Cooke |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 5 | Stewball Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 36 | 30 | 30 | 7 | Baby Don't You Weep Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
| 37 | 80 | 37 | 2 | Whispering Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 38 | 59 | 38 | 4 | Out Of Limits The Marketts |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | Need To Belong Jerry Butler |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 5 | When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes The Supremes |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 7 | I Have A Boyfriend The Chiffons |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Somewhere The Tymes |
| 43 | 29 | 22 | 10 | Living A Lie Al Martino |
| 44 | 37 | 17 | 11 | Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 6 | I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying The Miracles |
| 46 | 69 | 46 | 3 | Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords |
| 47 | 28 | 1 | 15 | Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 48 | 27 | 4 | 14 | It's All Right The Impressions |
| 49 | 46 | 40 | 9 | Tra La La La Suzy Dean And Jean |
| 50 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Rags To Riches Sunny & The Sunliners |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys The Cookies |
| 52 | 72 | 52 | 3 | Daisy Petal Pickin' Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 8 | Long Tall Texan Murry Kellum |
| 54 | 58 | 44 | 9 | Misery The Dynamics |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | Hooka Tooka Chubby Checker |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 5 | The Marvelous Toy The Chad Mitchell Trio |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 6 | The Impossible Happened Little Peggy March |
| 58 | 63 | 47 | 8 | As Long As I Know He's Mine The Marvelettes |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 5 | Today's Teardrops Rick Nelson |
| 60 | 76 | 60 | 4 | It's All In The Game Cliff Richard |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | For You Rick Nelson |
| 62 | 66 | 61 | 6 | Ally Ally Oxen Free The Kingston Trio |
| 63 | 100 | 63 | 2 | Baby, I Love You The Ronettes |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 4 | Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 4 | Charade Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Be Mad Little Girl Bobby Darin |
| 67 | 88 | 67 | 2 | I Can't Stop Talking About You Steve & Eydie |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 5 | That Boy John The Raindrops |
| 69 | 67 | 62 | 8 | Dawn The David Rockingham Trio |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 6 | Dumb Head Ginny Arnell |
| 71 | 93 | 71 | 3 | Bon-Doo-Wah The Orlons |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore |
| 73 | 96 | 73 | 2 | Comin' In The Back Door The Baja Marimba Band |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 5 | Begging To You Marty Robbins |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 3 | What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) The Tams |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 5 | Come Dance With Me Jay & The Americans |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 3 | Watch Your Step Brooks O'Dell |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | True Love Goes On And On Burl Ives |
| 79 | NEW | 68 | 6 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Mary Wells |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | Please Frank Ifield |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | The Little Boy Tony Bennett |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | We Belong Together Jimmy Velvet |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Letter From Sherry Dale Ward |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | My One And Only, Jimmy Boy The Girlfriends |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | In The Summer Of His Years Connie Francis |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 5 | The Cheer Leader Paul Petersen |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 3 | Baby's Gone Gene Thomas |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Cold Cold Winter The Pixies Three |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | Hootenanny Saturday Night The Brothers Four |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 3 | I'll Search My Heart Johnny Mathis |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 4 | The Shelter Of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 92 | 89 | 89 | 3 | Did You Have A Happy Birthday? Paul Anka |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Here Comes The Boy Tracey Dey |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Harlem Shuffle Bob And Earl |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Pink Dominos The Crescents Featuring Chiyo |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Snap Your Fingers Barbara Lewis |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Feeling Is Gone Bobby Bland |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | For Your Sweet Love The Cascades |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Never Love A Robin Bobby Vee |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Where Or When The Lettermen |
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