Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1963
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1963 — 52 charts in all. 21 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1963 was "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs (5 weeks on top). Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
21different #1 songs
5weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
30weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1963
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1962 (continued from 1962) | 3 | Telstar | The Tornadoes |
| January 12, 1963 | 2 | Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence |
| January 26, 1963 | 2 | Walk Right In | The Rooftop Singers |
| February 9, 1963 | 3 | Hey Paula | Paul and Paula |
| March 2, 1963 | 3 | Walk Like A Man | The 4 Seasons |
| March 23, 1963 | 1 | Our Day Will Come | Ruby And The Romantics |
| March 30, 1963 | 4 | He's So Fine | The Chiffons |
| April 27, 1963 | 3 | I Will Follow Him | Little Peggy March |
| May 18, 1963 | 2 | If You Wanna Be Happy | Jimmy Soul |
| June 1, 1963 | 2 | It's My Party | Lesley Gore |
| June 15, 1963 | 3 | Sukiyaki | Kyu Sakamoto |
| July 6, 1963 | 2 | Easier Said Than Done | The Essex |
| July 20, 1963 | 2 | Surf City | Jan & Dean |
| August 3, 1963 | 1 | So Much In Love | The Tymes |
| August 10, 1963 | 3 | Fingertips - Pt 2 | Little Stevie Wonder |
| August 31, 1963 | 3 | My Boyfriend's Back | The Angels |
| September 21, 1963 | 3 | Blue Velvet | Bobby Vinton |
| October 12, 1963 | 5 | Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| November 16, 1963 | 1 | Deep Purple | Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| November 23, 1963 | 2 | I'm Leaving It Up To You | Dale & Grace |
| December 7, 1963 | 4 | Dominique | The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1963
- Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs — 5 weeks
- The Chiffons — 4 weeks
- The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) — 4 weeks
- Paul and Paula — 3 weeks
- The 4 Seasons — 3 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1963
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | #2 | Wipe Out | The Surfaris | June 22, 1963 |
| 25 | #3 | Surfin' U.S.A. | The Beach Boys | March 23, 1963 |
| 18 | #2 | Louie Louie | The Kingsmen | November 9, 1963 |
| 18 | #7 | Mockingbird | Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx | June 22, 1963 |
| 18 | #33 | Days Of Wine And Roses | Henry Mancini And His Orchestra | January 26, 1963 |
| 17 | #2 | The End Of The World | Skeeter Davis | January 26, 1963 |
| 17 | #10 | Denise | Randy & The Rainbows | June 15, 1963 |
| 17 | #17 | The Shelter Of Your Arms | Sammy Davis Jr. | November 30, 1963 |
| 17 | #29 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One | Mary Wells | October 19, 1963 |
| 16 | #3 | Rhythm Of The Rain | The Cascades | January 12, 1963 |
Every chart from 1963
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