List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1963 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1963.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1962 |
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December 15 |
"My Dad" |
Paul Petersen |
2 |
January 5 |
10 |
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December 29 |
"It's Up To You" |
Ricky Nelson |
4 |
January 12 |
8 |
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Singles from 1963 |
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January 5 |
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" |
Bobby Vee |
2 |
January 12 |
9 |
|
"Half Heaven - Half Heartache" |
Gene Pitney |
5 |
January 12 |
5 |
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"Trouble Is My Middle Name" |
Bobby Vinton |
7 |
January 12 |
4 |
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January 12 |
"Walk Right In" |
The Rooftop Singers |
1 |
January 26 |
11 |
|
"My Coloring Book" |
Kitty Kallen |
7 |
January 19 |
5 |
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January 19 |
"My Coloring Book" |
Sandy Stewart |
8 |
January 19 |
4 |
|
January 26 |
"Fly Me To The Moon" |
Joe Harnell and his Orchestra |
4 |
February 23 |
7 |
|
February 2 |
"Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)" |
Marion Worth |
10 |
February 2 |
1 |
|
February 9 |
"Rhythm of the Rain" |
The Cascades |
1 |
March 2 |
10 |
|
"From a Jack to a King" |
Ned Miller |
3 |
February 16 |
6 |
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February 16 |
"What Will My Mary Say" |
Johnny Mathis |
3 |
March 9 |
8 |
|
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" |
Vince Guaraldi Trio |
9 |
February 23 |
3 |
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February 23 |
"The End of the World" |
Skeeter Davis |
1 |
March 16 |
11 |
|
"Our Winter Love" |
Bill Pursell |
4 |
March 16 |
8 |
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March 2 |
"Greenback Dollar" |
The Kingston Trio |
6 |
March 16 |
4 |
|
March 9 |
"I Wanna Be Around" |
Tony Bennett |
5 |
March 23 |
6 |
|
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" |
Richard Chamberlain |
6 |
March 23 |
6 |
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March 16 |
"Days of Wine and Roses" |
Henry Mancini and his Orchestra |
10 |
March 16 |
1 |
|
March 23 |
"Can't Get Used to Losing You" |
Andy Williams |
1 |
April 13 |
11 |
|
"Follow the Boys" |
Connie Francis |
7 |
April 20 |
5 |
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March 30 |
"In Dreams" |
Roy Orbison |
3 |
March 30 |
4 |
|
"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" |
Peter, Paul & Mary |
1 |
May 11 |
11 |
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April 6 |
"Young Lovers" |
Paul & Paula |
3 |
April 20 |
6 |
|
April 20 |
"Watermelon Man" |
Mongo Santamaria |
3 |
May 4 |
5 |
|
"Mecca" |
Gene Pitney |
4 |
May 4 |
6 |
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"Young and in Love" |
[...] & DeeDee |
6 |
May 4 |
4 |
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"Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" |
Bobby Vinton |
8 |
April 27 |
3 |
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April 27 |
"Losing You" |
Brenda Lee |
2 |
May 18 |
8 |
|
May 4 |
"Days of Wine and Roses" |
Andy Williams |
9 |
May 4 |
2 |
|
May 11 |
"Charms" |
Bobby Vee |
5 |
May 11 |
2 |
|
"Take These Chains from My Heart" |
Ray Charles |
3 |
May 25 |
6 |
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"I Love You Because" |
Al Martino |
1 |
May 25 |
9 |
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May 18 |
"Still" |
Bill Anderson |
3 |
June 8 |
8 |
|
May 25 |
"Sukiyaki" |
Kyu Sakamoto |
1 |
June 8 |
11 |
|
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" |
Nat King Cole |
3 |
June 22 |
8 |
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"18 Yellow Roses" |
Bobby Darin |
5 |
June 8 |
7 |
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June 1 |
"Blue on Blue" |
Bobby Vinton |
2 |
June 22 |
10 |
|
June 8 |
"The Good Life" |
Tony Bennett |
7 |
June 22 |
4 |
|
June 15 |
"Every Step of the Way" |
Johnny Mathis |
10 |
June 15 |
1 |
|
June 22 |
"My Summer Love" |
Ruby & the Romantics |
6 |
July 6 |
4 |
|
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" |
Rolf Harris |
1 |
July 13 |
8 |
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"On Top of Spaghetti" |
Tom Glazer & the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus |
4 |
July 13 |
5 |
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July 6 |
"Falling" |
Roy Orbison |
7 |
July 13 |
3 |
|
July 13 |
"No One" |
Ray Charles |
6 |
July 20 |
3 |
|
"Detroit City" |
Bobby Bare |
4 |
August 3 |
6 |
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"Hopeless" |
Andy Williams |
3 |
August 3 |
6 |
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July 20 |
"Blowin' in the Wind" |
Peter, Paul & Mary |
1 |
August 3 |
11 |
|
"My True Confession" |
Brook Benton |
8 |
July 27 |
2 |
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July 27 |
"Till Then" |
The Classics |
7 |
August 3 |
2 |
|
"More" |
Kai Winding & Orchesta |
2 |
August 10 |
9 |
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August 3 |
"Green, Green" |
The New Christy Minstrels |
3 |
August 17 |
6 |
|
"Abilene" |
George Hamilton IV |
4 |
August 17 |
3 |
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August 10 |
"Danke Schoen" |
Wayne Newton & The Newton Brothers |
3 |
August 24 |
7 |
|
"My Whole World Is Falling Down" |
Brenda Lee |
8 |
August 17 |
3 |
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"True Love Never Runs Smooth" |
Gene Pitney |
5 |
August 24 |
4 |
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August 17 |
"I Wonder" |
Brenda Lee |
9 |
August 17 |
1 |
|
August 24 |
"Frankie and Johnny" |
Sam Cooke |
2 |
September 14 |
5 |
|
"Painted, Tainted Rose" |
Al Martino |
3 |
September 21 |
8 |
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"Make The World Go Away" |
Timi Yuro |
8 |
August 24 |
4 |
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"I (Who Have Nothing)" |
Ben E. King |
10 |
August 24 |
1 |
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August 31 |
"Blue Velvet" |
Bobby Vinton |
1 |
September 7 |
11 |
|
"I Want To Stay Here" |
Steve & Eydie |
8 |
September 21 |
4 |
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September 7 |
"You Can Never Stop Me Loving You" |
Johnny Tillotson |
4 |
September 21 |
5 |
|
September 14 |
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" |
The Tymes |
2 |
September 21 |
6 |
|
September 21 |
"Hey There Lonely Boy" |
Ruby & the Romantics |
5 |
September 28 |
2 |
|
September 28 |
"I Can't Stay Mad at You" |
Skeeter Davis |
2 |
November 2 |
9 |
|
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" |
Peter, Paul & Mary |
2 |
October 19 |
7 |
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"That Sunday, That Summer" |
Nat King Cole |
3 |
October 12 |
8 |
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"Why Don't You Believe Me?" |
The Duprees |
10 |
September 28 |
1 |
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October 5 |
"Talk to Me" |
Sunny & the Sunglows |
4 |
October 26 |
7 |
|
"Two Tickets to Paradise" |
Brook Benton |
8 |
October 5 |
4 |
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"More" |
Vic Dana |
10 |
October 5 |
1 |
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October 12 |
"Maria Elena" |
Los Indios Tabajaras |
3 |
November 2 |
9 |
|
"The Grass is Greener" |
Brenda Lee |
7 |
November 9 |
5 |
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October 19 |
"Washington Square" |
The Village Stompers |
1 |
November 2 |
9 |
|
October 26 |
"I'm Leaving It Up to You" |
Dale & Grace |
1 |
November 23 |
10 |
|
November 2 |
"500 Miles" |
Bobby Bare |
4 |
November 16 |
5 |
|
November 16 |
"Dominique" |
Sœur Sourire |
1 |
December 7 |
11 |
|
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" |
Gene Pitney |
6 |
November 30 |
4 |
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"Your Other Love" |
Connie Francis |
10 |
November 16 |
2 |
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November 23 |
"Since I Fell for You" |
Lenny Welch |
3 |
December 28 |
10 |
|
"Living a Lie" |
Al Martino |
8 |
November 30 |
4 |
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November 30 |
"Have You Heard" |
The Duprees |
8 |
December 21 |
4 |
|
"Wives and Lovers" |
Jack Jones |
9 |
December 21 |
5 |
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December 7 |
"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" |
The Caravelles |
2 |
December 21 |
5 |
|
1962 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1 |
"Rumors" |
Johnny Crawford |
2 |
December 15 |
6 |
|
December 8 |
"Go Away Little Girl" |
Steve Lawrence |
1 |
December 15 |
12 |
|
"Dear Lonely Hearts" |
Nat King Cole |
2 |
December 22 |
6 |
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"Ruby Ann" |
Marty Robbins |
4 |
December 22 |
5 |
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December 15 |
"Your Cheating Heart" |
Ray Charles |
7 |
December 22 |
4 |
|
December 22 |
"Let's Kiss and Make Up" |
Bobby Vinton |
10 |
December 22 |
3 |
1964 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 7 |
"There! I've Said It Again" |
Bobby Vinton |
1 |
January 4 |
11 |
|
December 14 |
"Popsicles and Icicles" |
The Murmaids |
2 |
January 11 |
9 |
|
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" |
Johnny Tillotson |
6 |
January 4 |
6 |
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December 21 |
"Midnight Mary" |
Joey Powers |
7 |
January 4 |
5 |
|
December 28 |
"Forget Him" |
Bobby Rydell |
3 |
January 18 |
8 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 12, 1963.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 13, 1963.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 18, 1963.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 21, 1963.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1963 (U.S.)