List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1963 (U.S.)

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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, then called "Middle-Road Singles", [1] [2] in 1963.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).

Contents

Top-ten singles

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles which peaked in 1963
Top ten

entry date

SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in

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References
Singles from 1962
December 15"My Dad" Paul Petersen 2January 510 [3] [4]
December 29"It's Up To You" Ricky Nelson 4January 128 [5] [6]
Singles from 1963
January 5"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" Bobby Vee 2January 129 [4] [6]
"Half Heaven - Half Heartache" Gene Pitney 5January 125 [4] [6]
"Trouble Is My Middle Name" Bobby Vinton 7January 124 [4] [6]
January 12"Walk Right In" The Rooftop Singers 1January 2611 [6] [7]
"My Coloring Book" Kitty Kallen 7January 195 [6] [8]
January 19"My Coloring Book" Sandy Stewart 8January 194 [8]
January 26"Fly Me To The Moon" Joe Harnell and his Orchestra4February 237 [7] [9]
February 2"Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)" Marion Worth 10February 21 [10]
February 9"Rhythm of the Rain" The Cascades 1March 210 [11] [12]
"From a Jack to a King" Ned Miller 3February 166 [11] [13]
February 16"What Will Mary Say" Johnny Mathis 3March 98 [13] [14]
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" Vince Guaraldi Trio 9February 233 [13] [9]
February 23"The End of the World" Skeeter Davis 1March 1611 [9] [15]
"Our Winter Love" Bill Pursell 4March 168 [9] [15]
March 2"Greenback Dollar" The Kingston Trio 6March 164 [12] [15]
March 9"I Wanna Be Around" Tony Bennett 5March 236 [14] [16]
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" Richard Chamberlain 6March 236 [14] [16]
March 16"Days of Wine and Roses" Henry Mancini and his Orchestra10March 161 [15]
March 23"Can't Get Used to Losing You" Andy Williams 1April 1311 [16] [17]
"Follow the Boys" [B] Connie Francis 7April 205 [16] [18]
March 30"In Dreams" Roy Orbison 3March 304 [19]
"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" Peter, Paul & Mary 1May 1111 [19] [20]
April 6"Young Lovers" Paul & Paula 3April 206 [21] [18]
April 20"Watermelon Man" Mongo Santamaria 3May 45 [18] [22]
"Mecca"Gene Pitney4May 46 [18] [22]
"Young and in Love" Dick & DeeDee 6May 44 [18] [22]
"Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)"Bobby Vinton8April 273 [18] [23]
April 27"Losing You" Brenda Lee 2May 188 [23] [24]
May 4"Days of Wine and Roses" [C] Andy Williams9May 42 [22]
May 11"Charms"Bobby Vee5May 112 [20]
"Take These Chains from My Heart" Ray Charles 3May 256 [20] [25]
"I Love You Because" Al Martino 1May 259 [20] [25]
May 18"Still" Bill Anderson 3June 88 [24] [26]
May 25"Sukiyaki" Kyu Sakamoto 1June 811 [25] [26]
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer"Nat King Cole3June 228 [25] [27]
"18 Yellow Roses" Bobby Darin 5June 87 [25] [26]
June 1"Blue on Blue"Bobby Vinton2June 2210 [28] [27]
June 8"The Good Life"Tony Bennett7June 224 [26] [27]
June 15"Every Step of the Way"Johnny Mathis10June 151 [29]
June 22"My Summer Love" Ruby & the Romantics 6July 64 [27] [30]
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" Rolf Harris 1July 138 [27] [31]
"On Top of Spaghetti" Tom Glazer & the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus4July 135 [27] [31]
July 6"Falling"Roy Orbison7July 133 [30] [31]
July 13"No One"Ray Charles6July 203 [31] [32]
"Detroit City" Bobby Bare 4August 36 [31] [33]
"Hopeless"Andy Williams3August 36 [31] [33]
July 20"Blowin' in the Wind"Peter, Paul & Mary1August 311 [32] [33]
"My True Confession" Brook Benton 8July 272 [32] [34]
July 27"Till Then" The Classics 7August 32 [34] [33]
"More" Kai Winding & Orchestra2August 109 [34] [35]
August 3"Green, Green" The New Christy Minstrels 3August 176 [33] [36]
"Abilene" George Hamilton IV 4August 173 [33] [36]
August 10"Danke Schoen" Wayne Newton & The Newton Brothers3August 247 [35] [37]
"My Whole World Is Falling Down"Brenda Lee8August 173 [35] [36]
"True Love Never Runs Smooth"Gene Pitney5August 244 [35] [37]
August 17"I Wonder"Brenda Lee9August 171 [36]
August 24"Frankie and Johnny" Sam Cooke 2September 145 [37] [38]
"Painted, Tainted Rose"Al Martino3September 218 [37] [39]
"Make The World Go Away" Timi Yuro 8August 244 [37]
"I (Who Have Nothing)" Ben E. King 10August 241 [37]
August 31"Blue Velvet"Bobby Vinton1September 711 [40] [41]
"I Want To Stay Here" Steve & Eydie 8September 214 [40] [39]
September 7"You Can Never Stop Me Loving You" Johnny Tillotson 4September 215 [41] [39]
September 14"Wonderful! Wonderful!" The Tymes 2September 216 [38] [39]
September 21"Hey There Lonely Boy"Ruby & the Romantics5September 282 [39] [42]
September 28"I Can't Stay Mad at You"Skeeter Davis2November 29 [42] [43]
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"Peter, Paul & Mary2October 197 [42] [44]
"That Sunday, That Summer"Nat King Cole3October 128 [42] [45]
"Why Don't You Believe Me?" The Duprees 10September 281 [42]
October 5"Talk to Me" Sunny & the Sunglows 4October 267 [46] [47]
"Two Tickets to Paradise"Brook Benton8October 54 [46]
"More" Vic Dana 10October 51 [46]
October 12"Maria Elena" Los Indios Tabajaras 3November 29 [45] [48]
"The Grass is Greener"Brenda Lee7November 95 [45] [49]
October 19"Washington Square" The Village Stompers 1November 29 [44] [48]
October 26"I'm Leaving It Up to You" Dale & Grace 1November 2310 [47] [50]
November 2"500 Miles"Bobby Bare4November 165 [48] [51]
November 16"Dominique" Sœur Sourire 1December 711 [51] [52]
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa"Gene Pitney6November 304 [51] [53]
"Your Other Love"Connie Francis10November 162 [51]
November 23"Since I Fell for You" Lenny Welch 3December 2810 [50] [54]
"Living a Lie"Al Martino8November 304 [50] [53]
November 30"Have You Heard"The Duprees8December 214 [53] [55]
"Wives and Lovers" [D] Jack Jones 9December 215 [53] [55]
December 7"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" The Caravelles 2December 215 [52] [55]

1962 peaks

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1963 which peaked in 1962
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entry date

SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in

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References
December 1"Rumors" Johnny Crawford 2December 156 [56] [3]
December 8"Go Away Little Girl" Steve Lawrence 1December 1512 [57] [3]
"Dear Lonely Hearts" Nat King Cole 2December 226 [57] [58]
"Ruby Ann" Marty Robbins 4December 225 [57] [58]
December 15"Your Cheating Heart" Ray Charles 7December 224 [3] [58]
December 22"Let's Kiss and Make Up" [A] Bobby Vinton 10December 223 [58]

1964 peaks

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1963 which peaked in 1964
Top ten

entry date

SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in

top ten

References
December 7"There! I've Said It Again" Bobby Vinton 1January 411 [52] [59]
December 14"Popsicles and Icicles" The Murmaids 2January 119 [60] [61]
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" Johnny Tillotson 6January 46 [60] [59]
December 21"Midnight Mary" Joey Powers 7January 45 [55] [59]
December 28"Forget Him" Bobby Rydell 3January 188 [54] [62]

Notes

AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 12, 1963. [6]

BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 13, 1963. [17]

CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 18, 1963. [24]

DThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 21, 1963. [55]

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  2. ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard , December 28, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adult Contemporary Music Chart - May 25, 1963 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adult Contemporary Music Chart - August 3, 1963 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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  36. 1 2 3 4 "Adult Contemporary Music Chart - August 17, 1963 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adult Contemporary Music Chart - August 24, 1963 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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