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.
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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).
Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References |
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Singles from 1962 | ||||||
December 15 | "My Dad" | Paul Petersen | 2 | January 5 | 10 | [3] [4] |
December 29 | "It's Up To You" | Ricky Nelson | 4 | January 12 | 8 | [5] [6] |
Singles from 1963 | ||||||
January 5 | "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | Bobby Vee | 2 | January 12 | 9 | [4] [6] |
"Half Heaven - Half Heartache" | Gene Pitney | 5 | January 12 | 5 | [4] [6] | |
"Trouble Is My Middle Name" | Bobby Vinton | 7 | January 12 | 4 | [4] [6] | |
January 12 | "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers | 1 | January 26 | 11 | [6] [7] |
"My Coloring Book" | Kitty Kallen | 7 | January 19 | 5 | [6] [8] | |
January 19 | "My Coloring Book" | Sandy Stewart | 8 | January 19 | 4 | [8] |
January 26 | "Fly Me To The Moon" | Joe Harnell and his Orchestra | 4 | February 23 | 7 | [7] [9] |
February 2 | "Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)" | Marion Worth | 10 | February 2 | 1 | [10] |
February 9 | "Rhythm of the Rain" | The Cascades | 1 | March 2 | 10 | [11] [12] |
"From a Jack to a King" | Ned Miller | 3 | February 16 | 6 | [11] [13] | |
February 16 | "What Will Mary Say" | Johnny Mathis | 3 | March 9 | 8 | [13] [14] |
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 9 | February 23 | 3 | [13] [9] | |
February 23 | "The End of the World" | Skeeter Davis | 1 | March 16 | 11 | [9] [15] |
"Our Winter Love" | Bill Pursell | 4 | March 16 | 8 | [9] [15] | |
March 2 | "Greenback Dollar" | The Kingston Trio | 6 | March 16 | 4 | [12] [15] |
March 9 | "I Wanna Be Around" | Tony Bennett | 5 | March 23 | 6 | [14] [16] |
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" | Richard Chamberlain | 6 | March 23 | 6 | [14] [16] | |
March 16 | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini and his Orchestra | 10 | March 16 | 1 | [15] |
March 23 | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | Andy Williams | 1 | April 13 | 11 | [16] [17] |
"Follow the Boys" [B] | Connie Francis | 7 | April 20 | 5 | [16] [18] | |
March 30 | "In Dreams" | Roy Orbison | 3 | March 30 | 4 | [19] |
"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1 | May 11 | 11 | [19] [20] | |
April 6 | "Young Lovers" | Paul & Paula | 3 | April 20 | 6 | [21] [18] |
April 20 | "Watermelon Man" | Mongo Santamaria | 3 | May 4 | 5 | [18] [22] |
"Mecca" | Gene Pitney | 4 | May 4 | 6 | [18] [22] | |
"Young and in Love" | Dick & DeeDee | 6 | May 4 | 4 | [18] [22] | |
"Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" | Bobby Vinton | 8 | April 27 | 3 | [18] [23] | |
April 27 | "Losing You" | Brenda Lee | 2 | May 18 | 8 | [23] [24] |
May 4 | "Days of Wine and Roses" [C] | Andy Williams | 9 | May 4 | 2 | [22] |
May 11 | "Charms" | Bobby Vee | 5 | May 11 | 2 | [20] |
"Take These Chains from My Heart" | Ray Charles | 3 | May 25 | 6 | [20] [25] | |
"I Love You Because" | Al Martino | 1 | May 25 | 9 | [20] [25] | |
May 18 | "Still" | Bill Anderson | 3 | June 8 | 8 | [24] [26] |
May 25 | "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto | 1 | June 8 | 11 | [25] [26] |
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" | Nat King Cole | 3 | June 22 | 8 | [25] [27] | |
"18 Yellow Roses" | Bobby Darin | 5 | June 8 | 7 | [25] [26] | |
June 1 | "Blue on Blue" | Bobby Vinton | 2 | June 22 | 10 | [28] [27] |
June 8 | "The Good Life" | Tony Bennett | 7 | June 22 | 4 | [26] [27] |
June 15 | "Every Step of the Way" | Johnny Mathis | 10 | June 15 | 1 | [29] |
June 22 | "My Summer Love" | Ruby & the Romantics | 6 | July 6 | 4 | [27] [30] |
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" | Rolf Harris | 1 | July 13 | 8 | [27] [31] | |
"On Top of Spaghetti" | Tom Glazer & the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus | 4 | July 13 | 5 | [27] [31] | |
July 6 | "Falling" | Roy Orbison | 7 | July 13 | 3 | [30] [31] |
July 13 | "No One" | Ray Charles | 6 | July 20 | 3 | [31] [32] |
"Detroit City" | Bobby Bare | 4 | August 3 | 6 | [31] [33] | |
"Hopeless" | Andy Williams | 3 | August 3 | 6 | [31] [33] | |
July 20 | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1 | August 3 | 11 | [32] [33] |
"My True Confession" | Brook Benton | 8 | July 27 | 2 | [32] [34] | |
July 27 | "Till Then" | The Classics | 7 | August 3 | 2 | [34] [33] |
"More" | Kai Winding & Orchestra | 2 | August 10 | 9 | [34] [35] | |
August 3 | "Green, Green" | The New Christy Minstrels | 3 | August 17 | 6 | [33] [36] |
"Abilene" | George Hamilton IV | 4 | August 17 | 3 | [33] [36] | |
August 10 | "Danke Schoen" | Wayne Newton & The Newton Brothers | 3 | August 24 | 7 | [35] [37] |
"My Whole World Is Falling Down" | Brenda Lee | 8 | August 17 | 3 | [35] [36] | |
"True Love Never Runs Smooth" | Gene Pitney | 5 | August 24 | 4 | [35] [37] | |
August 17 | "I Wonder" | Brenda Lee | 9 | August 17 | 1 | [36] |
August 24 | "Frankie and Johnny" | Sam Cooke | 2 | September 14 | 5 | [37] [38] |
"Painted, Tainted Rose" | Al Martino | 3 | September 21 | 8 | [37] [39] | |
"Make The World Go Away" | Timi Yuro | 8 | August 24 | 4 | [37] | |
"I (Who Have Nothing)" | Ben E. King | 10 | August 24 | 1 | [37] | |
August 31 | "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton | 1 | September 7 | 11 | [40] [41] |
"I Want To Stay Here" | Steve & Eydie | 8 | September 21 | 4 | [40] [39] | |
September 7 | "You Can Never Stop Me Loving You" | Johnny Tillotson | 4 | September 21 | 5 | [41] [39] |
September 14 | "Wonderful! Wonderful!" | The Tymes | 2 | September 21 | 6 | [38] [39] |
September 21 | "Hey There Lonely Boy" | Ruby & the Romantics | 5 | September 28 | 2 | [39] [42] |
September 28 | "I Can't Stay Mad at You" | Skeeter Davis | 2 | November 2 | 9 | [42] [43] |
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Peter, Paul & Mary | 2 | October 19 | 7 | [42] [44] | |
"That Sunday, That Summer" | Nat King Cole | 3 | October 12 | 8 | [42] [45] | |
"Why Don't You Believe Me?" | The Duprees | 10 | September 28 | 1 | [42] | |
October 5 | "Talk to Me" | Sunny & the Sunglows | 4 | October 26 | 7 | [46] [47] |
"Two Tickets to Paradise" | Brook Benton | 8 | October 5 | 4 | [46] | |
"More" | Vic Dana | 10 | October 5 | 1 | [46] | |
October 12 | "Maria Elena" | Los Indios Tabajaras | 3 | November 2 | 9 | [45] [48] |
"The Grass is Greener" | Brenda Lee | 7 | November 9 | 5 | [45] [49] | |
October 19 | "Washington Square" | The Village Stompers | 1 | November 2 | 9 | [44] [48] |
October 26 | "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Dale & Grace | 1 | November 23 | 10 | [47] [50] |
November 2 | "500 Miles" | Bobby Bare | 4 | November 16 | 5 | [48] [51] |
November 16 | "Dominique" | Sœur Sourire | 1 | December 7 | 11 | [51] [52] |
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" | Gene Pitney | 6 | November 30 | 4 | [51] [53] | |
"Your Other Love" | Connie Francis | 10 | November 16 | 2 | [51] | |
November 23 | "Since I Fell for You" | Lenny Welch | 3 | December 28 | 10 | [50] [54] |
"Living a Lie" | Al Martino | 8 | November 30 | 4 | [50] [53] | |
November 30 | "Have You Heard" | The Duprees | 8 | December 21 | 4 | [53] [55] |
"Wives and Lovers" [D] | Jack Jones | 9 | December 21 | 5 | [53] [55] | |
December 7 | "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" | The Caravelles | 2 | December 21 | 5 | [52] [55] |
Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References |
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December 1 | "Rumors" | Johnny Crawford | 2 | December 15 | 6 | [56] [3] |
December 8 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence | 1 | December 15 | 12 | [57] [3] |
"Dear Lonely Hearts" | Nat King Cole | 2 | December 22 | 6 | [57] [58] | |
"Ruby Ann" | Marty Robbins | 4 | December 22 | 5 | [57] [58] | |
December 15 | "Your Cheating Heart" | Ray Charles | 7 | December 22 | 4 | [3] [58] |
December 22 | "Let's Kiss and Make Up" [A] | Bobby Vinton | 10 | December 22 | 3 | [58] |
Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References |
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December 7 | "There! I've Said It Again" | Bobby Vinton | 1 | January 4 | 11 | [52] [59] |
December 14 | "Popsicles and Icicles" | The Murmaids | 2 | January 11 | 9 | [60] [61] |
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" | Johnny Tillotson | 6 | January 4 | 6 | [60] [59] | |
December 21 | "Midnight Mary" | Joey Powers | 7 | January 4 | 5 | [55] [59] |
December 28 | "Forget Him" | Bobby Rydell | 3 | January 18 | 8 | [54] [62] |
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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