The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1963, as well as singles which peaked in 1962 and 1964 but were in the top 10 in 1963. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and four singles charted in the top 10 in 1963, with ninety-four singles reaching their peak this year.
Twenty-seven artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1963. The Shadows secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1963 with nine hit singles, four of which were with Cliff Richard.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan scored three chart hits as a duo in 1963, including number-one single "Diamonds" in February. They had both been members of The Shadows (formerly The Drifters) since its inception, as well as joining The Vipers Skiffle Group before going solo. "Just Like Eddie" was Heinz's first foray into the chart under his own name, but he had been a bassist in The Tornados, the group debuting with the number-one hit "Telstar" at the end of 1962.
Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "She Loves You" by The Beatles is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1963. "She Loves You" (1) was also ranked as the best-selling single of the decade, while "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (2) also ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the 1960s. "She Loves You" also stands as the 8th biggest-selling single of all time in the UK (as of December 2017).
Top-ten singles
Key
Symbol
Meaning
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Single peaked in 1962 but still in chart in 1963.
♦
Single released in 1963 but peaked in 1964.
(#)
Year-end best-selling single.
Entered
The date that the single first appeared in the chart.
Peak
Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Billy J. Kramer and his group The Dakotas scored three entries in the UK top 10 this year. The most successful of these was "Bad to Me", which reached number-one in August.American girl group The Crystals had two singles in the UK top 10 this year, including the number two hit "Then He Kissed Me".Freddie and the Dreamers had three top 10 entries in 1963, the highest-charting of which was "I'm Telling You Now", which peaked at number two.Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé reached the UK top 10 in September 1963 with their duet "I Want To Stay Here", which peaked at number three. Lawrence and Gormé had both previously achieved a top 10 solo hit; Lawrence made number four in 1960 with "Footsteps" while Gormé made number ten in 1962 with "Yes, My Darling Daughter".
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1963, including singles that reached their peak in 1962 or 1964. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1963 is also shown.
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