These are the Billboard adult contemporary chart number-one hits of 1963. The chart was known as Middle-Road Singles during that year.
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Issue Date | Song | Artist |
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January 5 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence |
January 12 | ||
January 19 | ||
January 26 | "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers |
February 2 | ||
February 9 | ||
February 16 | ||
February 23 | ||
March 2 | "Rhythm of the Rain" | The Cascades |
March 9 | ||
March 16 | "The End of the World" | Skeeter Davis |
March 23 | ||
March 30 | ||
April 6 | ||
April 13 | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | Andy Williams |
April 20 | ||
April 27 | ||
May 4 | ||
May 11 | "Puff, the Magic Dragon" | Peter, Paul and Mary |
May 18 | ||
May 25 | "I Love You Because" | Al Martino |
June 1 | ||
June 8 | "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto |
June 15 | ||
June 22 | ||
June 29 | ||
July 6 | ||
July 13 | "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" | Rolf Harris |
July 20 | ||
July 27 | ||
August 3 | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Peter, Paul and Mary |
August 10 | ||
August 17 | ||
August 24 | ||
August 31 | ||
September 7 | "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton |
September 14 | ||
September 21 | ||
September 28 | ||
October 5 | ||
October 12 | ||
October 19 | ||
October 26 | ||
November 2 | "Washington Square" | The Village Stompers |
November 9 | ||
November 16 | ||
November 23 | "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Dale and Grace |
November 30 | ||
December 7 | "Dominique" | The Singing Nun |
December 14 | ||
December 21 | ||
December 28 | ||
Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and for seven years a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc-Gabrielle. She acquired widespread fame in 1963 with the release of the Belgian French song "Dominique", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other charts.
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Jeannine Deckers of Belgium, better known as Sœur Sourire or The Singing Nun. "Dominique" is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member. The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese.
"It's Almost Tomorrow" is a 1955 popular song with music by Gene Adkinson and lyrics by Wade Buff. The song was actually written in 1953, when Adkinson and Buff were in high school. Hit versions were released in 1955 by The Dream Weavers, Jo Stafford, David Carroll, and Snooky Lanson.
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).
"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961.
"100 Years" is a song by American singer Five for Fighting. It was released in November 2003 as the first single from the album The Battle for Everything. The song's melody is borrowed from "Plainsong" by The Cure, originally released in 1989. The single reached number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2007 the song earned a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for more than 1,000,000 copies sold. It also reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number 32 in both countries.
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944.
"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. On March 9, 1963, it rose to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked the record as the number 4 song of 1963.
"Could've Been" is the third single released from Tiffany, the debut album of American teen-pop singer Tiffany. Commercially, the song proved to be a successful follow-up to her debut single "I Think We're Alone Now", peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, and the Irish Singles Chart in early 1988. It also reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number five in New Zealand.
"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written by Redd Evans and David Mann, and popularized originally by Vaughn Monroe in 1945, and then again in late 1963 and early 1964 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version was the final number one song on the Hot 100 prior to the Beatles. The song charted at No. 1 on January 4, 1964 for four weeks.
"Second Chance" is a song by American rock band Shinedown and the second single from their 2008 album, The Sound of Madness; however, the song is not included on the UK release of the album. It was released on September 9, 2008 and has become Shinedown's most successful single.
"The Days of Sand and Shovels" is a song written by Doyle Marsh and George Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in April 1969 as the second single from his album The Best of Waylon Jennings. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Clinging Vine" is a song released by Bobby Vinton in 1964. The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17, while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Pop-Standards Singles chart, No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 11 on Canada's RPM "Top 40-5s", and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"My Heart Belongs to Only You" is a song written by Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels. Bette McLaurin and June Christy both released versions of the song in 1952. The most successful version of the song was released by Bobby Vinton in 1964.
"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" is a song written by Rex Garvin. The song was a hit for Johnnie & Joe in 1957 and Bobby Vinton in 1963.
"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell. Pursell's version was recorded in 1962, released as a single in January 1963, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, peaking at No. 9 on March 30, while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, No. 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, No. 12 in Australia, and No. 25 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"He Understands Me" is a song released in 1963 by Teresa Brewer. The song was a hit single for Johnny Tillotson in 1964, retitled "She Understands Me", and Bobby Vinton in 1966, retitled "Dum-De-Da".
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1963.