List of top 25 singles for 1963 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1963. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1963. The source for this year is the "Kent Music Report", known from 1987 onwards as the "Australian Music Report".

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."I Want To Hold Your Hand" The Beatles 17 (pkd #1 in 1963 & 64)
2."She Loves You" The Beatles 3
3."Tamoure" Bill Justis 14
4."From a Jack to a King" Ned Miller 12
5."Pipeline" Chantays 14
6."Hey Paula" Paul and Paula 13
7."Sugar Shack" Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs 13
8."I Will Follow Him" Little Peggy March 12
9."Return to Sender" Elvis Presley 13
10."Move Baby Move" / "You'll Never Cherish a Love So True" Johnny O'Keefe 12
11."55 Days At Peking" Rob E.G. 14
12."Dance On" Kathy Kirby 13
13."Bombora" The Atlantics 12
14."In Dreams" Roy Orbison 12
15."Big Girls Don't Cry" The Four Seasons 11
16."You'll Never Walk Alone" Gerry & the Pacemakers 12
17."Painted Tainted Rose" Al Martino 3
18."The Boys" The Shadows 12
19."Sukiyaki" Kyu Sakamoto 12
20."No Trespassing" / "Not Responsible" Helen Shapiro 12
21."Blue Bayou" / "Mean Woman Blues" Roy Orbison 12
22."Surf City" Jan and Dean 11
23."Wipe Out" / "Surfer Joe" The Surfaris 3
24."Secret Love" Kathy Kirby 2
25."Summer Holiday" / "Dancing Shoes" Cliff Richard 3

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report and they are based on the number of weeks and position the records reach within the top 100 singles for each week.

source: David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1940-1969"