List of number-one singles of 1963 (Canada)

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The following is a list of the CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1963.

Issue dateSongArtistReference
January 7"From a Jack to a King" Ned Miller [1]
January 14 [2]
January 21"Walk Right In" The Rooftop Singers [3]
January 28 [4]
February 4"Hey Paula" Paul & Paula [5]
February 11 [6]
February 18 [7]
February 25"Rhythm of the Rain" The Cascades [8]
March 4 [9]
March 11"Walk Like a Man" The Four Seasons [10]
March 18"The End of the World" Skeeter Davis [11]
March 25"He's So Fine" The Chiffons [12]
April 1 [13]
April 8 [14]
April 15"I Will Follow Him" Little Peggy March [15]
April 22 [16]
April 29 [17]
May 6 [18]
May 13"Summer Holiday" Cliff Richard [19]
May 20 [20]
May 27 [21]
June 3"It's My Party" Lesley Gore [22]
June 10 [23]
June 17 [24]
June 24"Charlena" Richie Knight and the Mid-Knights [25]
July 1 [26]
July 8"Needles and Pins" Jackie Deshannon [27]
July 15 [28]
July 22"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley [29]
July 29 [30]
August 5"Just One Look" Doris Troy [31]
August 12 [32]
August 19 [33]
August 26"Mockingbird" Inez Foxx [34]
September 2 [35]
September 9"Blue Velvet" Bobby Vinton [36]
September 16 [37]
September 23 [38]
September 30 [39]
October 7 [40]
October 14"Sugar Shack" Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs [41]
October 21 [42]
October 28 [43]
November 4 [44]
November 11 [45]
November 18 [46]
November 25"It's All in the Game" Cliff Richard [47]
December 2"Dominique" The Singing Nun [48]
December 9 [49]
December 16 [50]
December 23 [51]
December 30"Louie Louie" The Kingsmen [52]

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