List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1963
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1963.
That year, all but two acts (The Four Seasons and Bobby Vinton) achieved their first number-one singles, with a total of 19, which were Steve Lawrence, The Rooftop Singers, Paul & Paula, Ruby & the Romantics, The Chiffons, Little Peggy March, Jimmy Soul, Lesley Gore, Kyu Sakamoto, The Essex, Jan & Dean, The Tymes, Stevie Wonder (as ‘Little Stevie Wonder’), The Angels, Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs, Nino Tempo, April Stevens, Dale & Grace, and The Singing Nun. These artists only went to the top with these songs once (excluding Wonder, who would later go on to have ten songs hit number one).
Chart history
† | Indicates best-performing single of 1963
The original #1 song of 1963, "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys, never reached number one on the weekly charts. |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | 5 |
2 | The Chiffons | 4 |
The Singing Nun | ||
4 | Paul & Paula | 3 |
The Four Seasons | ||
Little Peggy March | ||
Kyu Sakamoto | ||
Little Stevie Wonder | ||
The Angels | ||
Bobby Vinton | ||
11 | Steve Lawrence | 2 |
The Rooftop Singers | ||
Jimmy Soul | ||
Lesley Gore | ||
The Essex | ||
Jan and Dean | ||
Dale & Grace | ||
18 | The Tornados | 1 |
Ruby & the Romantics | ||
The Tymes | ||
Nino Tempo | ||
April Stevens |
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