Top 100 songs for January 12, 1963
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1963 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence. Meanwhile, “Walk Right In” by The Rooftop Singers rises from No. 71 to No. 35. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Walk Right In — The Rooftop Singersup 36 places, No. 71 → No. 35
- Little Town Flirt — Del Shannonup 25 places, No. 78 → No. 53
- Hey Paula — Paul and Paulaup 23 places, No. 53 → No. 30
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes — Bobby VeeNo. 7
- Two Lovers — Mary WellsNo. 9
- My Dad — Paul PetersenNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hey Paula — Paul and PaulaNo. 30
- Remember Then — The EarlsNo. 32
- You've Really Got A Hold On Me — The MiraclesNo. 33
- Walk Right In — The Rooftop SingersNo. 35
- My Coloring Book — Kitty KallenNo. 38
- Let's Kiss And Make Up — Bobby VintonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Chicken Feed — Bent Fabric and His PianoNo. 77
- Would It Make Any Difference To You — Etta JamesNo. 79
- Rhythm Of The Rain — The CascadesNo. 80
- Puddin N' Tain (Ask Me Again, I'll Tell You The Same) — The Alley CatsNo. 88
- Willie Can — Sue ThompsonNo. 89
- I Wanna Be Around — Tony BennettNo. 90
- Look At Me — Dobie GrayNo. 91
- Someone Somewhere — Junior ParkerNo. 95
- Hitch Hike — Marvin GayeNo. 96
- Slop Time — The SherrysNo. 97
- Walk Right In — The MomentsNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.