Top 100 songs for February 23, 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 “Hey Paula” by Paul and Paula. Meanwhile, “One Broken Heart For Sale” by Elvis Presley With The Mello Men rises from No. 59 to No. 25. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- One Broken Heart For Sale — Elvis Presley With The Mello Menup 34 places, No. 59 → No. 25
- Our Day Will Come — Ruby And The Romanticsup 26 places, No. 53 → No. 27
- South Street — The Orlonsup 26 places, No. 76 → No. 50
New to this week’s Top 10
- You're The Reason I'm Living — Bobby DarinNo. 7
- Blame It On The Bossa Nova — Eydie GormeNo. 8
- Wild Weekend — The RebelsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- In Dreams — Roy OrbisonNo. 23
- One Broken Heart For Sale — Elvis Presley With The Mello MenNo. 25
- Our Day Will Come — Ruby And The RomanticsNo. 27
- Greenback Dollar — The Kingston TrioNo. 31
- Let's Turkey Trot — Little EvaNo. 34
- Boss Guitar — Duane Eddy and the RebelettesNo. 36
- Butterfly Baby — Bobby RydellNo. 37
- That's The Way Love Is — Bobby BlandNo. 39
- Let's Limbo Some More — Chubby CheckerNo. 40
First-week entries
- They Remind Me Too Much Of You — Elvis Presley With The Mello MenNo. 74
- Twenty Miles — Chubby CheckerNo. 77
- Laughing Boy — Mary WellsNo. 78
- I'm In Love Again — Rick NelsonNo. 84
- Rainbow — Gene ChandlerNo. 85
- Don't Set Me Free — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 86
- He's So Fine — The ChiffonsNo. 87
- Linda — Jan & DeanNo. 90
- Don't Fence Me In — George MaharisNo. 93
- Yakety Sax — Boots Randolph and his ComboNo. 94
- What Does A Girl Do? — Marcie BlaneNo. 95
- Don't Be Cruel — Barbara LynnNo. 96
- Faded Love — Jackie DeShannonNo. 98
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.