Top 100 songs for April 13, 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 “He's So Fine” by The Chiffons. Meanwhile, “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul rises from No. 78 to No. 50. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- If You Wanna Be Happy — Jimmy Soulup 28 places, No. 78 → No. 50
- Losing You — Brenda Leeup 26 places, No. 82 → No. 56
- Reverend Mr. Black — The Kingston Trioup 26 places, No. 88 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Will Follow Him — Little Peggy MarchNo. 7
- Puff (The Magic Dragon) — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 8
- Do The Bird — Dee Dee SharpNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Mecca — Gene PitneyNo. 30
- Watermelon Man — Mongo Santamaria BandNo. 31
- Surfin' U.S.A. — The Beach BoysNo. 33
- Charms — Bobby VeeNo. 34
- Days Of Wine And Roses — Andy WilliamsNo. 39
First-week entries
- Take These Chains From My Heart — Ray CharlesNo. 70
- Two Kind Of Teardrops — Del ShannonNo. 78
- Hot Pastrami — The DartellsNo. 80
- Remember Diana — Paul AnkaNo. 89
- Memory Lane — The Hippies (Formerly The Tams)No. 90
- Hot Cakes! 1st Serving — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 91
- Shame, Shame, Shame — Jimmy ReedNo. 95
- He's So Heavenly — Brenda LeeNo. 98
- Still — Bill AndersonNo. 99
- Not For All The Money In The World — The ShirellesNo. 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.