Top 100 songs for April 20, 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, “Reverend Mr. Black” by The Kingston Trio rises from No. 62 to No. 31. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Reverend Mr. Black — The Kingston Trioup 31 places, No. 62 → No. 31
- Take These Chains From My Heart — Ray Charlesup 25 places, No. 70 → No. 45
- Little Band Of Gold — James Gilreathup 24 places, No. 66 → No. 42
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Foolish Little Girl — The ShirellesNo. 29
- Reverend Mr. Black — The Kingston TrioNo. 31
- If You Wanna Be Happy — Jimmy SoulNo. 32
- Losing You — Brenda LeeNo. 33
- Tom Cat — The Rooftop SingersNo. 34
- Linda — Jan & DeanNo. 35
First-week entries
- Another Saturday Night — Sam CookeNo. 66
- This Little Girl — DionNo. 69
- Pushover — Etta JamesNo. 71
- Ain't That A Shame! — The 4 SeasonsNo. 86
- Prisoner Of Love — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 89
- Ann-Marie — The BelmontsNo. 90
- If You Need Me — Solomon BurkeNo. 91
- The Love Of My Man — Theola KilgoreNo. 95
- Diane — Joe Harnell And His OrchestraNo. 97
- Sweet Dreams (Of You) — Patsy ClineNo. 99
- If You Can't Rock Me — Ricky NelsonNo. 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.