Top 100 songs for April 27, 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 “I Will Follow Him” by Little Peggy March. Meanwhile, “Ain't That A Shame!” by The 4 Seasons rises from No. 86 to No. 51. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ain't That A Shame! — The 4 Seasonsup 35 places, No. 86 → No. 51
- The Love Of My Man — Theola Kilgoreup 25 places, No. 95 → No. 70
- Another Saturday Night — Sam Cookeup 23 places, No. 66 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- On Broadway — The DriftersNo. 9
- Watermelon Man — Mongo Santamaria BandNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Take These Chains From My Heart — Ray CharlesNo. 27
- Little Band Of Gold — James GilreathNo. 32
- Two Faces Have I — Lou ChristieNo. 35
- Days Of Wine And Roses — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 38
- Hot Pastrami — The DartellsNo. 39
- Killer Joe — The Rocky FellersNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Can't Sit Down — The DovellsNo. 67
- Shut Down — The Beach BoysNo. 74
- You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry) — Little Esther Phillips & Big Al DowningNo. 75
- Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) — The CrystalsNo. 80
- Sting Ray — The RoutersNo. 81
- Do It - Rat Now — Bill Black's ComboNo. 83
- Heart! (I Hear You Beating) — Wayne Newton And The Newton BrothersNo. 84
- Ronnie, Call Me When You Get A Chance — Shelley FabaresNo. 85
- What A Guy — The RaindropsNo. 86
- Hot Pastrami With Mashed Potatoes - Part I — Joey Dee & the StarlitersNo. 87
- Let's Go Steady Again — Neil SedakaNo. 89
- El Watusi — Ray BarrettoNo. 90
- The Bounce — The OlympicsNo. 92
- Mother, Please! — Jo Ann CampbellNo. 93
- Gravy Waltz — Steve AllenNo. 94
- He's A Bad Boy — Carole KingNo. 98
- Rockin' Crickets — Rockin' RebelsNo. 99
- Shy Girl — The CascadesNo. 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.
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