Top 100 songs for May 11, 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, “El Watusi” by Ray Barretto rises from No. 71 to No. 40. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- El Watusi — Ray Barrettoup 31 places, No. 71 → No. 40
- Sweet Dreams (Of You) — Patsy Clineup 22 places, No. 98 → No. 76
- Still — Bill Andersonup 20 places, No. 49 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
- Foolish Little Girl — The ShirellesNo. 6
- Reverend Mr. Black — The Kingston TrioNo. 9
- Losing You — Brenda LeeNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Still — Bill AndersonNo. 29
- The Love Of My Man — Theola KilgoreNo. 34
- You Can't Sit Down — The DovellsNo. 36
- Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) — The CrystalsNo. 37
- Pushover — Etta JamesNo. 38
- (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry — Darlene LoveNo. 39
- El Watusi — Ray BarrettoNo. 40
First-week entries
- It's My Party — Lesley GoreNo. 60
- Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer — Nat King ColeNo. 70
- Wildwood Days — Bobby RydellNo. 74
- The Good Life — Tony BennettNo. 75
- I'm Saving My Love — Skeeter DavisNo. 78
- Sukiyaki — Kyu SakamotoNo. 79
- Don't Make My Baby Blue — Frankie LaineNo. 83
- Teenage Heaven — Johnny CymbalNo. 87
- Little Latin Lupe Lu — The Righteous BrothersNo. 90
- Soon (I'll Be Home Again) — The 4 Seasons Featuring Frankie ValliNo. 92
- 18 Yellow Roses — Bobby DarinNo. 93
- One Boy Too Late — Mike CliffordNo. 96
- The Last Leaf — The CascadesNo. 98
- A Stranger In Your Town — The ShacklefordsNo. 99
- Hobo Flats - Part I — Jimmy SmithNo. 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.