Top 100 songs for May 18, 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 “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul. Meanwhile, “18 Yellow Roses” by Bobby Darin rises from No. 93 to No. 55. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- 18 Yellow Roses — Bobby Darinup 38 places, No. 93 → No. 55
- It's My Party — Lesley Goreup 34 places, No. 60 → No. 26
- Sukiyaki — Kyu Sakamotoup 34 places, No. 79 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Love You Because — Al MartinoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- My Summer Love — Ruby And The RomanticsNo. 72
- Birdland — Chubby CheckerNo. 81
- Blue On Blue — Bobby VintonNo. 85
- Gypsy Woman — Rick NelsonNo. 88
- There Goes (My Heart Again) — Fats DominoNo. 89
- Shake A Tail Feather — The Five Du-TonesNo. 90
- If My Pillow Could Talk — Connie FrancisNo. 95
- Lonely Boy, Lonely Guitar — Duane EddyNo. 96
- Needles And Pins — Jackie DeShannonNo. 97
- Pride And Joy — Marvin GayeNo. 99
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.