Top 100 songs for July 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 “Surf City” by Jan & Dean. Meanwhile, “Judy's Turn To Cry” by Lesley Gore rises from No. 52 to No. 23. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Judy's Turn To Cry — Lesley Goreup 29 places, No. 52 → No. 23
- True Love Never Runs Smooth — Gene Pitneyup 29 places, No. 92 → No. 63
- Candy Girl — The 4 Seasonsup 24 places, No. 54 → No. 30
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Judy's Turn To Cry — Lesley GoreNo. 23
- Candy Girl — The 4 SeasonsNo. 30
- Be True To Yourself — Bobby VeeNo. 34
- Till Then — The ClassicsNo. 35
- Six Days On The Road — Dave DudleyNo. 37
- (I Love You) Don't You Forget It — Perry ComoNo. 39
- Abilene — George Hamilton IVNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sometimes You Gotta Cry A Little — Bobby BlandNo. 67
- Twist It Up — Chubby CheckerNo. 71
- Make The World Go Away — Timi YuroNo. 78
- Leave Me Alone — Baby WashingtonNo. 79
- How Many Teardrops — Lou ChristieNo. 80
- Can't Nobody Love You — Solomon BurkeNo. 87
- Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home — Darlene LoveNo. 90
- Groovy Baby — Billy Abbott And The JewelsNo. 91
- Mama Don't Allow — The Rooftop SingersNo. 92
- Dance, Dance, Dance — Joey DeeNo. 94
- It Hurts To Be Sixteen — Andrea CarrollNo. 96
- This Is All I Ask — Tony BennettNo. 97
- Still No. 2 — Ben ColderNo. 98
- I Want To Stay Here — Steve & EydieNo. 99
- What A Fool I've Been — Carla ThomasNo. 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.