Top 100 songs for July 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 “Surf City” by Jan & Dean. Meanwhile, “More” by Kai Winding & Orchestra rises from No. 50 to No. 28. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- More — Kai Winding & Orchestraup 22 places, No. 50 → No. 28
- Mockingbird — Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxxup 18 places, No. 59 → No. 41
- This Is All I Ask — Tony Bennettup 18 places, No. 97 → No. 79
New to this week’s Top 10
- Blowin' In The Wind — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 8
- Just One Look — Doris TroyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- More — Kai Winding & OrchestraNo. 28
- Denise — Randy & The RainbowsNo. 29
- Green, Green — The New Christy MinstrelsNo. 34
- My Whole World Is Falling Down — Brenda LeeNo. 35
- Hootenanny — The GlencovesNo. 38
- Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw — DionNo. 39
- I Wonder — Brenda LeeNo. 40
First-week entries
- Hey, Girl — Freddie ScottNo. 68
- Painted, Tainted Rose — Al MartinoNo. 71
- If I Had A Hammer — Trini LopezNo. 76
- The Dreamer — Neil SedakaNo. 82
- Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) — The High KeyesNo. 84
- Frankie And Johnny — Sam CookeNo. 89
- Chinese Checkers — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 90
- Baja — The AstronautsNo. 94
- A Breath Taking Guy — The SupremesNo. 95
- It's Too Late — Wilson PickettNo. 96
- Saturday Sunshine — Burt BacharachNo. 97
- True Love — Richard ChamberlainNo. 98
- These Foolish Things — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 99
- True Blue Lou — Tony BennettNo. 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.