Top 100 songs for August 17, 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 “Fingertips - Pt 2” by Little Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton rises from No. 78 to No. 53. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Blue Velvet — Bobby Vintonup 25 places, No. 78 → No. 53
- Hey There Lonely Boy — Ruby And The Romanticsup 24 places, No. 79 → No. 55
- My Boyfriend's Back — The Angelsup 21 places, No. 31 → No. 10
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Surfer Girl — The Beach BoysNo. 28
- Frankie And Johnny — Sam CookeNo. 33
- Heat Wave — Martha & The VandellasNo. 34
- Painted, Tainted Rose — Al MartinoNo. 37
First-week entries
- Then He Kissed Me — The CrystalsNo. 71
- Little Deuce Coupe — The Beach BoysNo. 80
- Part Time Love — Little Johnny TaylorNo. 86
- Only In America — Jay & The AmericansNo. 87
- Mickey's Monkey — The MiraclesNo. 88
- Wonderful! Wonderful! — The TymesNo. 89
- Straighten Up Your Heart — Barbara LewisNo. 90
- It Won't Be This Way (Always) — The King PinsNo. 91
- I'm Not A Fool Anymore — T.K. HulinNo. 94
- Birthday Party — The Pixies ThreeNo. 95
- Gone — The Rip ChordsNo. 97
- I Cried — Tammy MontgomeryNo. 99
- Cry Baby — Garnet Mimms & The EnchantersNo. 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.