Top 100 songs for August 24, 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, “Wonderful! Wonderful!” by The Tymes rises from No. 89 to No. 51. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Wonderful! Wonderful! — The Tymesup 38 places, No. 89 → No. 51
- Then He Kissed Me — The Crystalsup 30 places, No. 71 → No. 41
- Mickey's Monkey — The Miraclesup 29 places, No. 88 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Denise — Randy & The RainbowsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Blue Velvet — Bobby VintonNo. 30
- I Want To Stay Here — Steve & EydieNo. 31
- Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home — Darlene LoveNo. 33
- You Can Never Stop Me Loving You — Johnny TillotsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Why Don't You Believe Me — The Duprees featuring Joey VannNo. 70
- 8 X 10 — Bill AndersonNo. 83
- Organ Shout — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 85
- China Nights (Shina No Yoru) — Kyu SakamotoNo. 86
- A Walkin' Miracle — The Essex Featuring Anita HumesNo. 90
- Something Old, Something New — Paul and PaulaNo. 93
- Treat My Baby Good — Bobby DarinNo. 94
- Wham! — Lonnie MackNo. 95
- Your Baby's Gone Surfin' — Duane EddyNo. 96
- Hear The Bells — The TokensNo. 97
- Tell Me The Truth — Nancy WilsonNo. 98
- Dance, Everybody, Dance — The DartellsNo. 99
- Do The Monkey — King CurtisNo. 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.