Top 100 songs for August 31, 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 “My Boyfriend's Back” by The Angels. Meanwhile, “A Walkin' Miracle” by The Essex Featuring Anita Humes rises from No. 90 to No. 66. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- A Walkin' Miracle — The Essex Featuring Anita Humesup 24 places, No. 90 → No. 66
- Then He Kissed Me — The Crystalsup 21 places, No. 41 → No. 20
- Mickey's Monkey — The Miraclesup 20 places, No. 59 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Then He Kissed Me — The CrystalsNo. 20
- Martian Hop — The Ran-DellsNo. 33
- The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget — The RaindropsNo. 34
- Wonderful! Wonderful! — The TymesNo. 35
- Desert Pete — The Kingston TrioNo. 36
- Drownin' My Sorrows — Connie FrancisNo. 38
- Mickey's Monkey — The MiraclesNo. 39
- Hey There Lonely Boy — Ruby And The RomanticsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sally, Go 'round The Roses — The JaynettsNo. 63
- Be My Baby — The RonettesNo. 90
- Surfer Joe — The SurfarisNo. 92
- That Sunday, That Summer — Nat King ColeNo. 97
- Faded Love — Patsy ClineNo. 98
- Betty In Bermudas — The DovellsNo. 99
- Make The World Go Away — Ray PriceNo. 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.