Top 100 songs for September 7, 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, “Cry Baby” by Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters rises from No. 69 to No. 31. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cry Baby — Garnet Mimms & The Enchantersup 38 places, No. 69 → No. 31
- Be My Baby — The Ronettesup 35 places, No. 90 → No. 55
- Sally, Go 'round The Roses — The Jaynettsup 34 places, No. 63 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
- Blue Velvet — Bobby VintonNo. 4
- Heat Wave — Martha & The VandellasNo. 6
- The Monkey Time — Major LanceNo. 8
- Hey, Girl — Freddie ScottNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sally, Go 'round The Roses — The JaynettsNo. 29
- Cry Baby — Garnet Mimms & The EnchantersNo. 31
- Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard — Diane RayNo. 37
- Little Deuce Coupe — The Beach BoysNo. 38
- The Lonely Surfer — Jack NitzscheNo. 40
First-week entries
- Busted — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 66
- Bust Out — The BustersNo. 72
- Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love — Little Peggy MarchNo. 74
- I Can't Stay Mad At You — Skeeter DavisNo. 77
- Talk To Me — Sunny & The SunglowsNo. 80
- My Babe — The Righteous BrothersNo. 82
- I'll Take You Home — The DriftersNo. 84
- Sooner Or Later — Johnny MathisNo. 87
- What Does A Girl Do? — The ShirellesNo. 89
- Mean Woman Blues — Roy OrbisonNo. 90
- Honolulu Lulu — Jan & DeanNo. 93
- September Song — Jimmy DuranteNo. 95
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) — Frank IfieldNo. 97
- Two Tickets To Paradise — Brook BentonNo. 98
- Cindy's Gonna Cry — Johnny CrawfordNo. 99
- A Love So Fine — The ChiffonsNo. 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.