Top 100 songs for September 28, 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 “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton. Meanwhile, “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs rises from No. 65 to No. 19. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sugar Shack — Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballsup 46 places, No. 65 → No. 19
- Maria Elena — Los Indios Tabajarasup 33 places, No. 99 → No. 66
- Washington Square — The Village Stompersup 31 places, No. 100 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
- Be My Baby — The RonettesNo. 3
- Wonderful! Wonderful! — The TymesNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sugar Shack — Jimmy Gilmer And The FireballsNo. 19
- Bust Out — The BustersNo. 30
- Talk To Me — Sunny & The SunglowsNo. 31
- Mean Woman Blues — Roy OrbisonNo. 32
- Donna The Prima Donna — Dion (Di Muci)No. 33
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 34
- That Sunday, That Summer — Nat King ColeNo. 35
- Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love — Little Peggy MarchNo. 38
First-week entries
- You Lost The Sweetest Boy — Mary WellsNo. 70
- The Grass Is Greener — Brenda LeeNo. 74
- She's A Fool — Lesley GoreNo. 81
- Cross Fire! — The OrlonsNo. 82
- It's All Right — The ImpressionsNo. 86
- Strange Feeling — Billy StewartNo. 89
- (Down At) Papa Joe's — The DixiebellesNo. 90
- Blue Guitar — Richard ChamberlainNo. 91
- Night Life — Rusty DraperNo. 93
- Jenny Brown — The Smothers BrothersNo. 94
- Nick Teen And Al K. Hall — Rolf HarrisNo. 95
- Sweet Impossible You — Brenda LeeNo. 96
- Little Eeefin Annie — Joe PerkinsNo. 97
- Everybody Go Home — Eydie GormeNo. 98
- Point Panic — The SurfarisNo. 99
- Let's Make Love Tonight — Bobby RydellNo. 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.