Top 100 songs for October 5, 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, “Washington Square” by The Village Stompers rises from No. 69 to No. 38. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Washington Square — The Village Stompersup 31 places, No. 69 → No. 38
- The Grass Is Greener — Brenda Leeup 28 places, No. 74 → No. 46
- It's All Right — The Impressionsup 28 places, No. 86 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I'll Take You Home — The DriftersNo. 32
- Deep Purple — Nino Tempo & April StevensNo. 33
- Fools Rush In — Rick NelsonNo. 34
- Two Tickets To Paradise — Brook BentonNo. 36
- Washington Square — The Village StompersNo. 38
- Birthday Party — The Pixies ThreeNo. 40
First-week entries
- Workout Stevie, Workout — Little Stevie WonderNo. 63
- Monkey-Shine — Bill Black's ComboNo. 66
- Misty — Lloyd PriceNo. 69
- Two Sides (To Every Story) — Etta JamesNo. 74
- First Day Back At School — Paul and PaulaNo. 79
- Walking The Dog — Rufus ThomasNo. 80
- I'm Leaving It Up To You — Dale & GraceNo. 89
- Wild! — Dee Dee SharpNo. 90
- Toys In The Attic — Jack JonesNo. 92
- Where Did The Good Times Go — Dick and DeeDeeNo. 93
- New Mexican Rose — The 4 SeasonsNo. 94
- Toys In The Attic — Joe Sherman, his Orchestra and ChorusNo. 95
- 500 Miles Away From Home — Bobby BareNo. 96
- That's The Only Way — The 4 SeasonsNo. 99
- Michael - Pt. 1 — Steve AlaimoNo. 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.