Top 100 songs for November 16, 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 “Deep Purple” by Nino Tempo & April Stevens. Meanwhile, “Dominique” by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) rises from No. 64 to No. 19. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Dominique — The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)up 45 places, No. 64 → No. 19
- Talk Back Trembling Lips — Johnny Tillotsonup 32 places, No. 91 → No. 59
- Be True To Your School — The Beach Boysup 25 places, No. 69 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- She's A Fool — Lesley GoreNo. 7
- Everybody — Tommy RoeNo. 9
- 500 Miles Away From Home — Bobby BareNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Drip Drop — Dion Di MuciNo. 73
- Bad Girl — Neil SedakaNo. 80
- She's Got Everything — The Essex Featuring Anita HumesNo. 87
- The Nitty Gritty — Shirley EllisNo. 88
- Rags To Riches — Sunny & The SunlinersNo. 89
- Baby Don't You Weep — Garnet Mimms & The EnchantersNo. 90
- Kansas City — Trini LopezNo. 91
- I Have A Boyfriend — The ChiffonsNo. 92
- Gotta Lotta Love — Steve AlaimoNo. 97
- Dumb Head — Ginny ArnellNo. 98
- Baby's Gone — Gene ThomasNo. 99
- Hey Lover — Debbie DovaleNo. 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.