Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1963 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1962 <-1963-> 1964
Top songs: #1: Can't Get Used to Losing You by Andy Williams - #2: Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Arukou) by Kyu Sakamoto - #3: Dominique by The Singing Nun - #4: Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers - #5: Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades
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Can't Get Used to Losing You
#1
03/1963

Can't Get Used to Losing You
Andy Williams

from Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests   
473 pts
2
US
1
AC


7
R&B
2
UK
[Columbia 42674]
written by Jerome "Doc" Pomus & Mort Shuman
Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Arukou)
#2
05/1963

Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Arukou)
Kyu Sakamoto

from Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits   
428 pts
1
US
1
AC


18
R&B
6
UK
[Capitol 4945]
written by Rokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. & Pete Astudillo
Dominique
#3
11/1963

Dominique
The Singing Nun

from The Singing Nun   
407 pts
1
US
1
AC




7
UK
[Philips 40152]
written by Jeanine Deckers
Walk Right In
#4
01/1963

Walk Right In
The Rooftop Singers

from Walk Right In!   
406 pts
1
US
1
AC
23
ctry
4
R&B
10
UK
[Vanguard 35017]
written by Gus Cannon & Hosea Woods
Rhythm of the Rain
#5
01/1963

Rhythm of the Rain
The Cascades

from Rhythm of the Rain   Rhythm of the Rain
382 pts
3
US
1
AC


7
R&B
5
UK
[Valiant 6026]
written by John Claude Gummoe
#6
08/1963

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
The Caravelles

from You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry   
345 pts
3
US
2
AC




6
UK
[Smash 1852]
written by Bob Merrill & Terry Shand
Blowin' in the Wind
#7
06/1963

Blowin' in the Wind
Peter, Paul & Mary

from In the Wind   In the Wind
330 pts
2
US
1
AC




13
UK
[Warner 5368]
written by Bob Dylan
#8
11/1963

There! I've Said It Again
Bobby Vinton

from There! I've Said It Again   
315 pts
1
US
1
AC




34
UK
#1 hit for Vaughn Monroe in 1945
[Epic 9638]
written by Redd Evans & David Mann
#9
09/1963

Maria Elena
Los Indios Tabajaras

from Maria Elena   
313 pts
6
US
3
AC




5
UK
#1 hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1941 instrumental
[RCA 47-8216]
written by Lorenzo Barcelata
#10
04/1963

Take These Chains from My Heart
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)   
305 pts
8
US
3
AC


7
R&B
5
UK
with The Jack Halloran Singers
[ABC-Paramount 10435]
written by Fred Rose & Hy Heath
I'm Leaving It Up to You
#11
10/1963

I'm Leaving It Up to You
Dale & Grace

from I'm Leaving It Up to You   
303 pts
1
US
1
AC


6
R&B


[Montel 921]
written by Dewey Terry & Donald Harris
#12
02/1963

In Dreams
Roy Orbison

from In Dreams   
295 pts
7
US
3
AC


19
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison
#13
08/1963

Blue Velvet
Bobby Vinton

from Blue on Blue   
285 pts
1
US
1
AC






hit for Tony Bennett in 1951
[Epic 9614]
written by Bernie Wayne & Lee Morris
#14
03/1963

Young Lovers
Paul & Paula

from Paul & Paula Sing for Young Lovers   
278 pts
6
US
3
AC


14
R&B
9
UK
[Philips 40096]
written by Ray Hildebrand & Jill Jackson
Forget Him
#15
05/1963

Forget Him
Bobby Rydell

from Forget Him   
276 pts
4
US
3
AC




13
UK
[Cameo 280]
written by Mark Anthony
Losing You
#16
03/1963

Losing You
Brenda Lee

from Let Me Sing   
275 pts
6
US
2
AC


13
R&B
10
UK
[Decca 31478]
written by Jean Renard & Carl Sigman
#17
08/1963

It's All in the Game
Cliff Richard

268 pts
25
US
10
AC




2
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[Epic 9633]
written by Carl Sigman & Charles Dawes
#18
06/1963

I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Frank Ifield

from I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)   
265 pts
58
US
16
AC




1
UK
[Vee-Jay 553]
written by Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds & Al Neiburg
Puff (The Magic Dragon)
#19
03/1963

Puff (The Magic Dragon)
Peter, Paul & Mary

from Moving   Moving
263 pts
2
US
1
AC


10
R&B


[Warner 5348]
written by Peter Yarrow & Leonard Lipton
Washington Square
#20
09/1963

Washington Square
The Village Stompers

from Washington Square   Washington Square
257 pts
2
US
1
AC


22
R&B


instrumental
[Epic 9617]
written by Bobb Goldsteinn & David Shire
As Usual
#21
12/1963

As Usual
Brenda Lee

from By Request   
257 pts
12
US
5
AC




5
UK
[Decca 31570]
written by Alex Zanetis
#22
12/1963

For You
Ricky Nelson

from Rick Nelson Sings for You   
250 pts
6
US
1
AC




14
UK
as Rick Nelson
hit for John Boles in 1930
[Decca 31574]
written by Al Dubin & Joe Burke
#23
04/1963

I Love You Because
Al Martino

from I Love You Because   
235 pts
3
US
1
AC




48
UK
[Capitol 4930]
written by Leon Payne
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa
#24
10/1963

Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa
Gene Pitney

from Blue Gene   
235 pts
17
US
6
AC




5
UK
[Musicor 1034]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#25
07/1963

I Want to Stay Here
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

231 pts
28
US
8
AC




3
UK
[Columbia 42815]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Pretty Paper
#26
12/1963

Pretty Paper
Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits   
224 pts
15
US
10
AC




6
UK
[Monument 830]
written by Willie Nelson
#27
11/1963

Popsicles and Icicles
The Murmaids

211 pts
3
US
2
AC






[Chattahoochee 628]
written by David Gates
Blue on Blue
#28
05/1963

Blue on Blue
Bobby Vinton

from Blue on Blue   
211 pts
3
US
2
AC






[Epic 9593]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Since I Fell for You
#29
10/1963

Since I Fell for You
Lenny Welch

from Since I Fell for You   
196 pts
4
US
3
AC






[Cadence 1439]
written by Buddy Johnson
Anyone Who Had a Heart
#30
12/1963

Anyone Who Had a Heart
Dionne Warwick

from Anyone Who Had a Heart   Anyone Who Had a Heart
186 pts
8
US
2
AC


6
R&B
42
UK
[Scepter 1262]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
#31
05/1963

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
Nat King Cole

from Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer   
178 pts
6
US
3
AC


11
R&B


[Capitol 4965]
written by Hans Carste & Charles Tobias
#32
06/1963

Falling
Roy Orbison

174 pts
22
US
7
AC




9
UK
[Monument 815]
written by Roy Orbison
Whispering
#33
12/1963

Whispering
Nino Tempo & April Stevens

from Nino and April Sing the Great Songs   
172 pts
11
US
4
AC




20
UK
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1920
[Atco 6281]
written by Vincent Rose, John Schonberger & Richard Coburn
Still
#34
02/1963

Still
Bill Anderson

from Still   
168 pts
8
US
3
AC
1
ctry




[Decca 31458]
written by Bill Anderson
#35
07/1963

Frankie and Johnny
Sam Cooke

from Sam Cooke at the Copa   Sam Cooke at the Copa
167 pts
14
US
2
AC


4
R&B
30
UK
[RCA Victor 8215]
written by traditional
I Can't Stay Mad at You
#36
09/1963

I Can't Stay Mad at You
Skeeter Davis

from Let Me Get Close to You   
165 pts
7
US
2
AC
14
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8219]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Wonderful! Wonderful!
#37
08/1963

Wonderful! Wonderful!
The Tymes

from So Much in Love   
163 pts
7
US
2
AC


23
R&B


[Parkway 884]
written by Sherman Edwards & Ben Raleigh
What Will Mary Say
#38
01/1963

What Will Mary Say
Johnny Mathis

from Johnny's Newest Hits   
158 pts
9
US
3
AC


21
R&B
49
UK
[Columbia 42666]
written by Eddie Snyder & Paul Vance
18 Yellow Roses
#39
05/1963

18 Yellow Roses
Bobby Darin

from 18 Yellow Roses   
150 pts
10
US
5
AC


28
R&B
37
UK
[Capitol 4970]
written by Bobby Darin
#40
11/1963

Talk Back Trembling Lips
Johnny Tillotson

from Talk Back Trembling Lips   
147 pts
7
US
6
AC






[MGM 13181]
written by John D. Loudermilk
More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
#41
07/1963

More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
Kai Winding

146 pts
8
US
2
AC






instrumental
[Verve 10295]
written by Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero
#42
02/1963

Our Winter Love
Bill Pursell

from Our Winter Love   
138 pts
9
US
4
AC


20
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 42619]
written by Johnny Cowell
Watermelon Man
#43
03/1963

Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaría

138 pts
10
US
3
AC


8
R&B


instrumental
[Battle 45909]
written by Herbie Hancock
I Wonder
#44
07/1963

I Wonder
Brenda Lee

from By Request   
138 pts
25
US
9
AC




14
UK
US B side to My Whole World Is Falling Down
[Decca 31510]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen
#45
10/1963

500 Miles Away from Home
Bobby Bare

from 500 Miles Away from Home   
137 pts
10
US
4
AC
5
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8238]
written by Hedy West
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
#46
09/1963

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Peter, Paul & Mary

from In the Wind   In the Wind
136 pts
9
US
2
AC






[Warner 5385]
written by Bob Dylan
#47
09/1963

Talk to Me
Sunny & The Sunliners

from Talk to Me   
135 pts
11
US
4
AC


6
R&B


as Sunny & The Sunglows
[Tear Drop 3014]
written by Joe Seneca
Abilene
#48
06/1963

Abilene
George Hamilton IV

from Abilene   
127 pts
15
US
4
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8181]
written by Bob Gibson, John D. Loudermilk & Lester Brown
The Good Life
#49
05/1963

The Good Life
Tony Bennett

from I Wanna Be Around   I Wanna Be Around
124 pts
18
US
7
AC




27
UK
[Columbia 42779]
written by Sacha Distel & Jack Reardon
That Sunday, That Summer
#50
08/1963

That Sunday, That Summer
Nat King Cole

from Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer   
122 pts
12
US
3
AC


19
R&B


[Capitol 5027]
written by Joe Sherman & George David Weiss
No One
#51
06/1963

No One
Ray Charles

119 pts
21
US
6
AC


9
R&B
35
UK
as Ray Charles & The Raelets
US B side to Without Love (There Is Nothing)
[ABC-Paramount 10453]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Midnight Mary
#52
11/1963

Midnight Mary
Joey Powers

116 pts
10
US
7
AC






[Amy 892]
written by Ben Raleigh & Artie Wayne
#53
11/1963

The Shelter of Your Arms
Sammy Davis Jr.

from The Shelter of Your Arms   
113 pts
17
US
6
AC


3
R&B


[Reprise 20216]
written by Jerry Samuels
Mecca
#54
03/1963

Mecca
Gene Pitney

from Gene Pitney Sings Just for You   
112 pts
12
US
4
AC






[Musicor 1028]
written by John Gluck & Neval Nader
Detroit City
#55
06/1963

Detroit City
Bobby Bare

from Detroit City and Other Hits   
111 pts
16
US
4
AC
6
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8183]
written by Danny Dill & Mel Tillis
Danke Schoen
#56
07/1963

Danke Schoen
Wayne Newton

from Danke Schoen   
109 pts
13
US
3
AC






as Wayne Newton and The Newton Brothers
[Capitol 4989]
written by Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert & Kurt Schawabach
#57
06/1963

Hopeless
Andy Williams

109 pts
13
US
3
AC






[Columbia 42784]
written by Alan Jeffreys & Doc Pomus
#58
03/1963

Charms
Bobby Vee

105 pts
13
US
5
AC






[Liberty 55530]
written by Helen Miller & Howard Greenfield
#59
06/1963

Green, Green
The New Christy Minstrels

from Ramblin' Featuring Green, Green   
104 pts
14
US
3
AC






[Columbia 4-42805]
written by Barry McGuire & Randy Sparks
On Top of Spaghetti
#60
06/1963

On Top of Spaghetti
Tom Glazer

from On Top of Spaghetti   
103 pts
14
US
4
AC






as Tom Glazer and the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus
[Kapp 526]
written by traditional, Pete Seeger & Tom Glazer
#61
07/1963

Painted, Tainted Rose
Al Martino

from Painted, Tainted Rose   
102 pts
15
US
3
AC






[Capitol 5000]
written by Gordon Galbraith & Pete De Angelis
#62
01/1963

I Wanna Be Around
Tony Bennett

from I Wanna Be Around   I Wanna Be Around
101 pts
14
US
5
AC






[Columbia 42634]
written by Johnny Mercer & Sadie Vimmerstedt
All I Have to Do Is Dream
#63
02/1963

All I Have to Do Is Dream
Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
99 pts
14
US
6
AC






[MGM 13121]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
Wives and Lovers
#64
11/1963

Wives and Lovers
Jack Jones

from Wives and Lovers   
95 pts
14
US
9
AC






[Kapp 551]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
That Lucky Old Sun
#65
12/1963

That Lucky Old Sun
Ray Charles

from Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul   
94 pts
20
US
10
AC


5
R&B


#1 hit for Frankie Laine in 1949
[ABC-Paramount 10509]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie
Kansas City
#66
11/1963

Kansas City
Trini Lopez

from More Trini Lopez at PJ's   
92 pts
23
US
13
AC




35
UK
live
[Reprise 20236]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Out of My Mind
#67
03/1963

Out of My Mind
Johnny Tillotson

from Greatest   
92 pts
24
US
11
AC




34
UK
[Cadence 1434]
written by Johnny Tillotson
#68
05/1963

My Summer Love
Ruby & The Romantics

92 pts
16
US
6
AC






[Kapp 525]
written by Bob Hilliard & Mort Garson
#69
08/1963

You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
Johnny Tillotson

from You Can Never Stop Me Loving You   
89 pts
18
US
4
AC






[Cadence 1437]
written by Jean Slater & Ian Samwell
#70
06/1963

My True Confession
Brook Benton

from Singing the Blues - Lie to Me   
88 pts
22
US
8
AC


7
R&B


[Mercury 72135]
written by Sam Coslow & Frederick Hollander
#71
03/1963

Young and in Love
Dick and Dee Dee

from Young and in Love   
87 pts
17
US
6
AC






[Warner 5342]
written by Dick St. John
Follow the Boys
#72
03/1963

Follow the Boys
Connie Francis

from Follow the Boys   
86 pts
17
US
7
AC






[MGM 13127]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
The Grass Is Greener
#73
09/1963

The Grass Is Greener
Brenda Lee

from By Request   
85 pts
17
US
7
AC






[Decca 31539]
written by Mike Anthony & Barry Mann
#74
12/1963

Somewhere
The Tymes

from Somewhere   
84 pts
19
US
8
AC


35
R&B


[Parkway 891]
written by Norma Mendoza & Jimmy Wisner
#75
11/1963

Have You Heard
The Duprees

82 pts
18
US
8
AC






hits for Joni James in 1952/1953
[Coed 585]
written by Lew Douglas, Charlie LaVere & Roy Rodde
#76
02/1963

Hi-Lili Hi-Lo
Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
79 pts
64
US
18
AC




20
UK
US B side to All I Have to Do Is Dream
[MGM 13121]
written by Bronislau Kaper & Helen Deutsch
True Love Never Runs Smooth
#77
07/1963

True Love Never Runs Smooth
Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
78 pts
21
US
5
AC






[Musicor 1032]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#78
06/1963

'Till Then
The Classics

76 pts
20
US
7
AC






hit for the Mills Brothers in 1944
[MusicNote 1116]
written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Guy Wood
#79
01/1963

Greenback Dollar
The Kingston Trio

from New Frontier   
76 pts
21
US
6
AC






[Capitol 4898]
written by Hoyt Axton & Ken Ramsey
#80
03/1963

I Got What I Wanted
Brook Benton

from Singing the Blues - Lie to Me   
75 pts
28
US
14
AC


4
R&B


US B side to Dearer Than Life /
[Mercury 72099]
written by Margie Singleton & Brook Benton
Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)
#81
03/1963

Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)
Bobby Vinton

from The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups   
73 pts
21
US
8
AC






[Epic 9577]
written by Rex Garvin
#82
10/1963

Living a Lie
Al Martino

from Love Notes   
71 pts
22
US
8
AC






[Capitol 5060]
written by Pete De Angelis, Jean Sawyer & Norma Mendoza
Six Days on the Road
#83
06/1963

Six Days on the Road
Dave Dudley

from Songs About the Working Man   
68 pts
32
US
13
AC
2
ctry




[Golden Wing 3020]
written by Earl Green & Carl Montgomery
Make the World Go Away
#84
07/1963

Make the World Go Away
Timi Yuro

66 pts
24
US
8
AC






[Liberty 55587]
written by Hank Cochran
My Whole World Is Falling Down
#85
07/1963

My Whole World Is Falling Down
Brenda Lee

from By Request   
66 pts
24
US
8
AC






[Decca 31510]
written by Bill Anderson & Jerry Crutchfield
Hey There Lonely Boy
#86
08/1963

Hey There Lonely Boy
Ruby & The Romantics

65 pts
27
US
5
AC






[Kapp 544]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
#87
06/1963

I (Who Have Nothing)
Ben E. King

from Young Boy Blues   
63 pts
29
US
10
AC


16
R&B


[Atco 6267]
written by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Days of Wine and Roses
#88
03/1963

Days of Wine and Roses
Andy Williams

from Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests   
61 pts
26
US
9
AC






Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1964 B side to Can't Get Used to Losing You
[Columbia 42674]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
#89
09/1963

Two Tickets to Paradise
Brook Benton

60 pts
32
US
8
AC


15
R&B


[Mercury 72177]
written by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds
#90
03/1963

Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin'
Steve Lawrence

58 pts
26
US
12
AC






[Columbia 42699]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
#91
10/1963

The Matador
Johnny Cash

56 pts
44
US
13
AC
2
ctry




[Columbia 4-42880]
written by June Carter & Johnny Cash
#92
05/1963

Poor Little Rich Girl
Steve Lawrence

56 pts
27
US
11
AC






charted as Poor Little Rich Girl / More in Australia charts
[Columbia 42795]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Your Other Love
#93
10/1963

Your Other Love
Connie Francis

54 pts
28
US
10
AC






[MGM 13176]
written by Klaus Ogermann & Ben Raleigh
#94
11/1963

Turn Around
Dick and Dee Dee

from Turn Around   
54 pts
27
US
15
AC






[Warner 5396]
written by Harry Belafonte, Alan Greene & Malvina Reynolds
#95
05/1963

Every Step of the Way
Johnny Mathis

50 pts
30
US
10
AC






[Columbia 42799]
written by Al Stillman & Robert Allen
#96
08/1963

8 X 10
Bill Anderson

from Bill Anderson Sings   
49 pts
53
US
18
AC
2
ctry




[Decca 31521]
written by Bill Anderson & Walter Haynes
#97
04/1963

Sweet Dreams (Of You)
Patsy Cline

from The Patsy Cline Story   The Patsy Cline Story
49 pts
44
US
15
AC
5
ctry




[Decca 31483]
written by Don Gibson
Days of Wine and Roses
#98
01/1963

Days of Wine and Roses
Henry Mancini

47 pts
33
US
10
AC






Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1964
[RCA 47-8120]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
I'm Saving My Love
#99
05/1963

I'm Saving My Love
Skeeter Davis

from Cloudy, with Occasional Tears   
46 pts
41
US
13
AC
9
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8176]
written by Alex Zanetis
#100
07/1963

Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
Dion

from Donna the Prima Donna   
46 pts
31
US
13
AC






[Columbia 42810]
written by Bonnie Dodd

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