JANUARY
Top hit
Telstar · The Tornadoes
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
Enter the Year
Year
1963
Youth Culture Finds Its Voice
British invasion, Motown, and folk-rock rewrite what a hit can sound like.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Walk Right In · The Rooftop Singers
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
MARCH
Top hit
Walk Like A Man · The 4 Seasons
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
APRIL
Top hit
He's So Fine · The Chiffons
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
MAY
Top hit
I Will Follow Him · Little Peggy March
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
JUNE
Top hit
It's My Party · Lesley Gore
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
JULY
Top hit
Easier Said Than Done · The Essex
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
AUGUST
Top hit
So Much In Love · The Tymes
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
My Boyfriend's Back · The Angels
Top album
My Son, The Nut · Allan Sherman
OCTOBER
Top hit
Blue Velvet · Bobby Vinton
Top album
My Son, The Nut · Allan Sherman
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Sugar Shack · Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
Top album
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DECEMBER
Top hit
Dominique · The Singing Nun
Top album
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