# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1963

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1963.
That year, all but two acts (The Four Seasons and Bobby Vinton) achieved their first number-one singles, with a total of 19, which were Steve Lawrence, The Rooftop Singers, Paul & Paula, Ruby & the Romantics, The Chiffons, Little Peggy March, Jimmy Soul, Lesley Gore, Kyu Sakamoto, The Essex, Jan & Dean, The Tymes, Stevie Wonder (as ‘Little Stevie Wonder’), The Angels, Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs, Nino Tempo, April Stevens, Dale & Grace, and The Singing Nun. These artists only went to the top with these songs once (excluding Wonder, who would later go on to have ten songs hit number one).

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 1963 The original #1 song of 1963, "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys, never reached number one on the weekly charts. |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 82 | January 5 | "Telstar" | The Tornados |
| 83 | January 12 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence |
| 83 | January 19 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence |
| 84 | January 26 | "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers |
| 84 | February 2 | "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers |
| 85 | February 9 | "Hey Paula" | Paul & Paula |
| 85 | February 16 | "Hey Paula" | Paul & Paula |
| 85 | February 23 | "Hey Paula" | Paul & Paula |
| 86 | March 2 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons |
| 86 | March 9 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons |
| 86 | March 16 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons |
| 87 | March 23 | "Our Day Will Come" | Ruby & the Romantics |
| 88 | March 30 | "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons |
| 88 | April 6 | "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons |
| 88 | April 13 | "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons |
| 88 | April 20 | "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons |
| 89 | April 27 | "I Will Follow Him" | Little Peggy March |
| 89 | May 4 | "I Will Follow Him" | Little Peggy March |
| 89 | May 11 | "I Will Follow Him" | Little Peggy March |
| 90 | May 18 | "If You Wanna Be Happy" | Jimmy Soul |
| 90 | May 25 | "If You Wanna Be Happy" | Jimmy Soul |
| 91 | June 1 | "It's My Party" | Lesley Gore |
| 91 | June 8 | "It's My Party" | Lesley Gore |
| 92 | June 15 | "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto |
| 92 | June 22 | "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto |
| 92 | June 29 | "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto |
| 93 | July 6 | "Easier Said Than Done" | The Essex |
| 93 | July 13 | "Easier Said Than Done" | The Essex |
| 94 | July 20 | "Surf City" | Jan and Dean |
| 94 | July 27 | "Surf City" | Jan and Dean |
| 95 | August 3 | "So Much in Love" | The Tymes |
| 96 | August 10 | "Fingertips" | Little Stevie Wonder |
| 96 | August 17 | "Fingertips" | Little Stevie Wonder |
| 96 | August 24 | "Fingertips" | Little Stevie Wonder |
| 97 | August 31 | "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels |
| 97 | September 7 | "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels |
| 97 | September 14 | "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels |
| 98 | September 21 | "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton |
| 98 | September 28 | "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton |
| 98 | October 5 | "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton |
| 99 | October 12 | "Sugar Shack"† | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
| 99 | October 19 | "Sugar Shack"† | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
| 99 | October 26 | "Sugar Shack"† | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
| 99 | November 2 | "Sugar Shack"† | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
| 99 | November 9 | "Sugar Shack"† | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
| 100 | November 16 | "Deep Purple" | Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 101 | November 23 | "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Dale & Grace |
| 101 | November 30 | "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Dale & Grace |
| 102 | December 7 | "Dominique" | The Singing Nun |
| 102 | December 14 | "Dominique" | The Singing Nun |
| 102 | December 21 | "Dominique" | The Singing Nun |
| 102 | December 28 | "Dominique" | The Singing Nun |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | 5 |
| 2 | The Chiffons | 4 |
| 2 | The Singing Nun | 4 |
| 4 | Paul & Paula | 3 |
| 4 | The Four Seasons | 3 |
| 4 | Little Peggy March | 3 |
| 4 | Kyu Sakamoto | 3 |
| 4 | Little Stevie Wonder | 3 |
| 4 | The Angels | 3 |
| 4 | Bobby Vinton | 3 |
| 11 | Steve Lawrence | 2 |
| 11 | The Rooftop Singers | 2 |
| 11 | Jimmy Soul | 2 |
| 11 | Lesley Gore | 2 |
| 11 | The Essex | 2 |
| 11 | Jan and Dean | 2 |
| 11 | Dale & Grace | 2 |
| 18 | The Tornados | 1 |
| 18 | Ruby & the Romantics | 1 |
| 18 | The Tymes | 1 |
| 18 | Nino Tempo | 1 |
| 18 | April Stevens | 1 |