AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (AMR) TOP SINGLES FOR 1963
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND/THIS BOY-BEATLES-DECEMBER 2-SHE LOVES YOU/I'LL GET YOU-BEATLES-December 3-TAMOURE-BILL JUSTIS-June 4-FROM A JACK TO A KING-NED MILLER-March 5-PIPELINE-CHANTAYS-May 6-HEY PAULA-PAUL & PAULA-March 7-SUGAR SHACK-JIMMY GILMER & THE FIREBALLS-November 8-I WILL FOLLOW HIM-Little Miss Peggy March-May 9-RETURN TO SENDER-Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires-January 10-MOVE BABY MOVE/YOU'LL NEVER CHERISH A LOVE SO TRUE/-Johnny O'Keefe-July 11-55 Days At Peking-Rob E.G.-August 12-Dance On-Kathy Kirby-November 13-Bombora-The Atlantics-September 14-In Dreams-Roy Orbison-April 15-Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons-January 16-You'll Never Walk Alone/It's Alright-Gerry & The Pacemakers-December 17-Painted,Tainted Rose-Al Martino-September 18-The Boys-The Shadows-February 19-Sukiyaki(Ueo Muite Arukou)-Kyu Sakamoto-July 20-Not Responsible/No Trespassing-Helen Shapiro-October 21-Blue Bayou/Mean Woman Blues-Roy Orbison-October 22-Surf City-Jan & Dean-August 23-Wipe Out/Surfer Joe-Surfaris-August 24-Secret Love-Kathy Kirby-December 25-Summer Holiday/Dancing Shoes-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-May 26-Maria Elena-Los Indios Tabajaras-November 27-Blame It On The Bossa Nova-Eydie Gorme-April 28-Come A Little Bit Closer-The Delltones-March 29-Tell Him-Exciters-March 30-Washington Square-Village Stompers-November 31-I Love You Because-Al Martino-July 32-Lovesick Blues-Frank Ifield-January 33-Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane-January 34-Walk Right In-Roof Top Singers-February 35-How Do You Do It-Gerry & Pacemakers-June 36-Proud Of You-Jay Justin-June 37-Then He Kissed Me-Crystals-November 38-Little Town Flirt-Del Shannon-February 39-Walk Like A Man-Four Seasons-April 40-The Night Has A Thousand Eyes-Bobby Vee-February 41-Rhythm Of The Rain-Cascades-April 42-Foot Tapper-The Shadows-May 43-Lucky Lips-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-August 44-Ruby Baby-Dion-March 45-Little Band Of Gold-James Gilreath-April 46-Puff (The Magic Dragon)-Peter,Paul & Mary-May 47-Mecca-Gene Pitney-May 48-He's A Rebel-Vikki Carr-January 49-All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-January 50-(You're The) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley-August 51-It's My Party-Lesley Gore-July 52-If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez-September 53-Jezebel/Stage To Cimmaron-Rob E.G.-June 54-Easier Said Than Done-The Essex-August 55-Atlantis/I Want You To Want Me-The Shadows-July 56-Those,Lazy,Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer-Nat "King" Cole-June 57-Ring Of Fire-Johnny Cash-August 58-Happy Guitar-Reg Owen & His Orchestra-January 59-It's All In The Game-Cliff Richard-October 60-Judy,Judy,Judy-Johnny Tillotson-September 61-Blue On Blue-Bobby Vinton-August 62-What Will My Mary Say-Johnny Mathis-April 63-I Love You(Don't You Forget)-Perry Como-July 64-Diamonds-Jet Harris & Tony Meehan-April 65-Hello Mudduh,Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp)-Allan Sherman-September 66-Venus In Blue Jeans-Mark Wynter-January 67-Falling/Distant Drums-Roy Orbison-July 68-I Like It-Gerry & The Pacemakers-July 69-Can't Get Used To Losing You-Andy Williams-May 70-Dance On-The Shadows-March 71-Half Heaven-Half Heartache-Gene Pitney-March 72-Bachelor Boy-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-February 73-I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter-Connie Francis-February 74-Blowin' In The Wind-Peter,Paul & Mary-September 75-Susie Darlin'/Piddle De Pat-Tommy Roe-January 76-Spanish Lace-Gene McDaniels-January 77-Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton-September 78-From Me To You-Beatles-July 79-The Lonely Surfer-Jack Nitzsche-September 80-Shindig-The Shadows-November 81-(And Her Name Is) Scarlet-The De Kroo Brothers-October 82-One Broken Heart For Sale-Elvis Presley-May 83-Green,Green-The New Christy Minstrels-August 84-He's Got The Power-Exciters-April 85-Forget Him-Bobby Rydell-September 86-Sherry-The Four Seasons-January 87-Let's Limbo Some More/Twenty Miles-Chubby Checker-April 88-Surfin' U.S.A.-Beach Boys-June 89-Boss Guitar-Duane Eddy-March 90-Our Day Will Come-Ruby & The Romantics-April 91-I Saw Linda Yesterday-Dickie Lee-February 92-18 Yellow Roses-Bobby Darin-July 93-Cast Your Fate to the Wind-Mel Torme 94-Losing You-Brenda Lee-May 95-Desafinado-Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd-January 96-I Want To Stay Here-Steve & Eydie-September 97-Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray-November 98-If You Wanna Be Happy-Jimmy Soul-June 99-Petite Chanson-Johnny Crawford-October 100-Don't Go Near the Indians-Rex Allen-January 101-Hootenany Hoot-Sheb Wooley-December 102-Bossa Nova Baby/Witchcraft-Elvis Presley-December 103-Hangin' Five-Delltones-November 104-Dominique-Singing Nun-December 105-Living A Lie-Al Martino-December 106-Royal Telephone-Jimmy Little-December 107-Love You Truly-Al Martino-December 108-Now!-Lena Horne-December 109-(Down At) Papa Joe's-Dixiebelles-November 110-Mr. Bass Man-Johnny Cymbal-April 111-Murphy The Surfie-The Joy Boys-November 112-Point Panic-Surfaris-November 113-Surfin' Hootenanny-Al Casey & The K-C-ettes-October