The Rest of 1963 Hits Yearly Recap

Ray Barretto had a no. 17 hit, "El Watusi", also a May 11 th entry.

"I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" was a no. 21 hit for Barry (Devorzon) and The Tamerlanes (Nov. 16 th ).

"If You Need Me" peaked at no. 37 for Solomon Burke (May 25 th entry).

The Busters had a no. 25 instrumental hit with "Bust Out" (Sept. 28 th ).

Jerry Butler peaked at no. 31 with "Need To Belong", a Dec. 28 th chart entry.

The Caravelles had a no. 3 smash, "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" (Nov.23 rd ).

The Cascades also had a no. 3 smash with "Rhythm of the Rain" (Jan. 26 th ).

"All I Have To Do Is Dream" was a no. 14 hit for Richard Chamberlain (Mar. 9 th ).

"Pipeline" was a no. 4 instrumental smash for The Chantays (April 6 th chart entry).

The Classics had a no. 20 hit with "Till Then" (July 20 th ).

"(I Love You) Don't You Forget It" peaked at no. 39 for Perry Como (also a July 20 th entry).

Johnny Crawford had a no. 29 hit with "Proud" (Jan. 26 th ).

"Mr. Bass Man" was a no. 16 hit for Johnny Cymbal (Mar. 16). I used to think the name of this was "Mr.SpaceMan"!

The Dartells had a no. 11 hit, "Hot Pastrami" (April 27 th entry).

Joey Dee and The Starliters peaked at no. 36 with "Hot Pastrami With Mashed Potatoes-Part 1" , a June 1 st chart entry.

"Six Days On The Road" peaked at no. 32 for Dave Dudley (July 20 th ).

The Earls had a no. 24 hit with "Remember Then" (Jan. 12 th ).

"Little Band Of Gold" was a no. 21 hit for James Gilbreath (April 27 entry).

"Hootenanny" peaked at no. 38 for The Glencoves (July 27 th ).

The Vince Guaraldi Trio had a no. 22 instrumental hit, "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" (Feb. 9 th ). I think Guaraldi later did the music for the early "Charlie Brown" specials!

"Abilene" was a no. 15 hit for George Hamilton IV (July 20 th entry).

"Fly Me To The Moon-Bossa Nova" was a no. 14 instrumental hit for Joe Harnell and His Orchestra (Jan. 26 th ).

Betty Harris had a no. 23 hit, "Cry To Me" (Oct. 26 th ).

"Swinging On A Star", a vocal duet with Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva (yes, THE Little Eva), peaked at no. 38 (July 13 th chart entry).

Theola Kilgore had a no. 21 hit, "The Love Of My Man" (May 11 th ).

"Days of Wine and Roses" peaked at no. 33 for Henry Mancini (Orchestra and Chorus), a Mar. 2 nd entry.

Ned Miller had a no. 6 smash with "From A Jack To A King" (Jan. 26 th ).

The Murmaids had a no. 3 smash, "Popsicles And Icicles" (Dec. 7 th ).

Jack Nitzsche peaked at no. 39 with the instrumental, "The Lonely Surfer" (Sept. 7 th entry).

"The Cinnamon Cinder (It's A Very Nice Dance)" was a no. 25 hit for The Pastel Six (Jan. 19 th ).

"Birthday Party" peaked at no. 40 for The Pixies Three, an Oct. 5 th entry.

Joey Powers had a no. 10 smash with "Midnight Mary" (Dec. 7 th ).

"Our Winter Love" was a no. 9 instrumental smash for Bill Pursell (Feb. 16 th ).

The Ran-Dells had a no. 16 hit, "Martian Hop" (Aug. 31 chart entry).

"Yakety Sax" peaked at no. 35 for Boots Randolph, a Mar. 30 entry.

Randy (Safuto) and The Rainbows had a no. 10 smash with "Denise" (July 27 th ).

"Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard" peaked at no. 31 for Diane Ray (Sept. 7 th ).

"Wild Weekend" was a no. 8 instrumental smash for The Rebels (Jan. 26 th ).

Another instrumental, "Watermelon Man" was a no. 10 smash for Mongo Santamaria (April 13 th entry).

Freddie Scott had a no. 10 smash, "Hey, Girl" (Aug. 10 th ).

The Secrets had a no. 18 hit, "The Boy Next Door" (Dec. 7 th ).

"Little Town Flirt" was a no. 12 hit for Del Shannon, a Jan. 26 th chart entry.

"My Coloring Book" was a no. 20 hit for Sandy Stewart (Jan. 12 th ).

Sunny (Ozuma) and The Sunglows had a no. 11 hit, "Talk To Me" (Sept. 28 th ).

"Wipe Out" was an instrumental no. 2 smash for The Surfaris (July 6 th entry).

Little Johnny Taylor had a no. 19 hit, "Part Time Love" (Sept. 14 th ).

"Loop De Loop" was a no. 4 smash for Johnny Thunder (Jan. 5 th ).

The Trashmen had a no. 4 smash with "Surfin' Bird" (Dec. 28 th entry).

"Washington Square" was an instrumental no. 2 smash for The Village Stompers (Oct. 5 th ).

Robin Ward had a no. 14 hit, "Wonderful Summer" (Nov. 16 th ).

"That's How Heartaches Are Made" peaked at no. 40 for (Justine) Baby Washington, a June 1 st chart entry.

"Since I Fell For You" was a no. 4 smash for Lenny Welch (Nov. 23 rd ).

Kai Winding and Orchestra had an instrumental no. 8 smash, "More (theme from the film "Mondo Cane"), a July 27 th entry.

"Make The World Go Away" was a no. 24 hit for Timi Yuro (Aug. 10 th ).