JANUARY
Top hit
Telstar · The Tornadoes
Top album
Days Of Wine And Roses · Andy Williams
Year
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One moment while we pull together the music from this year.
Soul and pop sophistication
1963
Hitsville USA becomes a national engine, Phil Spector builds walls of sound, and downtown folk protest simmers beneath the dance floor.
Girl Groups and Motown Ascend
Detroit's Hitsville USA becomes a hit machine — polished, irresistible, and built for every car radio in America. Girl groups deliver heartbreak with architectural precision while Phil Spector's wall of sound turns the studio into a cathedral. Folk protest simmers downtown, but the national conversation still belongs to the dance floor. Folk protest simmers downtown, but the national conversation still belongs to the dance floor and the hook.
- Motown
- girl groups
- Phil Spector
- wall of sound
- early sixties soul
- The Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron' showcases Spector's wall of sound
- Stevie Wonder's 'Fingertips' announces a prodigy
- The Beach Boys' 'Surfin' U.S.A.' goes national
- Peter, Paul and Mary bring folk to the Top 10
Hot 100 · weeks at #1
Top songs
Album chart · weeks at #1
Top albums
Through the year
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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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