The Billboard Top 40 for the week ending Oct. 19, 1963:

  1. Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

  2. Be My Baby by The Ronettes

  3. Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton

  4. Busted by Ray Charles

  5. Cry Baby by Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters

  6. Sally, Go 'Round The Roses by The Jaynetts

  7. Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison

  8. Donna The Prima Donna by Dion Di Mucci

  9. Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens

10. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright by Peter, Paul & Mary

11. Honolulu Lulu by Jan & Dean

12. I Can't Stay Mad At You by Skeeter Davis

13. That Sunday, That Summer by Nat King Cole

14. Fools Rush In by Rick Nelson

15. My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels

16. Talk To Me by Sunny & The Sunglows

17. Washignton Square by The Village Stompers

18. Heat Wave by Martha & The Vandellas

19. Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals

20. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys

21. Maria Elena by Los Indios Tabajaras

22. Part Time Love by Little Johnny Taylor

23. Mickey's Monkey by The Miracles

24. It's All Right by The Impressions

25. I'll Take You Home by The Drifters

26. Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love by Little Peggy March

27. Wonderful! Wonderful! by The Tymes

28. Crossfire! by The Orlons

29. Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison

30. The Grass Is Greener by Brenda Lee

31. She's A Fool by Lesley Gore

32. Two Tickets To Paradise by Brook Benton

33. Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys

34. A Walkin' Miracle by The Essex

35. You Lost The Sweetest Boy by Mary Wells

36. Bust Out by The Busters

37. Workout Stevie, Workout by Stevie Wonder

38. If I Had A Hammer by Trini Lopez

39. Martian Hop by The Ran-Dells

40. A Love So Fine by The Chiffons

1. SUGAR SHACK – JIMMY GILMER & FIREBALLS
2. DEEP PURPLE – NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
3. BUSTED – RAY CHARLES
4. MARIA ELENA – LOS INDIOS TABAJARAS
5. TALK TO ME – SUNNY & THE SUNGLOWS
6. WASHINGTON SQUARE – THE VILLAGE STOMPERS
7. CRY BABY – GARNET MIMMS
8. MISTY – LLOYD PRICE
9. SHE’S A FOOL – LESLEY GORE
10. I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU – SKEETER DAVIS
11. YOU LOST THE SWEETEST BOY – MARY WELLS
12. NIGHT LIFE – RUSTY DRAPER (written by Willie Nelson)
13. I’M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU – DALE & GRACE
14. PART TIME LOVE – LITTLE JOHNNIE TAYLOR
15. DOWN AT PAPA JOE’S – THE DIXIEBELLES
16. BLUE VELVET – BOBBY VINTON
17. BOSSA NOVA BABY – ELVIS PRESLEY
18. MEAN WOMAN BLUES/BLUE BAYOU – ROY ORBISON
19. STRANGE FEELIN’ – BILLY STEWART
20. 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME – BOBBY BARE
21. WALKING THE DOG – RUFUS THOMAS
22. MONKEY SHINE – BILL BLACK
23. FOOLS RUSH IN – RICKY NELSON
24. THE GRASS IS GREENER – BRENDA LEE
25. DONNA THE PRIMA DONNA – DION
26. BE MY BABY – THE RONETTES
27. CROSSFIRE – THE ORLONS
28. TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE – BROOK BENTON
29. WORKOUT STEVIE, WORKOUT – LITTLE STEVIE WONDER
30. EVERYBODY – TOMMY ROE
31. IT’S ALL RIGHT – THE IMPRESSIONS
32. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET – FATS DOMINO
33. YOUR TEENAGE DREAMS – JOHNNY MATHIS
34. BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL – BEACH BOYS
35. WILD – DEE DEE SHARP
36. YOUR OTHER LOVE – CONNIE FRANCIS
37. I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONIGHT – BARRY & TAMBERLANES
38. WALKING PROUD – STEVE LAWRENCE
39. I ADORE HIM – THE ANGELS
40. NEW MEXICAN ROSE – THE FOUR SEASONS