TOP ACT OVERALL Lesley Gore
TOP MALE ARTIST Bobby Vinton
TOP FEMALE ARTIST Lesley Gore
TOP GROUP Peter, Paul & Mary
TOP NEW ACT Lesley Gore
20 songs reached #1 on Billboard in 1963
Rush released to beat a version recorded by The Crystals, Lesley Gore's cover of "It's My Party", produced by Quincy Jones, cried all the way home to number one. Lesley Gore returned with a sequel to her torrid triangle with Johnny and Judy as "Judy's Turn To Cry" finished at number seven. Lesley Gore wasn't done yet, a third major hit, "She's A Fool" landed at #14. Lesley Gore became to the artist to capture top act overall as well as top new act on UU-BRU Radio Gold Archives. Little Peggy March became the youngest singer yet to reach number one on Billboard's Hot 100 in April 1963 at the age of 15. Japan's Kyu Sakamoto scored the biggest hit performedin a foreign language since "Volare" by Domenico Modugno in 1958. The correct title of "Sukiyaki" is "Ue O Muite Aruko" meaning "I Look Up When I Walk". The top group of 1963 was a trio formed in New York City. Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers had a pair of number two singles on Billboard's Hot 100 with Bob Dylan's "Blowing In The Wind" at #18 and "Puff, The Magic Dragon" at #20. Husband and wife team Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme regularly recorded together, but both placed solo singles on the year end chart. Eydie Gorme ranks at #25 with "Blame It On The Bossa Nova", while Steve Lawrence comes in one notch lower at #26 with "Go Away Little Girl".
UU-BRU Radio Playlist was created in 1978. All UU-BRU Radio Gold Archives prior to 1978 are a compilation of year end charts from national trade magazines, several radio stations and other sources. Weeks at number one refer to Billboard.
