Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963

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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits 1963.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1988 (original release)
1993 (re-release)
Recorded1963
GenrePop, Rock
Length24:21 (original 1988 release)
23:59 (1993 re-release)
LabelRhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962
(1988) 		Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
(1988) 		Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1963.

The album includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the year's No. 1 song, "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs. The remaining three tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5 with "Fingertips - Pt. 2" and "Louie Louie" each peaking at No. 2 while "Surfin' U.S.A." topped out at No. 3.

Rhino re-issued the album with a revised track lineup in 1993. Two tracks on the original 1988 release—"Fingertips" by "Little" Stevie Wonder and "Walk Like a Man" by The 4 Seasons—were replaced on the re-issue with "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul and "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens. Both of the replacement songs reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 30, 1997.[2]

Reception[]

"Another winner in this series" with "All original versions and excellent transfers"[1] - Cub Koda, AllMusic Review

Track listing[]

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[3]
1988 original release
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Sugar Shack"
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs2:03
2."Surf City"
Jan & Dean2:29
3."He's So Fine"Ronnie MackThe Chiffons1:55
4."It's My Party"
  • Herb Weiner
  • Wally Gold
  • John Gluck, Jr.
  • Seymour Gottlieb
Lesley Gore2:24
5."Fingertips - Pt. 2"
Stevie Wonder3:13
6."Louie Louie"Richard BerryThe Kingsmen2:45
7."Easier Said Than Done"
  • William Linton
  • Larry Huff
The Essex2:09
8."Walk Like a Man"
The 4 Seasons2:17
9."My Boyfriend's Back"
The Angels2:37
10."Surfin' U.S.A."
The Beach Boys2:29
Total length:24:21
1993 reissue, replacement tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
5."If You Wanna Be Happy"
Jimmy Soul2:23
8."Deep Purple"
Nino Tempo & April Stevens2:45
Total length:23:59

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 at AllMusic
  2. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.
  3. ^ Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1957 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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