Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963

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

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1988
1993 (re-release)
GenrePop, Rock
Length24:21 (original 1988 release)
23:59 (1993 re-release)
LabelRhino
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
AllMusic [1]

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. 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 (link)
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