Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
January 5, 1963
01 – 03 –
Cliff Richard - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy
(Columbia)
02 – 01 –
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
(RCA)
03 – 11 –
Shadows - Dance On!
(Columbia)
04 – 04 –
Rolf Harris - Sun Arise
(Columbia)
05 – 05 –
Duane Eddy - Guitar Man
(RCA)
06 – 02 –
Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues / She Taught Me How To Yodle
(Columbia)
07 – 10 –
Tornados – Telstar
(Decca)
08 – 06 –
Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
(Philips)
09 – 07 –
Chris Montez - Let's Dance
(London)
10 – 12 –
Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute
(Piccadilly)
11 – 09 –
Del Shannon - Swiss Maid
(London)
12 – 08 –
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
(Brunswick)
13 – 16 –
Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love
(Liberty)
14 – 18 –
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd – Desafinado
(HMV)
15 – 14 –
Pat Boone - The Main Attraction
(London)
16 – 24 –
Maureen Evans - Like I Do
(Oriole)
17 – 13 –
Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
(CBS)
18 – 34 –
Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
(HMV)
19 – 46 –
Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
(Pye)
20 – 37 –
Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart
(HMV)
21 – 22 –
Beatles - Love Me Do
(Parlophone)
22 – 15 –
Four Seasons – Sherry
(Stateside)
23 – 17 –
Joe Loss - Must Be Madison
(HMV)
24 – 30 –
Adam Faith - Baby Take A Bow
(Parlophone)
25 – 27 –
Peter Jay - Can Can '62
(Decca)
26 – 19 –
Mark Wynter - Venus In Blue Jeans
(Pye)
27 – 36 –
Crystals - He's A Rebel
(London)
28 – 42 –
Frank Sinatra And Sammy Davis - Me And My Shadow
(Reprise)
29 – 20 –
Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender
(MGM)
30 – 41 –
Springfields - Island Of Dreams
(Philips)
31 – 25 –
Billy Fury - Because Of Love
(Decca)
32 – 21 –
John Barry - James Bond Theme
(Columbia)
33 – 31 –
Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin'
(RCA)
34 – 44 –
Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso
(Parlophone)
35 –
NEW –
Mike Sarne - Just For Kicks
(Parlophone)
36 – 23 –
Everly Brothers - No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile
(Warner Bros.)
37 – 33 –
Frank Ifield - I Remember You
(Columbia)
38 –
NEW –
Julie Grant - Up On The Roof
(Pye)
39 – 26 –
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
(London)
j40 – 49 –
Chubby Checker - Limbo Rock
(Cameo-Parkway)
j40 –
NEW –
Routers - Let's Go
(Warner Bros.)
j40 – 29 –
Russ Conway - Always You And Me
(Columbia)
43 – 39 –
Carol Deene – James
(HMV)
44 – 32 –
Craig Douglas – Oh, Lonesome Me
(Decca)
j45 – 28 –
Nat Cole - Ramblin' Rose
(Capitol)
j45 –
NEW –
Mike Berry - Don't You Think It's Time
(HMV)
47 – 40 –
Patsy Cline – Heartaches
(Brunswick)
48 – 47 –
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
(London)
49 – 38 –
Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love?
(Columbia)
50 –
NEW –
Nat 'King' Cole - Dear Lonely Hearts
(Capitol)
Actually MM did not print LW positions for the Chart of January 5,1963 because of absence of the one last week at all. So i've took a volitional decision and transfered LW data from the previous chart of weekending December 22,1962.
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
January 12, 1963
01 – 01 –
Cliff Richard - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy
(Columbia)
02 – 02 –
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
(RCA)
03 – 03 –
Shadows - Dance On!
(Columbia)
04 – 05 –
Duane Eddy - Guitar Man
(RCA)
05 – 04 –
Rolf Harris - Sun Arise
(Columbia)
06 – 06 –
Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues / She Taught Me How To Yodle
(Columbia)
07 – 10 –
Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute
(Piccadilly)
08 – 07 –
Tornados – Telstar
(Decca)
09 – 09 –
Chris Montez - Let's Dance
(London)
10 – 08 –
Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
(Philips)
11 – 19 –
Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
(Pye)
12 – 16 –
Maureen Evans - Like I Do
(Oriole)
13 – 18 –
Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
(HMV)
14 – 11 –
Del Shannon - Swiss Maid
(London)
15 – 14 –
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd – Desafinado
(HMV)
16 – 13 –
Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love
(Liberty)
17 – 15 –
Pat Boone - The Main Attraction
(London)
18 – 20 –
Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart
(HMV)
19 – 24 –
Adam Faith - Baby Take A Bow
(Parlophone)
20 – 27 –
Crystals - He's A Rebel
(London)
21 – 21 –
Beatles - Love Me Do
(Parlophone)
22 – 17 –
Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
(CBS)
23 – 45 –
Mike Berry - Don't You Think It's Time
(HMV)
24 – 30 –
Springfields - Island Of Dreams
(Philips)
25 – 23 –
Joe Loss - Must Be Madison
(HMV)
26 – 28 –
Frank Sinatra And Sammy Davis - Me And My Shadow
(Reprise)
27 –
NEW –
Tornados – Globetrotter
(Decca)
28 – 25 –
Peter Jay - Can Can '62
(Decca)
29 – 12 –
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
(Brunswick)
30 – 35 –
Mike Sarne - Just For Kicks
(Parlophone)
31 –
NEW –
Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
(London)
32 – 31 –
Billy Fury - Because Of Love
(Decca)
33 – 34 –
Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso
(Parlophone)
34 – 38 –
Julie Grant - Up On The Roof
(Pye)
35 – 22 –
Four Seasons – Sherry
(Stateside)
36 – 29 –
Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender
(MGM)
37 – 33 –
Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin'
(RCA)
38 –
NEW –
Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull
(Stateside)
39 –
NEW –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan – Diamonds
(Decca)
40 – 48 –
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
(London)
41 – 26 –
Mark Wynter - Venus In Blue Jeans
(Pye)
42 – 40 –
Routers - Let's Go
(Warner Bros.)
43 –
NEW –
David Thorne - The Alley Cat Song
(Stateside)
44 – 37 –
Frank Ifield - I Remember You
(Columbia)
45 – 32 –
John Barry - James Bond Theme
(Columbia)
46 – 40 –
Russ Conway - Always You And Me
(Columbia)
47 – 43 –
Carol Deene – James
(HMV)
48 – 40 –
Chubby Checker - Limbo Rock
(Cameo-Parkway)
49 – NEW –
The Vernon Girls - Funny All Over
(Decca)
50 – RE –
Tommy Roe - Susie Darlin'
(HMV)
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
January 19, 1963
01 – 01 –
Cliff Richard - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy
(Columbia)
02 – 03 –
Shadows - Dance On!
(Columbia)
03 – 02 –
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
(RCA)
04 – 04 –
Duane Eddy - Guitar Man
(RCA)
05 – 12 –
Maureen Evans - Like I Do
(Oriole)
06 – 05 –
Rolf Harris - Sun Arise
(Columbia)
07 – 11 –
Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
(Pye)
08 – 06 –
Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues / She Taught Me How To Yodle
(Columbia)
09 – 27 –
Tornados – Globetrotter
(Decca)
10 – 07 –
Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute
(Piccadilly)
11 – 13 –
Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
(HMV)
12 – 39 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan – Diamonds
(Decca)
13 – 08 –
Tornados – Telstar
(Decca)
14 – 23 –
Mike Berry - Don't You Think It's Time
(HMV)
15 – 10 –
Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
(Philips)
16 – 09 –
Chris Montez - Let's Dance
(London)
17 – 31 –
Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
(London)
18 – 20 –
Crystals - He's A Rebel
(London)
19 – 15 –
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd – Desafinado
(HMV)
20 – 14 –
Del Shannon - Swiss Maid
(London)
21 – 30 –
Mike Sarne - Just For Kicks
(Parlophone)
22 – 24 –
Springfields - Island Of Dreams
(Philips)
23 – 16 –
Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love
(Liberty)
24 – 18 –
Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart
(HMV)
25 – 17 –
Pat Boone - The Main Attraction
(London)
26 – 21 –
Beatles - Love Me Do
(Parlophone)
27 – 38 –
Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull
(Stateside)
28 – 22 –
Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
(CBS)
29 – 19 –
Adam Faith - Baby Take A Bow
(Parlophone)
30 – 34 –
Julie Grant - Up On The Roof
(Pye)
31 – 26 –
Frank Sinatra And Sammy Davis - Me And My Shadow
(Reprise)
32 – 32 –
Billy Fury - Because Of Love
(Decca)
33 – 25 –
Joe Loss - Must Be Madison
(HMV)
34 – 28 –
Peter Jay - Can Can '62
(Decca)
35 – 43 –
David Thorne - The Alley Cat Song
(Stateside)
36 – 33 –
Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso
(Parlophone)
37 – 42 –
Routers - Let's Go
(Warner Bros.)
38 – 49 –
The Vernon Girls - Funny All Over
(Decca)
j39 –
NEW –
Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt
(London)
j39 – 37 –
Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin'
(RCA)
41 – 40 –
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
(London)
42 – 35 –
Four Seasons – Sherry
(Stateside)
43 –
NEW –
Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
(Stateside)
44 –
NEW –
Chris Montez - Some Kinda Fun
(London)
45 – 36 –
Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender
(MGM)
46 –
NEW –
Marty Robbins - Ruby Ann
(CBS)
47 –
NEW –
Beatles - Please Please Me
(Parlophone)
48 –
NEW –
Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You
(London)
j49 –
NEW –
Orlons - Don't Hang Up
(Cameo-Parkway)
j49 –
NEW –
Kenny Ball – Sukiyaki
(Pye)
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
January 26, 1963
01 – 01 –
Cliff Richard - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy
(Columbia)
02 – 02 –
Shadows - Dance On!
(Columbia)
03 – 12 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan – Diamonds
(Decca)
04 – 05 –
Maureen Evans - Like I Do
(Oriole)
05 – 09 –
Tornados – Globetrotter
(Decca)
06 – 03 –
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
(RCA)
07 – 04 –
Duane Eddy - Guitar Man
(RCA)
08 – 14 –
Mike Berry - Don't You Think It's Time
(HMV)
09 – 07 –
Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
(Pye)
10 – 11 –
Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
(HMV)
11 – 08 –
Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues / She Taught Me How To Yodle
(Columbia)
12 – 06 –
Rolf Harris - Sun Arise
(Columbia)
13 – 17 –
Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
(London)
14 – 10 –
Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute
(Piccadilly)
15 – 22 –
Springfields - Island Of Dreams
(Philips)
16 – 39 –
Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt
(London)
17 – 13 –
Tornados – Telstar
(Decca)
18 – 15 –
Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
(Philips)
19 – 18 –
Crystals - He's A Rebel
(London)
20 – 21 –
Mike Sarne - Just For Kicks
(Parlophone)
21 – 44 –
Chris Montez - Some Kinda Fun
(London)
22 – 16 –
Chris Montez - Let's Dance
(London)
23 – 19 –
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd – Desafinado
(HMV)
24 – 43 –
Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
(Stateside)
25 – NEW –
Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I
(Brunswick)
26 – 49 –
Kenny Ball – Sukiyaki
(Pye)
27 – 20 –
Del Shannon - Swiss Maid
(London)
28 – 24 –
Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart
(HMV)
29 – 27 –
Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull
(Stateside)
30 –
NEW –
Frank Ifield - The Wayward Wind
(Columbia)
31 – 23 –
Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love
(Liberty)
32 – 46 –
Marty Robbins - Ruby Ann
(CBS)
33 – 48 –
Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You
(London)
34 – 26 –
Beatles - Love Me Do
(Parlophone)
35 – 35 –
David Thorne - The Alley Cat Song
(Stateside)
36 –
NEW –
Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey
(Columbia)
37 – 25 –
Pat Boone - The Main Attraction
(London)
38 – 39 –
Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin'
(RCA)
39 – 47 –
Beatles - Please Please Me
(Parlophone)
40 – 31 –
Frank Sinatra And Sammy Davis - Me And My Shadow
(Reprise)
41 – 38 –
The Vernon Girls - Funny All Over
(Decca)
42 – 49 –
Orlons - Don't Hang Up
(Cameo-Parkway)
43 – 32 –
Billy Fury - Because Of Love
(Decca)
44 – 37 –
Routers - Let's Go
(Warner Bros.)
45 – 29 –
Adam Faith - Baby Take A Bow
(Parlophone)
46 –
NEW –
The Bachelors – Charmaine
(Decca)
47 – 30 –
Julie Grant - Up On The Roof
(Pye)
48 – 33 –
Joe Loss - Must Be Madison
(HMV)
49 – 41 –
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
(London)
50 – 28 –
Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
(CBS)