Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released |
1988 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length |
24:28 (original 1988 release) 24:04 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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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.
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.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 30, 1997.[1]
Track listing
1988 original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sugar Shack" (Billboard peak No. 1 in October) | McCormack/Voss | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Surf City" (Billboard peak No. 1 in July) | Berry/Wilson | Jan & Dean | 2:29 |
| 3. | "He's So Fine" (Billboard peak No. 1 in March) | Mack | The Chiffons | 1:55 |
| 4. | "It's My Party" (Billboard peak No. 1 in June) | Weiner/Gold/Gluck | Lesley Gore | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Fingertips - Pt. 2" (Billboard peak No. 1 in August) | Paul/Cosby | Stevie Wonder | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Louie Louie" (Billboard peak No. 2 in December) | Berry | The Kingsmen | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Easier Said Than Done" (Billboard peak No. 1 in July) | Linton/Huff | The Essex | 2:09 |
| 8. | "Walk Like a Man" (Billboard peak No. 1 in March) | Crewe/Gaudio | The Four Seasons | 2:17 |
| 9. | "My Boyfriend's Back" (Billboard peak No. 1 in August) | Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer | The Angels | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Surfin' U.S.A." (Billboard peak No. 3 in May) | Berry/Wilson | The Beach Boys | 2:29 |
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Billboard peak No. 1 in May) | Guida/Guida/Royster | Jimmy Soul | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Deep Purple" (Billboard peak No. 1 in November) | DeRose/Parish | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | 2:45 |