Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1988; 1993 (re-release)
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	24:21 (original 1988 release); 23:59 (1993 re-release)
Label	Rhino
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Sugar Shack"	Keith McCormack Fay Voss	Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs	2:03
2.	"Surf City"	Jan Berry Brian Wilson	Jan & Dean	2:29
3.	"He's So Fine"	Ronnie Mack	The Chiffons	1:55
4.	"It's My Party"	Herb Weiner Wally Gold John Gluck, Jr. Seymour Gottlieb	Lesley Gore	2:24
5.	"Fingertips - Pt. 2"	Clarence Paul Henry Cosby	Stevie Wonder	3:13
6.	"Louie Louie"	Richard Berry	The Kingsmen	2:45
7.	"Easier Said Than Done"	William Linton Larry Huff	The Essex	2:09
8.	"Walk Like a Man"	Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio	The 4 Seasons	2:17
9.	"My Boyfriend's Back"	Bob Feldman Jerry Goldstein Richard Gottehrer	The Angels	2:37
10.	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Chuck Berry Brian Wilson	The Beach Boys	2:29
Total length:				24:21

1993 reissue, replacement tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
5.	"If You Wanna Be Happy"	Frank Guida Carmella Guida Joseph Royster	Jimmy Soul	2:23
8.	"Deep Purple"	Peter DeRose Mitchell Parish	Nino Tempo & April Stevens	2:45
Total length:				23:59

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References

Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 at AllMusic
RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.
Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1957 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)

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[AM-1] Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 at AllMusic

[2] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.

[BB-3] Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1957 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)