February 9th 1963
1 |
(1) |
Diamonds |
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan |
Decca F 11563 |
2 |
(8) |
The Wayward Wind |
Frank Ifield |
Columbia DB 4960 |
3 |
(2) |
Globetrotter |
The Tornados |
Decca F 11562 |
4 |
(7) |
Little Town Flirt |
Del Shannon |
London HLX 9653 |
5 |
(17) |
Please Please Me |
The Beatles |
Parlophone R 4983 |
6 |
(4) |
Bachelor Boy |
Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
Columbia DB 4950 |
7 |
(19) |
Loop-De-Loop |
Frankie Vaughan |
Philips 326566 BF |
8 |
(6) |
Don't You Think It's Time |
Mike Berry & The Outlaws |
HMV POP 1105 |
9 |
(3) |
Dance On |
The Shadows |
Columbia DB 4948 |
10 |
(5) |
Like I Do |
Maureen Evans |
Oriole CB 1760 |
11 |
(15) |
All Alone Am I |
Brenda Lee |
Brunswick 05882 |
12 |
(10) |
The Next Time |
Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
Columbia DB 4950 |
13 |
(26) |
Walk Right In |
The Rooftop Singers |
Fontana TF 271700 |
14 |
(21) |
Island Of Dreams |
The Springfields |
Philips 326557 BF |
15 |
(24) |
Sukiyaki |
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen |
Pye Jazz 7NJ 2062 |
16 |
(14) |
Big Girls Don't Cry |
The Four Seasons |
Stateside SS 145 |
17 |
(-) |
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes |
Bobby Vee |
Liberty LIB 10069 |
18 |
(9) |
Return To Sender |
Elvis Presley |
RCA 1320 |
19 |
(18) |
A Taste Of Honey |
Mr. Acker Bilk |
Columbia DB 4949 |
20 |
(16) |
Some Kinda Fun |
Chris Montez |
London HLU 9650 |
21 |
(20) |
Loo-Be-Loo |
The Chucks |
Decca F 11569 |
22 |
(12) |
Up On The Roof |
Kenny Lynch |
HMV POP 1090 |
23 |
(11) |
Comin' Home Baby |
Mel Torme |
London HLK 9643 |
24 |
(13) |
Go Away Little Girl |
Mark Wynter |
Pye 7N 15492 |
25 |
(22) |
My Little Girl |
The Crickets |
Liberty LIB 10067 |
26 |
(29) |
Hava Nagila |
The Spotnicks |
Oriole CB 1790 |
27 |
(-) |
Tell Him |
Billie Davis |
Decca F 11572 |
28 |
(25) |
Charmaine |
The Bachelors |
Decca F 11559 |
29 |
(-) |
What Now |
Adam Faith |
Parlophone R 4990 |
30 |
(-) |
It's Up To You |
Rick Nelson |
London HLP 9648 |
It happened this week...
Saturday 9th... First test flight of the Boeing 727
Monday 11th... The Beatles recorded their debut album in a day at EMI's Abbey Road studios
Wednesday 13th... The Beatles made their national TV debut on "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
Thursday 14th... Harold Wilson was elected as the new leader of the Labour Party
Friday 15th... French police foiled an assassination attempt on de Gaulle