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