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British Number One Hit Singles

  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
144 5 January
1963

The Next Time /
Bachelor Boy

CLIFF RICHARD
& THE SHADOWS
written by
BUDDY KAYE, PHILIP SPRINGER


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written by
BRUCE WELCH, CLIFF RICHARD
UK Release: 30 November 1962
Columbia 45-DB 4950
Columbia
45-DB 4950
3
145 26 January
1963

Dance On!
THE SHADOWS
music by
VALERIE MURTAGH, ELAINE MURTAGH, RAY ADAMS
UK Release: 7 December 1962
Columbia 45-DB 4948
Columbia
45-DB 4948
1
146 2 February
1963

Diamonds
JET HARRIS & TONY MEEHAN
music by:
JERRY LORDAN
UK Release: 4 January 1963
Decca 45-F 11563
Decca
45-F 11563
3
147 23 February
1963

The Wayward Wind
FRANK IFIELD
music by: STANLEY LEBOWSKY
lyrics by: HERB NEWMAN
UK Release: 17th January 1963
Columbia 45-DB 4960
Columbia
45-DB 4960
3
148 16 March
1963

Summer Holiday
CLIFF RICHARD
& THE SHADOWS
written by
BRUCE WELCH and BRIAN BENNETT
UK Release: 8th February 1963
Columbia 45-DB 4977
Columbia
45-DB 4977
2
149 30 March
1963

Foot Tapper
THE SHADOWS
written by
HANK MARVIN and BRUCE WELCH
UK Release: 1st March 1963
Columbia DB 4984
Columbia
DB 4984
1
re 6 April
1963

Summer Holiday
CLIFF RICHARD
& THE SHADOWS
written by
BRUCE WELCH and BRIAN BENNETT
UK Release: 8th February 1963
Columbia 45-DB 4977
Columbia
45-DB 4977
1
150 13 April
1963

How Do You Do It
GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
written by
MITCH MURRAY
UK Release: 1st March 1963
Columbia DB 4987
Columbia
DB 4987
3
151 4 May
1963

From Me To You
THE BEATLES
written by
JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 11th April 1963
Parlophone R 5015
Parlophone
R 5015
7
152 22 June
1963

I Like It
GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
written by
MITCH MURRAY
UK Release: 24th May 1963
Columbia DB 7041
Columbia
DB 7041
4
153 20 July
1963

Confessin'
FRANK IFIELD
written by
DOC DAUGHERTY / AL J. NEIBURG / ELLIS REYNOLDS
UK Release: 20th June 1963
Columbia DB 7062
Columbia
DB 7062
2
154 3 August
1963

(You're The) Devil In Disguise
ELVIS PRESLEY
written by
BILL GIANT, BERNIE BAUM and FLORENCE KAYE
UK Release: 28th June 1963
RCA Victor RCA 1355
RCA Victor
RCA 1355
1
155 10 August
1963

Sweets For My Sweet
THE SEARCHERS
written by
DOC POMUS and MORT SHUMAN
UK Release: June 1963
Pye 7N.15533
Pye
7N.15533
2
156 24 August
1963

Bad To Me
BILLY J. KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 26 July 1963
Parlophone R 5049
Parlophone
R 5049
3
157 14 September
1963

She Loves You
THE BEATLES
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 23 August 1963
Parlophone R 5055
Parlophone
R 5055
4
158 12 October
1963

Do You Love Me
BRIAN POOLE & THE TREMELOES
written by
BERRY GORDY, Jr.
UK Release: 6 September 1963
Decca F.11739
Decca
F.11739
3
159 2 November
1963

You'll Never Walk Alone
GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
music by: RICHARD RODGERS
lyrics by: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
UK Release: 4th October 1963
Columbia DB 7126
Columbia
DB 7126
4
re 30 November
1963

She Loves You
THE BEATLES
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 23 August 1963
Parlophone R 5055
Parlophone
R 5055
2
160 14 December
1963

I Want To Hold Your Hand
THE BEATLES
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 29 November 1963
Parlophone R 5084
Parlophone
R 5084
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
re 12 January 1963 West Side Story (OST)
Released: October 1961

Leonard Bernstein
WEST SIDE STORY

The Original Sound Track Recording

Columbia Masterworks
OS 2070
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.
A7.

B1.
B2.
B3.
B4.
B5.
B6.
B7.
B8.
"PROLOGUE"
"JET SONG"
"SOMETHING'S COMING"
"DANCE AT THE GYM" (BLUES, PROMENADE, AND JUMP)
"MARIA"
"AMERICA"
"TONIGHT"

"GEE, OFFICER KRUPKE"
"I FEEL PRETTY"
"ONE HAND, ONE HEART"
"QUINTET"
"THE RUMBLE"
"COOL"
"A BOY LIKE THAT / I HAVE A LOVE"
"SOMEWHERE"
1
re 19 January 1963 Out Of The Shadows
Released: October 1962

THE SHADOWS
Out Of The Shadows

EMI/Columbia
33SX 1458
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.

B1.
B2.
B3.
B4.
B5.
B6.
B7.
THE RUMBLE
THE BANDIT
COSY
1861
PERFIDIA
LITTLE "B"

BO DIDDLEY
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
SPRING IS NEARLY HERE
ARE THEY ALL LIKE YOU?
TALES OF A RAGGY TRAMLINE
SOME ARE LONELY
KINDA COOL
2
33 2 February 1963 Summer Holiday (OST)
Released: 1963

CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS
Summer Holiday (OST)

Columbia
33SX 1472
A1.

A2.

A3.

A4.

A5.

A6.

A7.

A8.


B1.

B2.

B3.

B4.

B5.

B6.

B7.

B8.
SEVEN DAYS TO A HOLIDAY
Cliff Richard - A.B.S. Orchestra / The Michael Sammes Singers
SUMMER HOLIDAY
Cliff Richard-The Shadows / The Norrie Paramor Strings
LET US TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE
Cliff Richard - A.B.S. Orchestra / The Michael Sammes Singers
LES GIRLS
The Shadows
ROUND AND ROUND
The Shadows
FOOT TAPPER
The Shadows
STRANGER IN TOWN
Cliff Richard - A.B.S. Orchestra
ORLANDO'S MIME
A.B.S. Orchestra

BACHELOR BOY
Cliff Richard-The Shadows / The Michael Sammes Singers
A SWINGIN' AFFAIR
Cliff Richard - Grazina Frame / A.B.S. Orchestra
REALLY WALTZING
Cliff Richard - A.B.S. Orchestra / The Michael Sammes Singers
ALL AT ONCE
Cliff Richard - A.B.S. Orchestra
DANCING SHOES
Cliff Richard-The Shadows
YUGOSLAV WEDDING
A.B.S. Orchestra
THE NEXT TIME
Cliff Richard-The Shadows / The Norrie Paramor Strings
BIG NEWS
Cliff Richard-The Shadows
14
34 11 May 1963 Please Please Me
Released: 22nd March 1963

THE BEATLES
Please Please Me

Parlophone
PMC 1202
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.
A7.

B1.
B2.
B3.
B4.
B5.
B6.
B7.
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
MISERY
ANNA (GO TO HIM)
CHAINS
BOYS
ASK ME WHY
PLEASE PLEASE ME

LOVE ME DO
P.S. I LOVE YOU
BABY IT'S YOU
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
A TASTE OF HONEY
THERE'S A PLACE
TWIST AND SHOUT
2:50
1:44
2:52
2:20
2:20
2:20
1:58

2:15
2:00
2:29
1:52
1:59
1:46
2:30
30
35 7 December 1963 With The Beatles
Released: 22nd November 1963

THE BEATLES
With The Beatles

Parlophone
PCS 3045
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.
A7.

B1.
B2.
B3.
B4.
B5.
B6.
B7.
IT WON'T BE LONG
ALL I'VE GOT TO DO
ALL MY LOVING
DON'T BOTHER ME
LITTLE CHILD
TILL THERE WAS YOU
PLEASE MISTER POSTMAN

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
HOLD ME TIGHT
YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME
I WANNA BE YOUR MAN
DEVIL IN HER HEART
NOT A SECOND TIME
MONEY
2:11
2:01
2:06
2:26
1:45
2:14
2:34

2:44
2:29
3:00
1:56
2:25
2:06
2:47
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