List of UK top-ten singles in 1963

Nine singles from 1962 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Dominique" by The Singing Nun, "Glad All Over" by The Dave Clark Five, "I Only Want to Be with You" by Dusty Springfield and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" by Gene Pitney were all released in 1963 but did not reach their peak until 1964.

"(Dance With The) Guitar Man" by Duane Eddy & the Rebelettes, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee and "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows were the singles from 1962 to reach their peak in 1963.

The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Searchers were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1963.

Del Shannon, Joe Brown and the Bruvvers, Kenny Lynch and Tommy Roe were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1963.

Of these, eight went on to record another hit single that year: Brian Poole, The Crystals, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Kenny Lynch, Paul & Paula, The Searchers, The Springfields and The Tremeloes.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan scored three chart hits as a duo in 1963, including number-one single "Diamonds" in February.

", written by Lennon-McCartney and performed by The Beatles and taken into the top 10 by Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, was inspired by the tune "I'm Wishing" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The Beatles had the biggest-selling single of 1963 with " She Loves You ", which topped the chart for six non-consecutive weeks and was one of four top 10 singles in their breakthrough year, which included two other number-ones: " From Me to You " and " I Want to Hold Your Hand ". "She Loves You" would also rank as the best-selling single of the decade and remains the 8th highest selling song of all time .
Gerry and the Pacemakers became the very first act to reach number-one in the UK charts with their first three singles: " How Do You Do It? ", " I Like It " and " You'll Never Walk Alone ".
The Searchers entered the top 10 for the first time in 1963 with two singles making the countdown, including their debut release, " Sweets for My Sweet ", which reached number-one for two weeks in August.
Billy J. Kramer and his group The Dakotas secured three top 10 hits this year, the most successful of which was " Bad to Me ", which reached number-one in August.
Freddie and the Dreamers had three top 10 entries in 1963, the highest-charting of which was " I'm Telling You Now ", which peaked at number two.
Husband and wife duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé reached the UK top 10 in September of this year with their duet "I Want To Stay Here", which peaked at number three. Lawrence and Gormé had both previously achieved a top 10 solo hit; Lawrence made number four in 1960 with " Footsteps " while Gormé made number ten in 1962 with " Yes, My Darling Daughter ".