December 21. 1963

----- DROPOUTS -----
Tra La La La Suzy - Dean And Jean ----- 40 / 1
Maria Elena - Los Indios Tabajaras ----- 6 / 10
Bossa Nova Baby - Elvis Presley ----- 8 (2) / 7
(Down At) Papa Joe's - The Dixiebelles ----- 9 / 8
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Barry & The Tamerlanes ----- 21 / 5


 40 --- That Lucky Old Sun - Ray Charles (53)
21 39 --- Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens    
 38 --- Turn Around - Dick & Deedee (48 )
34 37 --- Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney
 36 --- For Your Precious Love - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters (42)
29 35 --- Hey Little Girl - Major Lance
39 34 --- Bad Girl - Neil Sedaka
 33 --- Pretty Paper - Roy Orbison (60)
17 32 --- Washington Square - The Village Stompers
 31 --- Drag City - Jan & Dean (54)

32 30 --- Baby Don't You Weep - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
22 29 --- Living A Lie - Al Martino
13 28 --- Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs            
19 27 --- It's All Right - The Impressions
24 26 --- Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye
31 25 --- Kansas City - Trini Lopez
27 24 --- Midnight Mary - Joey Powers
33 23 --- In My Room - The Beach Boys
28 22 --- The Nitty Gritty - Shirley Ellis
35 21 --- The Boy Next Door - The Secrets

26 20 --- Wives And Lovers - Jack Jones
11 19 --- Little Red Rooster - Sam Cooke
20 18 --- Have You Heard - The Duprees
23 17 --- Quicksand - Martha & The Vandellas
10 16 --- Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
12 15 --- She's A Fool - Lesley Gore
14 14 --- Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward
25 13 --- Forget Him - Bobby Rydell
15 12 --- Loddy Lo - Chubby Checker
18 11 --- Talk Back Trembling Lips - Johnny Tillotson

16 10 --- Popsicles And Icicles - The Murmaids
03 09 --- Everybody - Tommy Roe
04 08 --- I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale & Grace      
08 07 --- Drip Drop - Dion Di Muci
07 06 --- Be True To Your School - The Beach Boys
06 05 --- Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch
09 04 --- There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
05 03 --- You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - The Caravelles
02 02 --- Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
01 01 --- Dominique - The Singing Nun        

R1 SINGLES CHART - 19-25 December 1963

01 01 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles **
02 02 SHE LOVES YOU The Beatles ******
03 03 YOU WERE MADE FOR ME Freddie and the Dreamers
04 09 GLAD ALL OVER Dave Clark Five
05 04 SECRET LOVE Kathy Kirby
06 07 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dusty Springfield
07 05 MARIA ELENA Los Indios Tabajaras
08 10 DOMINIQUE The Singing Nun
09 20 TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA Gene Pitney
10 06 DON'T TALK TO HIM Cliff Richard

11 13 GERONIMO The Shadows
12 08 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE Gerry and the Pacemakers ****
13 15 I WANNA BE YOUR MAN The Rolling Stones
14 19 MONEY Bern Elliott and the Fenmen
15 27 SWINGING ON A STAR Big Dee Irwin
16 11 I'LL KEEP YOU SATISFIED Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas
17 30 NOT TOO LITTLE - NOT TOO MUCH Chris Sandford
18 22 IF I RULED THE WORLD Harry Secombe
19 17 STAY The Hollies
20 14 IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW Mark Wynter

21 24 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A BEATLE Dora Bryan
22 12 I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) Shirley Bassey
23 16 BLUE BAYOU / MEAN WOMAN BLUES Roy Orbison
24 23 HUNGRY FOR LOVE Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
25 -- KISS ME QUICK Elvis Presley
26 34 COUNTRY BOY Heinz
27 -- HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE Swinging Blue Jeans
28 25 SUGAR AND SPICE The Searchers
29 21 BE MY BABY The Ronettes
30 28 BLOWING IN THE WIND Peter, Paul & Mary

31 26 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Matt Monro
32 38 AT THE PALACE (PARTS 1 & 2) Wilfrid Brambell & Harry H Corbett
33 31 I CAN DANCE Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
34 18 DEEP PURPLE Nino Tempo & April Stevens
35 -- WE ARE IN LOVE Adam Faith
36 35 BUSTED Ray Charles
37 -- WALKING ALONE Richard Anthony
38 -- WHAT TO DO Buddy Holly
39 -- RUN, RUDOLPH, RUN Chuck Berry
40 36 MISS YOU Jimmy Young

-- 29 IF I HAD A HAMMER Trini Lopez
-- 32 LET IT ROCK / MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Chuck Berry
-- 33 FOOLS RUSH IN Rick Nelson
-- 37 DO YOU LOVE ME? Brian Poole and the Tremeloes ***
-- 39 YESTERDAY'S GONE Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde
-- 40 THEN HE KISSED ME The Crystals


Making his debut, and flying the flag for la belle France, is Richard Anthony