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The Year in Music

1963

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys — cover art

1963 in music: “Surfin' U.S.A.” by The Beach Boys topped the year-end chart; The Beach Boys owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1963

Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys — cover art
Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys1963
The End of the World by Skeeter Davis — cover art
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis1962
Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades — cover art
Rhythm of the Rain
The Cascades1963
He's So Fine by The Chiffons — cover art
He's So Fine
The Chiffons1963
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton — cover art
Blue Velvet
Bobby Vinton1963
Hey Paula by Paul & Paula — cover art
Hey Paula
Paul & Paula1963
Fingertips (Pt. 2) by Stevie Wonder — cover art
Fingertips (Pt. 2)
Stevie Wonder1962
Can't Get Used to Losing You by Andy Williams — cover art
Can't Get Used to Losing You
Andy Williams1963
My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels — cover art
My Boyfriend's Back
The Angels1963
Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto — cover art
Sukiyaki
Kyu Sakamoto1963
So Much in Love by The Tymes — cover art
So Much in Love
The Tymes1963
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul & Mary — cover art
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul & Mary1963

At the movies

  • Cleopatra
  • The Birds
  • The Great Escape

On TV

  • Doctor Who premieres
  • The Fugitive
  • General Hospital

Headlines

  • JFK assassinated
  • MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech
  • First push-button telephone
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