“Deep Purple” by Nino Tempo and April Stevens
“Deep Purple” by Nino Tempo and April Stevens finished No. 19 on the year-end Top 100 of 1963, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 191963
Year-end charts11963
ArtistNino Tempo and April Stevens1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1963 was “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs.
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| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Puff (The Magic Dragon) | Peter, Paul and Mary | ▶♪ |
| 17 | Blowin' In The Wind | Peter, Paul and Mary | ▶♪ |
| 18 | I'm Leaving It Up To You | Dale and Grace | ▶♪ |
| 19 | Deep Purple | Nino Tempo and April Stevens | ▶♪ |
| 20 | Wipe Out | The Surfaris | ▶♪ |
| 21 | I Love You Because | Al Martino | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Wild Weekend | Rebels | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Deep Purple” by Donny and Marie Osmond (1976)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.
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