Other #1 songs on January 1, 1963
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Release Me

Esther Phillips ("Little Esther")

#1 song in the UK

Return to Sender

Elvis Presley

#1 song

Telstar

The Tornados

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Milo Aukerman

Singer and Scientist

Born January 1, 1963

Dedee Pfeiffer

Actress

Born January 1, 1964

Morris Chestnut

Actor

Born January 1, 1969

Verne Troyer

Actor

Born January 1, 1969