Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1963 Quiz

Answer: Gerry and The Pacemakers

The song was "How Do You Do It" from Gerry and The Pacemakers. The first UK number one for the group and of the Merseybeat sound. It reached number nine on the US chart in 1964.

The Beatles were offered the song and recorded it but it was never released as a single by them. The Swinging Blue Jeans never had a UK number one but reached number two in the UK with their 1963 release "Hippy Hippy Shake". It reached number 24 on the US chart in 1964. Dave Berry and The Cruisers had a UK number 19 hit with a cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis Tennessee" in 1963.

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles sang "From Me To You". It was their first official number one in the UK but many believed "Please Please Me" should have been classed as their first because it was number one in some of the other UK charts at the time. In the US it reached number 41 as the B-side of "Please Please Me" in 1964.

Del Shannon also sang "From Me To You" and was the first person to take a Lennon/McCartney song into the US chart in 1963 when it reached number 77. Joe Brown and The Bruvvers just missed the top spot in the UK chart in 1962 with "A Picture Of You" which got to number two. Joe became a friend of George Harrison and appeared on The Concert For George tribute. Johnny Kidd and The Pirates had a short revival in 1963 and reached number four in the UK chart with "I'll Never Get Over You"

Answer: Elvis Presley

"(You're The) Devil In Disguise" was the song, Elvis Presley was the singer. This was his only UK number one in 1963 after four the previous year. It got to number three in the US chart.

Frank Ifield had two UK number ones this year "Wayward Wind" and "Confessin'(That I Love You)", which was his fourth and last UK number one. Buddy Holly had three UK top ten hits this year. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" was the highest at number three. Billy Fury also had three UK top ten hits this year. The first of which was "Like I've Never Been Gone".

Answer: Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas

"Bad To Me" sang Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas. This was the groups first UK number one. It was another Lennon/McCartney song as was the B-side "I Call Your Name" It reached number nine on the US chart as the B-side of "LIttle Children".

Freddie and The Dreamers had a UK number three with "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody" which was a cover of the James Ray US number 22 hit of 1961. The Hollies had a UK number eight with "Stay" a cover of Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs US number one of 1960. Roy Orbison had three UK top ten hits this year, the highest being the double A-side "Blue Bayou and Mean Woman Blues" at number three.

Answer: Cliff Richard and The Shadows

The song was "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows from the movie of the same name. This was Cliff's seventh number one. Even The Beatles and the rest could not stop him.

Cliff Richard and The Young ones had a UK number one hit in 1986, with a comedy version of his first number one "Living Doll" Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John had a UK number 15 hit in 1980, with "Suddenly". Cliff Richard and Phil Everly had a UK number nine hit in 1983, with "She Means Nothing To Me"

Answer: Gerry and The Pacemakers

"I Like It" sang Gerry and The Pacemakers, their second UK number one in 1963 and a US number 17 in 1964.

The Beach Boys finally made the UK chart at number 34 this year, with their US number three hit "Surfin' U.S.A.". Rick Nelson (he dropped the y from his name) was still having hits in 1963 and "Fools Rush In" was a number 12 hit in the US and UK. The Shadows along with being Cliff Richard's backing group, were and remain the UK's most successful instrumental group with five UK number one hits. "Foot Tapper" in 1963 being their fifth and final number one"

Answer: The Beatles

"She Loves You" sang The Beatles, this was their best selling single in the UK with over 1,800,000 sold. It hit the top of the UK chart twice 1963 and was a US number one for two weeks in 1964. The Beatles German version "Sie Liebt Dich" reached number 97 in the US chart also in 1964.

Bern Elliott and The Fenmen had a UK number 14 in 1963 with "Money"(my favourite version of the Barrett Strong US number 23 origional from 1960). It was made popular in the UK by The Beatles on their "With The Beatles" album. The Rolling Stones had a UK number 12 hit in 1963 with the Lennon/McCartney song "I Wanna Be Your Man" The Fourmost another Liverpool group, had a UK number nine hit with yet another Lennon/McCartney song "Hello Little Girl"

Answer: The Searchers

The Searchers from Liverpool, sang "Sweets For My Sweet". They scored their first of three UK number one's with their first single but it never charted in the US.

The Drifters had a US number 16 with the song in 1961 but that never charted in the UK. Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs had a UK number 45 and a US number one in 1963 with "Sugar Shack" The Merseybeats had a UK number 24 with "It's Love That Really Counts" in 1963.

Answer: Gerry and The Pacemakers

"You'll Never Walk Alone" was the song from the musical Carousel, sung by Gerry and The Pacemakers. This was their third consecutive and last UK number one. It reached number 48 in the US chart in 1965. The first act ever to have their first three singles reach number one in the UK.

Brenda Lee had seven UK top ten hits in the 60's. Her biggest hit in 1963 was "All Alone Am I" at number seven. Elvis had a UK number 44 with "You'll Never Walk Alone" in 1968. Cilla Black, a friend of The Beatles from the Cavern days had her first UK hit in 1963. It was a Lennon/McCartney song "The Love Of The Loved" at number 35.

Answer: The Beatles

It's the fab four again, The Beatles with "I Want To Hold Your Hand". Their third UK number one and first US number one. What more can I add, Nothing would be the same again.

The Big Three from Liverpool, once ranked along side the Beatles among the local fans. They had two minor UK hits in 1963 "Some Other Guy" at number 37 is my favourite version of this song. Having the same manager as The Beatles (for a while anyway) they should have been contenders but it was not to be. The Undertakers another Liverpool group also only had a ninor UK hit in 1964 "Just A Little Bit". Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes were the best Rock'n'Roll group on Merseyside from the late 50's. Ringo Starr may well have joined them if he had not been invited to join The Beatles. Like some other great Merseyside groups they never got on the Beatles bandwagon and never had any chart hits.