BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 01 IN U.S.A. * Dale & Grace * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 IN U.S.A. * Village Stompers * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 03 IN U.S.A. * Nino Tempo & April Stevens * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 IN U.S.A. * Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 IN U.S.A. * The Impressions * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 06 IN U.S.A. * Lesley Gore * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 IN U.S.A. * Tommy Roe * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 08 IN U.S.A. * Elvis Presley * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 09 IN U.S.A. * The Singing Nun * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 10 IN U.S.A. * Los Indios Tabajaras * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 IN U.S.A. * Dixiebelles * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 14 IN U.S.A. * Bobby Bare * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 16 IN U.S.A. * Rick Nelson * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 17 IN U.S.A. * Roy Orbison * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 IN U.S.A. * Robin Ward * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 19 IN U.S.A. * Beach Boys * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 20 IN U.S.A. * Lenny Welch * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 22 IN U.S.A. * Caravelles * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 23 IN U.S.A. * Barry & The Tamerlanes * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24 IN U.S.A. * Skeeter Davis * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 40 IN U.S.A. * Sunny & The Sunglows * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 47 IN U.S.A. * Jack Jones * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 57 IN U.S.A. * Dynamics * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 60 IN U.S.A. * Bobby Rydell * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 79 IN U.S.A. * Jerry Butler * 11/23/63

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

THE DAY THE MUSIC STOPPED

THE WEEK THAT WAS

01:36 P.M., EST., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963

At approximately 1:36 p.m., (12:36 p.m., CST; Dallas time), Don Gardiner of ABC News (New York) first broke the airways with this news bulletin over the ABC Radio Network (WXYZ; Detroit).

Almost immediately following the ABC reports, the CBS (WJR; Detroit) and NBC (WWJ; Detroit) radio networks broke in with bulletins approximately 1:38 p.m. EST. The Mutual Broadcasting System (WKNR; Detroit) began picking up the news feed out of Dallas, breaking programming with flash bulletins on its affiliates nationwide, four-minutes later, time approximately 1:40 p.m., Detroit local time.

By 2:00 p.m., with the exception of WJLB (due to pre-paid per hour-block programming), every station on the dial would suspend all commercial programming in Detroit, and would remain under the news control of the three major networks out of New York during those four days, November 22-25, 1963.

**Downtown Dallas**. Main Street. *November 22* *(click on image 2x for largest detailed view)*

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NOVEMBER 23, 1963

These were the records played on the radio prior, and after, that tragic four-day week-end in November, 1963.

Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM Top 40 radio, November 1963, on WKNR, WJBK, CKLW, WXYZ and conservative album-oriented, easy-listening WJR in Detroit.