| Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1963 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $6.98
Buy New: $4.34
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13485
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 71584
UPC: 081227158422
EAN: 0081227158422
ASIN: B00000337C
Release Date: July 19, 1994
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 Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1963 January 29, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This album is definantly a must-have for the avid oldies collector. Spotlighting various artists all the way from Bobby Vinton to Kyu Sakamoto and his #1 compellaton, Sukiyaki, the songs are presented in a well-written pamphlet on the subject written by Joel Whitburn, the man for the Billboard chart era. Although the cover design is not what you might call glamourous, the songs and the price are unbeatable. If you like one song by a particular artist but don't want to blow fifty bucks on a whole arsenal of songs that you would'nt put in there if you had a choice, then this one's for you.
In Memoriam to a great Singer - Kyu Sakamoto March 18, 2000
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
There are a lot of great hits on this album but the one that I most favor, not just for 1963, but for all time, is the song written by Rokusuke Ei, and sung by one of the greatest Japanase singers of all time: Kyu Sakamoto. The song being called "Sukiyaki" in America but released in Japan in 1961 as "Ue O Muite Aruko" (I look up When I Walk). The song was inspired by actual events of the times in that Rokusuke Ei had his heart broke by the Japanese Actress, Meiko Nakamura. Nonetheless, noone could have sung the song as great or as well as Kyu Sakamoto. I will cherish his songs for all my days. And, if you do not believe this, listen to the partial song here on Amazon, and then buy the Billboard album itself to hear the entire song. AND then, try to find the actual album "The Very Best of Kyu Sakamoto". The tragic part is, Kyu is no longer with us as he was killed in the famous aircraft accident of 1985 on August 12th: JAL Flight 123, a 747 bound for Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Osaka. It took 30 minutes for this plane to hit the ground after pieces of its tail section broke off. Enough time for passengers to write farewells to their loved ones. This is one Story that should have been made into a movie: the life of Kyu Sakamoto and his family and friends. Thank you!
A Great Investment June 30, 1998
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Since almost all of these tracks are hard to find elsewhere, this CD is perhaps the most worthy of early 60s pop compilations. All original versions of hits with great sound.
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