Soul R&B Music Charts of 1963 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1963 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1963, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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(Search on '1963' returned 398 results)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: Win 250 chartposition: US #116 writtenby: Marion Weiss comments: [doo wop ballad] mpcode: 7opHc9pugBs	Ronnie & the Hi-Lites	A Slow Dance	1963	Win
2	recordlabel: Wand 142 chartposition: RandB #34, US #99 writtenby: James W. Alexander and Ed Townsend	Maxine Brown	Coming Back to You	1963	Wand
3	recordlabel: Wand 141 chartposition: RandB #47, US #81 writtenby: William Bell album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits	Chuck Jackson	Any Other Way	1963	Wand
4	recordlabel: Wand 138 chartposition: US #85 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Chuck Jackson	Tears Of Joy	1963	Wand
5	recordlabel: Wand 138 chartposition: RandB #29, US #110 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Chuck Jackson	I Will Never Turn My Back On You	1963	Wand
6	recordlabel: Wand 135 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #75 writtenby: Tony Bruno and Brenda Bruno	Maxine Brown	Ask Me	1963	Wand
7	recordlabel: Wand 132 chartposition: RandB #12, US #42 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Tony & Brenda Bruno & Sanford Bellini album: Encore! / Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits comments: [ballad]	Chuck Jackson	Tell Him I'm Not Home	1963	Wand
8	recordlabel: Wand 131 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #106 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley Jr.	The Isley Brothers	Nobody But Me	1963	Wand
9	recordlabel: Volt 112 chartposition: RandB #11, US #61 writtenby: Naomi Neville album: Pain In My Heart	Otis Redding	Pain In My Heart	1963	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 109 writtenby: Redding	Otis Redding	Mary Had A Little Lamb	1963	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 103 chartposition: RandB #20, US #85 writtenby: Otis Redding album: Pain In My Heart	Otis Redding	These Arms Of Mine	1963	Volt
2	recordlabel: Verve 10299 chartposition: RandB #48, US #96 writtenby: Michel Magne album: Any Number Can Win comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	Any Number Can Win	1963	Verve
3	recordlabel: Verve 10283 chartposition: US #69 writtenby: Oliver Nelson album: Hobo Flats comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	Hobo Flats	1963	Verve
4	recordlabel: Vee-Jay 509 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #52, UK #45 writtenby: Jimmy Reed comments: [blues]	Jimmy Reed	Shame, Shame, Shame	1963	VeeJay
5	recordlabel: Vee Jay 567 chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #31 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Need To Belong	Jerry Butler	Need To Belong	1963	Vee Jay
6	recordlabel: Vee Jay 566 chartposition: RandB #5, US #51 weeksinr&bchart: 12 writtenby: Clint Ballard Sr. album: You're No Good	Betty Everett	You're No Good	1963	Vee Jay
7	recordlabel: Vee Jay 539 chartposition: RandB #13, US #3 writtenby: Larry Santos	The Four Seasons	Candy Girl	1963	Vee Jay
8	recordlabel: Vee Jay 536 chartposition: RandB #17, US #71 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Duke of Soul comments: [ballad]	Gene Chandler	Man's Temptation	1963	Vee Jay
9	recordlabel: Vee Jay 511 chartposition: US #119 writtenby: Otis Williams, Franklin, Elbridge Bryant, Berry Gordy Jr. album: The Duke of Soul	Gene Chandler	Check Yourself	1963	Vee Jay
10	recordlabel: Vee Jay 510 chartposition: RandB #18, US #94 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Sidney Banks	Birdlegs & Pauline & Their Versatility Birds	Spring	1963	Vee Jay
11	recordlabel: Vee Jay 487 chartposition: US #125 writtenby: Ty Hunter and Freeman Bosley	Dee Clark	Shook Up Over You	1963	Vee Jay
12	recordlabel: Vee Jay 486 chartposition: US #68 writtenby: Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe	Jerry Butler	Whatever You Want	1963	Vee Jay
13	recordlabel: Vee Jay 468 chartposition: RandB #11, US #47 weeksinr&bchart: 12 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Duke of Soul comments: [ballad] B Side To You Threw A Lucky Punch	Gene Chandler	Rainbow	1963	Vee Jay
---	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25001 writtenby: Wilson and Davis	Patrice Holloway	Stevie	1963	V.I.P.
1	recordlabel: United Artists 658 chartposition: RandB #9, US #26 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [southern soul ballad]	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	For Your Precious Love	1963	United Artists
2	recordlabel: United Artists 658 chartposition: RandB #11, US #30 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Norman Meade album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [southern soul ballad]	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Baby Don't You Weep	1963	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 629 writtenby: S. Bell album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [ballad] mpcode: -8o7i83-BAM	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Don't Change Your Heart	1963	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 629 chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #4 weeksinr&bchart: 16 writtenby: Bert Russell & Norman Meade album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [deep soul]	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Cry Baby	1963	United Artists
2	recordlabel: United Artists 604 chartposition: US #76 writtenby: Bert Russell, Ray Passman and E. Glick	The Exciters	Get Him	1963	United Artists
3	recordlabel: United Artists 572 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #57 writtenby: Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers	The Exciters	He's Got The Power	1963	United Artists
4	recordlabel: United Artists 2269(UK) chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #7 weeksinr&bchart: 19 writtenby: Charlie Foxx & Inez Foxx album: Mockingbird comments: [southern soul]	Inez & Charlie Foxx	Mockingbird	1963	United Artists (UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1067 (UK) writtenby: Russell album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [album cut] mpcode: 8f4HLZU9bFE	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Cry To Me	1963	United Artists(UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1067 (UK) writtenby: Clark album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [album cut] mpcode: Fbxs2FmnBIs	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Nobody But You	1963	United Artists(UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1067 (UK) writtenby: Kaye, Springer album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 1WCqWPfMt1g	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	I Keep Wanting You	1963	United Artists(UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1067 (UK) writtenby: J. Byers album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: nUFm0yDHFmY	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Until You Were Gone	1963	United Artists(UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1050 (UK) writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley album: Twisting And Shouting	The Isley Brothers	Shake It With Me Baby	1963	United Artists(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tuff 369 chartposition: RandB #4, US #2 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Zelma Sanders & Lona Stevens album: Sally, Go 'Round The Roses	The Jaynetts	Sally, Go 'Round The Roses	1963	Tuff
2	recordlabel: Try Me 4528001 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: James Brown and Bobby Byrd	Tammi Terrell (as Tammy Montgomery)	I Cried	1963	Try Me
---	recordlabel: Trip 55 writtenby: B. Williams album: The Duke of Earl / The Duke of Soul mpcode: RwfIbjOCBsg	Gene Chandler	Nite Owl	1963	Trip
1	recordlabel: Tri Disc 106 chartposition: RandB #22, US #40 writtenby: Walter Ward, Charles Fizer and Eddie Lewis	The Olympics	The Bounce	1963	Tri Disc
---	recordlabel: Tomorrow 501 writtenby: Iseah Hennie, C. Derrick and S. Thompson	Kip Anderson	I Get Carried Away	1963	Tomorrow
1	recordlabel: Tico 419 chartposition: RandB #17, US #17 writtenby: Ray Barretto comments: [latin randb]	Ray Barretto Y Su Charanga Moderna	El Watusi	1963	Tico
---	recordlabel: Terry 114 writtenby: Wilbert Longmire	Jeanette Williams	I Can't Wait	1963	Terry
1	recordlabel: Tear Drop 3014 chartposition: RandB #6, US #11, US AC #4 weeksinr&bchart: 17 writtenby: Joe Seneca album: Talk To Me	Sunny & The Sunglows	Talk To Me	1963	Tear Drop
2	recordlabel: Tangerine 931 chartposition: RandB #25, US #99 writtenby: Percy Mayfield	Percy Mayfield	River's Invitation	1963	Tangerine
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54089 chartposition: RandB #17, US #35 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying	1963	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54088 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #47 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: William Robinson, Jr. album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	As Long As I Know He's Mine	1963	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Tamla 54087 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #22 weeksinr&bchart: 19 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Can I Get A Witness	1963	Tamla
6	recordlabel: Tamla 54087 chartposition: US #77 writtenby: William Stevenson comments: [Motown Sound] US B Side To Can I Get A Witness	Marvin Gaye	I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby	1963	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Tamla 54086 chartposition: US #33 writtenby: Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Workout Stevie, Workout	1963	Tamla
8	recordlabel: Tamla 54083 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #8 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier album: Doin' Mickey's Monkey / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1 comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Mickey's Monkey	1963	Tamla
9	recordlabel: Tamla 54082 chartposition: US #67 writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr. album: The Marvelous Marvelettes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	My Daddy Knows Best	1963	Tamla
10	recordlabel: Tamla 54080 chartposition: RandB #1 (6 weeks), US #1 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Clarence Paul & Henry Cosby album: The 12 Year Old Genius: Recorded Live comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]	Stevie Wonder	Fingertips	1963	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54079 writtenby: Wm. Stevenson album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	One of These Days	1963	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54079 chartposition: RandB #2 (3 weeks), US #10 weeksinr&bchart: 16 writtenby: Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye & William Stevenson album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Pride and Joy	1963	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54078 chartposition: RandB #21, US #31 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: The Fabulous Miracles comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	A Love She Can Count On	1963	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54078 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford, Bobby Rogers and Stanley Ossman album: The Fabulous Miracles comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	I Can Take A Hint	1963	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54077 chartposition: RandB #24, US #78 writtenby: Brian Holland, Gorman and Lamont Dozier album: The Marvelous Marvelettes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	Forever	1963	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Tamla 54077 chartposition: RandB #25, US #44 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: The Marvelous Marvelettes comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to 'Forever'	The Marvelettes	Locking Up My Heart	1963	Tamla
6	recordlabel: Tamla 54076 chartposition: RandB #24, US #88 writtenby: William Stevenson comments: [Motown Sound]	Kim Weston	Love Me All The Way	1963	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Tamla 54075 chartposition: RandB #12, US #30 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: William Stevenson, Clarence Paul and Marvin Gaye album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2 comments: [Motown Sound] Backing Vocals by Martha and The Vandellas	Marvin Gaye	Hitch Hike	1963	Tamla
8	recordlabel: Tamla 54073 chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #8 weeksinr&bchart: 14 writtenby: William Robinson album: The Fabulous Miracles comments: [Motown Sound] [released 1962, charted 1963]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	1963	Tamla
9	recordlabel: Tamla 54072 chartposition: RandB #10, US #49 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Gorman album: The Marvelous Marvelettes comments: [Motown Sound] [released 1962, charted 1963]	The Marvelettes	Strange I Know	1963	Tamla
10	recordlabel: Tamla 54061 chartposition: US #101 writtenby: Berry Gordy and Clarence Paul comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	I Call It Pretty Music, But The Old People Call It The Blues	1963	Tamla
11	recordlabel: Tamla 1044 chartposition: US #75 writtenby: William Robinson album: Where Did Our Love Go comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	A Breathtaking Guy	1963	Tamla
12	recordlabel: Tamla 1042 chartposition: RandB #8, US #40 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: William Robinson album: Mary Wells' Greatest Hits comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Wells	Your Old Stand By	1963	Tamla
13	recordlabel: Symbol 924 chartposition: RandB #34, US #98 writtenby: Charlie Foxx	Inez Foxx	Hi Diddle Diddle	1963	Symbol
---	recordlabel: Symbol 924 writtenby: Charlie Foxx album: Mockingbird comments: [deep soul]	Inez Foxx	Talk With Me	1963	Symbol
1	recordlabel: Symbol 922 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Charlie Foxx	Inez Foxx	He's The One You Love	1963	Symbol
2	recordlabel: Sue 794 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: Berry Jackson and Henry Murray	Baby Washington	Hey Lonely One	1963	Sue
3	recordlabel: Sue 790 chartposition: RandB #21, US #62 writtenby: Larry Weiss, Lockie Edwards Jr. and Mat Paul Maurer album: That's How Heartaches Are Made	Baby Washington	Leave Me Alone	1963	Sue
4	recordlabel: Sue 786 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Jimmy McGriff	Jimmy McGriff	The Last Minute	1963	Sue
5	recordlabel: Sue 783 chartposition: RandB #10, US #40 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Bob Halley and Ben Raleigh album: That's How Heartaches Are Made comments: [southern soul ballad]	Baby Washington	That's How Heartaches Are Made	1963	Sue
6	recordlabel: Sue 777 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #95 writtenby: Jimmy McGriff comments: B Side To All About My Girl	Jimmy McGriff	M.G. Blues	1963	Sue
7	recordlabel: Sue 777 chartposition: RandB #12, US #50 writtenby: Jimmy McGriff comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy McGriff	All About My Girl	1963	Sue
8	recordlabel: Sue 776 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47, US #124 writtenby: William Bell	Jackie Shane	Any Other Way	1963	Sue
---	recordlabel: Stax 141 writtenby: Bell, Jones comments: [deep soul]	William Bell	I'll Show You	1963	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 141 writtenby: Bell	William Bell	Monkeying Around	1963	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 140 chartposition: RandB #4, US #10 weeksinr&bchart: 16 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	Walking The Dog	1963	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 138 writtenby: Jones, Moman	William Bell	Somebody Mentioned Your Name	1963	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 137 chartposition: US #90 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. and Lewie Steinberg comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & The MGs	Chinese Checkers	1963	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 135 writtenby: Bell, Cropper	William Bell	I'm Waiting On You	1963	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 135 writtenby: Bell, Cropper, Parker	William Bell	Just As I Thought	1963	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 131 writtenby: Jones album: The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs comments: [instrumental] mpcode: AFcD7q3vtgk	Booker T. & The MGs	Jellybread	1963	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 130 chartposition: RandB #22, US #87 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	The Dog	1963	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stateside 244 (UK) chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich album: Boys! Boys! Boys! comments: aka The Chiffons	The Four Pennies	When The Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)	1963	Stateside(UK)
---	recordlabel: Sims 158 writtenby: Ernest Wallace album: Soul Soul And More Soul	Wallace Brothers (Ervin And Johnny)	I'll Let Nothing Separate Me	1963	Sims
1	recordlabel: Serock 2006 chartposition: US #60 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Theola Kilgore	This Is My Prayer	1963	Serock
2	recordlabel: Serock 2004 chartposition: RandB #3 (5 weeks), US #21 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: [deep soul]	Theola Kilgore	The Love Of My Man	1963	Serock
---	recordlabel: Select 722 writtenby: Banks and Bennett	Larry Banks	Will You Wait	1963	Select
1	recordlabel: Sea Horn 502 chartposition: RandB #39, US #118 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Wilbert Harrison	Wilbert Harrison	Near To You	1963	Sea Horn
---	recordlabel: Scepter 1266 writtenby: J. Barnes and F. Brown	J.J. Barnes	Just One More Time	1963	Scepter
1	recordlabel: Scepter 1262 chartposition: RandB #6, US #8, UK #42, US AC #2 writtenby: Hal David & Burt Bacharach album: Anyone Who Had A Heart comments: [pop soul ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Anyone Who Had A Heart	1963	Scepter
2	recordlabel: Scepter 1261 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #71 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Tommy Hunt	I Am A Witness	1963	Scepter
3	recordlabel: Scepter 1260 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Mack David and Ernest Gold	The Shirelles	31 Flavors	1963	Scepter
4	recordlabel: Scepter 1260 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Ernest Gold	The Shirelles	It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	1963	Scepter
5	recordlabel: Scepter 1259 chartposition: US #53 writtenby: Ed Townsend	The Shirelles	What Does A Girl Do?	1963	Scepter
6	recordlabel: Scepter 1255 chartposition: US #26 writtenby: Charles Partee and Joe De Angelis album: Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye	1963	Scepter
7	recordlabel: Scepter 1254 writtenby: Bob Elgin and Horace Ott album: Killer Joe	The Rocky Fellers	Like The Big Guys Do	1963	Scepter
8	recordlabel: Scepter 1253 chartposition: US #81 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Presenting Dionne Warwick	Dionne Warwick	Make The Music Play	1963	Scepter

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