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

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1963, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1963 . . .

The following songs were released in 1963 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1963 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
101	recordlabel: Scepter 1248 chartposition: RandB #9, US #4, UK #38 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Helen Miller & Howard Greenfield album: Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	Foolish Little Girl	1963	Scepter
102	recordlabel: Scepter 1248 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: Ronald Miller and Lee Porter album: Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	Not For All The Money In The World	1963	Scepter
---	recordlabel: Scepter 1247 writtenby: Bacharach and David album: Make Way For Dionne Warwick mpcode: eLU_woRD8Dg	Dionne Warwick	Wishin' and Hopin'	1963	Scepter
1	recordlabel: Scepter 1246 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #7, US #16 writtenby: Bert Russell, Bob Elgin album: The Rocky Fellers	The Rocky Fellers	Killer Joe	1963	Scepter
2	recordlabel: Scepter 1243 chartposition: RandB #15, US #19 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Robert Allen & Richard Adler album: The Shirelles Greatest Hits comments: [released 1962, charted 1963]	The Shirelles	Everybody Loves A Lover	1963	Scepter
3	recordlabel: Scepter 1239 chartposition: RandB #5, US #21 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Hal David & Burt Bacharach album: Presenting Dionne Warwick comments: [pop soul ballad] [released 1962, charted 1963]	Dionne Warwick	Don't Make Me Over	1963	Scepter
---	recordlabel: Sar Records 142 writtenby: Fred Smith, Zelda Samuels	Patience Valentine	Unlucky Girl	1963	Sar Records
1	recordlabel: Sar Records 137 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Curtis Womack	The Valentinos	I'll Make It Alright	1963	Sar Records
---	recordlabel: SAR 138 writtenby: Sam Cooke, J.W. Alexander comments: [southern soul]	The Sims Twins	That's Where It's At	1963	SAR
1	recordlabel: S.P.Q.R. 3310 chartposition: US #108 writtenby: Frank Guida and Joseph Royster	Jimmy Soul	Treat Em' Tough	1963	S.P.Q.R.
2	recordlabel: S.P.Q.R. 3305 chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #1, UK #39 weeksinr&bchart: 12 writtenby: Carmela Guida, Frank Guida & Joseph Royster album: If You Wanna Be Happy	Jimmy Soul	If You Wanna Be Happy	1963	S.P.Q.R.
3	recordlabel: Roulette 4530 chartposition: US #56 writtenby: Jimmy Radcliffe and Oramay Diamond	The Essex	She's Got Everything	1963	Roulette
4	recordlabel: Roulette 4530 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Ivory Joe Hunter and Clyde Otis	The Essex	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	1963	Roulette
5	recordlabel: Roulette 4515 chartposition: RandB #11, US #12 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss and Adam Levy album: A Walkin' Miracle	The Essex	A Walkin' Miracle	1963	Roulette
6	recordlabel: Roulette 4494 chartposition: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: William Linton album: Easier Said Than Done	The Essex	Easier Said Than Done	1963	Roulette
7	recordlabel: Riverside 4541 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #21, US #66 writtenby: Nat Adderley album: Jazz Workshop Revisited comments: [instrumental]	Cannonball Adderley	Jive Samba	1963	Riverside
8	recordlabel: Reprise 20216 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #17, US AC #6 weeksinr&bchart: 19 writtenby: Jerry Samuels album: The Shelter Of Your Arms comments: [ballad]	Sammy Davis, Jr.	The Shelter Of Your Arms	1963	Reprise
9	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8247 chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #11 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Willie Dixon album: Night Beat	Sam Cooke	Little Red Rooster	1963	RCA Victor
10	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8215 chartposition: RandB #4, US #14, UK #30, US AC #2 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Arr. Sam Cooke album: Sam Cooke at the Copa	Sam Cooke	Frankie and Johnny	1963	RCA Victor
11	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8164 chartposition: US #105 writtenby: Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke	Love Will Find A Way	1963	RCA Victor
12	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8164 chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #10, UK #23 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Ain't That Good News	Sam Cooke	Another Saturday Night	1963	RCA Victor
13	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8129 chartposition: Cashbok R&B #20, US #66 writtenby: Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke	Baby, Baby, Baby	1963	RCA Victor
14	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8129 chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #13 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Leo Price & John Marascalco album: Mr. Soul	Sam Cooke	Send Me Some Lovin'	1963	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor album: Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 comments: (complere album) mpcode: Ef85iCUqHwUandlist=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo	Sam Cooke	Live At The Harlem Square Club	1963	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: Pye 25217 (UK) chartposition: UK #34 writtenby: Elias McDaniels album: Bo Diddley comments: [re release]	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	1963	Pye(UK)
2	recordlabel: Pye 25209 (UK) chartposition: UK #36 writtenby: Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Go Go Go	1963	Pye(UK)
3	recordlabel: Prestige 273 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Jack McDuff comments: [instrumental]	Jack McDuff	Rock Candy	1963	Prestige
4	recordlabel: Press 2810 chartposition: US #133 writtenby: Aaron Collins	The Flares	The Monkey Walk	1963	Press
---	recordlabel: Prann 5005 writtenby: Oliver Sain comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: kjmnIbb_lfk	Fontella Bass	I Love The Man	1963	Prann
1	recordlabel: Porwin 1002 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: Nathaniel Broknight and Paul Winley	The Clovers featuring Buddy Bailey	Stop Pretending	1963	Porwin
2	recordlabel: Philles 118 chartposition: RandB #6, US #24, UK #11 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry album: Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica comments: [pop soul]	The Ronettes	Baby, I Love You	1963	Philles
3	recordlabel: Philles 117 chartposition: RandB #29, US #53 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry	Darlene Love	A Fine Fine Boy	1963	Philles
4	recordlabel: Philles 116 chartposition: RandB #4, US #2, UK #4 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry album: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica	The Ronettes	Be My Baby	1963	Philles
5	recordlabel: Philles 115 chartposition: RandB #8, US #6, UK #2 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry comments: [pop soul]	The Crystals	Then He Kissed Me	1963	Philles
6	recordlabel: Philles 114 chartposition: US #26 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry comments: Produced by Phil Spector	Darlene Love	Wait 'Till My Bobby Gets Home	1963	Philles
7	recordlabel: Philles 113 chartposition: US #63 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry	Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans	Not Too Young To Get Married	1963	Philles
8	recordlabel: Philles 112 chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, UK #5 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry	The Crystals	Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)	1963	Philles
9	recordlabel: Philles 111 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #39 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Tony Towers comments: Produced by Phil Spector	Darlene Love	(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry	1963	Philles
10	recordlabel: Philles 110 chartposition: US #38 writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers	Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans	Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart?	1963	Philles
11	recordlabel: Philles 108 chartposition: RandB #21, US #43 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Brice Caufield, Gary Pipkin and Alonzo Willis	The Alley Cats	Puddin' N' Tain (Ask Me Again, I'll Tell You The Same)	1963	Philles
12	recordlabel: Philips 40162 chartposition: UK #4, US #12 writtenby: Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde album: Stay Awhile I Only Want To Be With You comments: [pop soul]	Dusty Springfield	I Only Want To Be with You	1963	Philips
13	recordlabel: Parkway 960 chartposition: RandB #17, US #57 writtenby: Eddie Holman and S. Soloman	Eddie Holman	This Can't Be True	1963	Parkway
14	recordlabel: Parkway 891 chartposition: RandB #35, US #19, US AC #8 writtenby: Norma Mendoza and Jimmy Wisner album: Somewhere	The Tymes	Somewhere	1963	Parkway
15	recordlabel: Parkway 890 chartposition: RandB #4, US #12 writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appell album: Chubby's Folk Album	Chubby Checker	Loddy Lo	1963	Parkway
16	recordlabel: Parkway 890 chartposition: RandB #20, US #17 writtenby: E. Evans and E. Mazer	Chubby Checker	Hooka Tooka	1963	Parkway
17	recordlabel: Parkway 889 chartposition: RandB #28, US #94 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell	The Dovells	Stop Monkeyin' Aroun'	1963	Parkway
18	recordlabel: Parkway 884 chartposition: RandB #23, US #7, US AC #2 writtenby: Ben Raleigh & Sherman Edwards album: So Much in Love	The Tymes	Wonderful! Wonderful!	1963	Parkway
19	recordlabel: Parkway 873 chartposition: RandB #18, US #69 writtenby: Kal Mann and Smith album: Beach Party	Chubby Checker	Birdland	1963	Parkway
20	recordlabel: Parkway 871 chartposition: RandB #4, US #1, UK #21 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Bill Jackson, Joseph & George Williams album: So Much in Love	The Tymes	So Much In Love	1963	Parkway
21	recordlabel: Parkway 867 chartposition: RandB #10, US #3 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Phil Upchurch, Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow & Kal Mann album: You Can't Sit Down	The Dovells	You Can't Sit Down	1963	Parkway
22	recordlabel: Parkway 863 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #26, US #63 writtenby: Boggess, Felker comments: [doo wop]	The Hippies	Memory Lane	1963	Parkway
23	recordlabel: Parkway 862 chartposition: RandB #15, US #15 writtenby: Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe album: Let's Limbo Some More	Chubby Checker	Twenty Miles	1963	Parkway
24	recordlabel: Parkway 862 chartposition: RandB #16, US #20 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell album: Let's Limbo Some More	Chubby Checker	Let's Limbo Some More	1963	Parkway
25	recordlabel: One derful 4815 chartposition: RandB #28, US #51 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Otha Hayes, Andre Williams and Verlie Rice	The Five Du-Tones	Shake A Tail Feather	1963	One derful
26	recordlabel: Old Town 1132 chartposition: US #128 writtenby: Gene Redd Jr. & Ronald Moseley	Arthur Prysock	Our Love Will Last	1963	Old Town
27	recordlabel: Okeh 7181 chartposition: RandB #10, US #13 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um / The Best of Major Lance comments: [northern soul]	Major Lance	Hey Little Girl	1963	Okeh
28	recordlabel: Okeh 7176 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Ted Taylor	Ted Taylor	You Give Me Nothing To Go On	1963	Okeh
29	recordlabel: Okeh 7171 chartposition: US #123 writtenby: Jean Matyka, Joe Scott and Deadric Malone	Ted Taylor	Be Ever Wonderful	1963	Okeh
30	recordlabel: Okeh 7165 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: Ted Taylor album: Be Ever Wonderful comments: [soul blues]	Ted Taylor	Can't Take No More	1963	Okeh
31	recordlabel: Okeh 7165 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: E. Miller, D. Williams, Yount and T. Taylor	Ted Taylor	I'll Release You	1963	Okeh
32	recordlabel: Okeh 4 7178 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: William Butler and Curtis Mayfield	Billy Butler & The Enchanters	Found True Love	1963	Okeh
33	recordlabel: Okeh 4 7175 chartposition: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #8 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Monkey Time comments: [northern soul]	Major Lance	The Monkey Time	1963	Okeh
34	recordlabel: Newtown 5777 chartposition: RandB #14, US #37 weeksinr&bchart: 21 writtenby: Anthony Levinson album: Sweethearts Of The Apollo	Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles	Down The Aisle (Wedding Song)	1963	Newtown
---	recordlabel: Musicor 1033 writtenby: J. Radcliffe and C. Diamond	Jimmy Radcliffe	Moment Of Weakness	1963	Musicor
1	recordlabel: Motown 1051 chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #23 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Where Did Our Love Go comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes	1963	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1051 writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland album: Where Did Our Love Go comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Standing At The Crossroads Of Love	1963	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1048 chartposition: RandB #10, US #29 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: William Robinson album: Mary Wells' Greatest Hits comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Wells	What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One	1963	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1048 chartposition: RandB #10, US #22 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Mary Wells' Greatest Hits comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Wells	You Lost The Sweetest Boy	1963	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1044 writtenby: C. Paul, B. Gordy album: The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	(The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band	1963	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1040 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Clarence Paul album: The Supremes Sing Country and Western and Pop comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	My Heart Can't Take It No More	1963	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1040 writtenby: William Robinson album: Meet The Supremes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	You Bring Back Memories	1963	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1039 chartposition: RandB #6, US #15 writtenby: Smokey Robinson (as William album: Two Lovers and Other Great Hits comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Wells	Laughing Boy	1963	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1039 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy album: The One Who Really Loves You comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Wells	Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right	1963	Motown
3	recordlabel: Moonglow 223 chartposition: US #75 writtenby: Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield album: Right Now!	The Righteous Brothers	My Babe	1963	Moonglow
4	recordlabel: Moonglow 215 chartposition: US #49 writtenby: Bill Medley album: Right Now!	The Righteous Brothers	Little Latin Lupe Lu	1963	Moonglow
---	recordlabel: Minit 666 writtenby: N. Neville	Irma Thomas	Ruler Of My Heart	1963	Minit
---	recordlabel: Minit 666 writtenby: N. Neville mpcode: yHdL90cv4To	Irma Thomas	Hittin' On Nothing	1963	Minit
---	recordlabel: Metro 8165 writtenby: Dicky Williams, Mary Young album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 comments: [deep soul]	Dicky (Piano) Williams & the Wisermen	Oh Dreamy Me	1963	Metro
1	recordlabel: Mercury 72207 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus	Brook Benton & Damita Jo	Baby, You've Got It Made	1963	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 72207 chartposition: RandB #25, US #108 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Brook Benton	Brook Benton & Damita Jo	Stop Foolin'	1963	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 72177 chartposition: RandB #15, US #32, US AC #8 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Brook Benton and Malcolm Dodds	Brook Benton	Two Tickets To Paradise	1963	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 72166 chartposition: US #127 writtenby: Lincoln Chase	Clyde McPhatter	From One To One	1963	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 72135 chartposition: RandB #7, US #22, US AC #8 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: R. Stevens and M. Singleton album: Lie To Me Singing The Blues	Brook Benton	My True Confession	1963	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 72099 chartposition: RandB #4, US #28, US AC #14 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Margie Singleton and Brook Benton album: Lie To Me Singing The Blues	Brook Benton	I Got What I Wanted	1963	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 72099 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #59 writtenby: Ed Warren and Arthur Kent	Brook Benton	Dearer Than Life	1963	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Marvlus 6000 writtenby: Monk Higgins and L. Tate	Johnny Sayles	Don't Turn Your Back On Me	1963	Marvlus
1	recordlabel: Marc 104 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #7, US #44 writtenby: Bob Relf (as Bobby Relf) & Earl Nelson album: Harlem Shuffle comments: [northern soul]	Bob & Earl	Harlem Shuffle	1963	Marc
---	recordlabel: Mala 462 writtenby: M. Williams	Porgy & The Monarchs	Stay	1963	Mala
1	recordlabel: MGM 13138 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Van McCoy	Roy Hamilton	Let Go	1963	MGM
2	recordlabel: Ludix 101 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47, US #77 writtenby: L. Dixon and L. Thomas	The Chantels	Eternally	1963	Ludix
3	recordlabel: Liberty 55634 chartposition: RandB #64, US #64 writtenby: Paul Clayton	Timi Yuro	Gotta Travel On	1963	Liberty
4	recordlabel: Liberty 55597 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34, US #64, AC #30 writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman	Gene McDaniels	It's a Lonely Town (Lonely Without You)	1963	Liberty
5	recordlabel: Liberty 55587 chartposition: US #24, US AC #8 writtenby: Hank Cochran	Timi Yuro	Make The World Go Away	1963	Liberty
6	recordlabel: Liberty 55553 chartposition: RandB #27, US #52 writtenby: Al Frazier, Carl White, Sonny Harris and Turner Wilson Jr.	The Rivingtons	The Bird's The Word	1963	Liberty
7	recordlabel: Liberty 55552 chartposition: US #81 writtenby: Larry Weiss, Lockie Edwards Jr., Rogers and June Tansey	Timi Yuro	Insult To Injury	1963	Liberty
8	recordlabel: Liberty 55510 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #23 writtenby: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman album: Spanish Lace comments: [beat ballad]	Gene McDaniels	Spanish Lace	1963	Liberty
---	recordlabel: Lenox 5565 writtenby: Lucky and Lucky	Little Esther Phillips & Big Al Downing	You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)	1963	Lenox
1	recordlabel: Lenox 5560 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #112 writtenby: Carl Belew and W. S. Stevenson	Esther Phillips	Am I That Easy To Forget	1963	Lenox
2	recordlabel: Lenox 5560 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #61 writtenby: Don Robertson and Howard Barnes album: Release Me!	Little Esther Phillips	I Really Don't Want To Know	1963	Lenox
---	recordlabel: Lavette 1004 writtenby: T. Williams and D. Parker	Judy Clay	Let It Be Me	1963	Lavette

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