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
301	recordlabel: Parkway 889 chartposition: RandB #28, US #94 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell	The Dovells	Stop Monkeyin' Aroun'	1963	Parkway
302	recordlabel: Porwin 1002 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: Nathaniel Broknight and Paul Winley	The Clovers featuring Buddy Bailey	Stop Pretending	1963	Porwin
303	recordlabel: Atlantic 2200 chartposition: US #43, US AC #15 writtenby: Sharron McMahan	Barbara Lewis	Straighten Up Your Heart	1963	Atlantic
304	recordlabel: Chess 1868 chartposition: RandB #25, US #70 writtenby: Billy Stewart album: I Do Love You / Billy Stewart Remembered	Billy Stewart	Strange Feeling	1963	Chess
305	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
306	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10435 chartposition: RandB #7, US #8, UK #5, US AC #3 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Fred Rose & Hy Heath album: Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (Volume Two)	Ray Charles	Take These Chains From My Heart	1963	ABC Paramount
307	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
---	recordlabel: Symbol 924 writtenby: Charlie Foxx album: Mockingbird comments: [deep soul]	Inez Foxx	Talk With Me	1963	Symbol
1	recordlabel: Wand 138 chartposition: US #85 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Chuck Jackson	Tears Of Joy	1963	Wand
2	recordlabel: Atco 6246 chartposition: RandB #29, US #122 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King	Ben E. King	Tell Daddy	1963	Atco
3	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
4	recordlabel: Capitol 4991 chartposition: RandB #22, US #73 writtenby: Nancy Wilson album: Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues	Nancy Wilson	Tell Me The Truth	1963	Capitol
5	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10509 chartposition: RandB #5, US #20, US AC #10 writtenby: Haven Gillespie and Beasley Smith album: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul	Ray Charles	That Lucky Old Sun	1963	ABC Paramount
6	recordlabel: Capitol 5027 chartposition: RandB #19, US #12, US AC #3 writtenby: George David Weiss & Joe Sherman album: Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer	Nat King Cole	That Sunday, That Summer	1963	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Decca 31500 writtenby: L. Joe Smith album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 comments: [deep soul]	Louis Jones	That's Cuz I Love You	1963	Decca
1	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
2	recordlabel: Duke 360 chartposition: RandB #1, US #33 writtenby: Deadric Malone album: Call on Me/That's the Way Love Is	Bobby Bland	That's The Way Love Is	1963	Duke
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5084 chartposition: US #6 writtenby: Earl Lawrence comments: [christmas]	Nancy Wilson	That's What I Want For Christmas	1963	Capitol
---	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: 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
2	recordlabel: Federal 12482 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Freddie King and Sonny Thompson comments: [instrumental]	Freddy King	The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist	1963	Federal
3	recordlabel: Tri Disc 106 chartposition: RandB #22, US #40 writtenby: Walter Ward, Charles Fizer and Eddie Lewis	The Olympics	The Bounce	1963	Tri Disc
4	recordlabel: ABC 10405 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Barry De Vorzon, Ray Charles and Bob Sherman	Ray Charles	The Brightest Smile In Town	1963	ABC
5	recordlabel: Stax 130 chartposition: RandB #22, US #87 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	The Dog	1963	Stax
6	recordlabel: Duke 370 chartposition: RandB #36, US #91 writtenby: Deadric Malone album: Call on Me/That's The Way Love Is	Bobby Bland	The Feeling Is Gone	1963	Duke
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7015 writtenby: N. Whitfield, W. Robinson album: Meet The Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	The Further You Look The Less You See	1963	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Cortland 110 chartposition: US #127 writtenby: Howard Pitman, Jerry Murray and Eddie Williams	The Ideals	The Gorilla	1963	Cortland
2	recordlabel: Sue 786 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Jimmy McGriff	Jimmy McGriff	The Last Minute	1963	Sue
3	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
4	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
5	recordlabel: Press 2810 chartposition: US #133 writtenby: Aaron Collins	The Flares	The Monkey Walk	1963	Press
6	recordlabel: Congress 202 chartposition: RandB #4, US #8 writtenby: Lincoln Chase album: The Name Game	Shirley Ellis	The Nitty Gritty	1963	Congress
7	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
8	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
---	recordlabel: Columbia 4 42659 writtenby: A. Altman, N. Gimbel	Walter Jackson	Then Only Then	1963	Columbia
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: King 5767 chartposition: RandB #25, US #55 writtenby: Marvell, Jack Strachey and Link	James Brown	These Foolish Things	1963	King
3	recordlabel: Chess 1851 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: R. Sherman	Jan Bradley	These Tears	1963	Chess
4	recordlabel: Parkway 960 chartposition: RandB #17, US #57 writtenby: Eddie Holman and S. Soloman	Eddie Holman	This Can't Be True	1963	Parkway
---	recordlabel: King 5751 writtenby: A. DeFreece, B. DeFreece and F. Fenner	Albert King	This Funny Feeling	1963	King
1	recordlabel: Serock 2006 chartposition: US #60 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Theola Kilgore	This Is My Prayer	1963	Serock
2	recordlabel: Imperial 5909 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Guidry, Bartholomew	Fats Domino	Those Eyes	1963	Imperial
3	recordlabel: Jamie 1251 chartposition: US #135 writtenby: Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn	To Love Or Not To Love	1963	Jamie
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2206 chartposition: US #118 writtenby: Lenore Rosenblatt and Vic Milrose	Doris Troy	Tomorrow Is Another Day	1963	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Gordy 7024 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [Motown Sound]	The Darnells	Too Hurt To Cry Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye	1963	Gordy
6	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.
7	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
8	recordlabel: Argo 5452 chartposition: US #63, US AC #14 writtenby: Tony Clarke and Billy Davis	Etta James	Two Sides (To Every Story)	1963	Argo
9	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
10	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
---	recordlabel: Sar Records 142 writtenby: Fred Smith, Zelda Samuels	Patience Valentine	Unlucky Girl	1963	Sar Records
---	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)
1	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
2	recordlabel: Era 3099 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #82 writtenby: Erik Darling and Willard Svanoe	The Moments	Walk Right In	1963	Era
3	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
4	recordlabel: Gold 214 chartposition: RandB #16, US #58 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Luther Dixon, Tommy Bell and Kenny Cambell comments: [southern soul]	Brooks O'Dell	Watch Your Step	1963	Gold
5	recordlabel: Columbia 4 46073 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: Herbie Hancock comments: [instrumental]	Herbie Hancock	Watermelon Man	1963	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Battle 45909 chartposition: RandB #8, US #10, US AC #3 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Herbie Hancock comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Mongo Santamaria	Watermelon Man	1963	Battle
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 2189 chartposition: RandB #28, US #93 writtenby: Thom Bell and Steve Cropper	Carla Thomas	What A Fool I've Been	1963	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10401 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17, US #53 writtenby: John Linde, P. Antell	The Percells	What Are Boys Made Of	1963	ABCParamount
9	recordlabel: Scepter 1259 chartposition: US #53 writtenby: Ed Townsend	The Shirelles	What Does A Girl Do?	1963	Scepter
10	recordlabel: Brunswick 55236 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: William McCorkle	Jackie Wilson	What Good Am I Without You?	1963	Brunswick
11	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10502 chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #9 weeksinr&bchart: 16 writtenby: Ray Whitley album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams comments: [southern soul]	The Tams	What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)	1963	ABC Paramount
12	recordlabel: Columbia 42666 chartposition: RandB 21, US #9, UK #49, US AC #3 writtenby: Paul Vance & Eddie Snyder	Johnny Mathis	What Will Mary Say	1963	Columbia
13	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
14	recordlabel: Vee Jay 486 chartposition: US #68 writtenby: Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe	Jerry Butler	Whatever You Want	1963	Vee Jay
15	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)
16	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
17	recordlabel: Derby 1003 chartposition: RandB #30, US #44 writtenby: Sam Cooke and Clint Lavert mpcode: h7Stj8SFkl0	Mel Carter	When a Boy Falls in Love	1963	Derby
18	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
19	recordlabel: Cameo 274 chartposition: RandB #25, US #33 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell	Dee Dee Sharp	Wild!	1963	Cameo
20	recordlabel: Dimension 1012 chartposition: US #72 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King	The Cookies	Will Power	1963	Dimension
---	recordlabel: Select 722 writtenby: Banks and Bennett	Larry Banks	Will You Wait	1963	Select
---	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: ABC Paramount 10453 chartposition: RandB #15, US #29 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Danny Small	Ray Charles	Without Love (There Is Nothing)	1963	ABC Paramount
2	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
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2180 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #121 writtenby: Solomon Burke	Solomon Burke	Words	1963	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54086 chartposition: US #33 writtenby: Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Workout Stevie, Workout	1963	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Argo 5430 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #7, US #64 writtenby: Bob Forshee album: Etta James Top Ten	Etta James	Would It Make Any Difference To You	1963	Argo
6	recordlabel: Battle 45917 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick comments: [instrumental]	Mongo Santamaria	Yeh-Yeh!	1963	Battle
---	recordlabel: Jamie 1260 writtenby: Charles Harris	Barbara Lynn	You Better Stop	1963	Jamie
---	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: 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
2	recordlabel: Okeh 7176 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Ted Taylor	Ted Taylor	You Give Me Nothing To Go On	1963	Okeh
3	recordlabel: Back Beat 537 chartposition: RandB #20, US #88 writtenby: Deadric Malone	Joe Hinton	You Know It Ain't Right	1963	Back Beat
4	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: 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: Galaxy 718 chartposition: RandB #27, US #105 writtenby: Little Johnny Taylor album: Little Johnny Taylor	Little Johnny Taylor	You'll Need Another Favor	1963	Galaxy
---	recordlabel: Arlen 720 writtenby: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	The Tams	You'll Never Know	1963	Arlen
1	recordlabel: Jamie 1240 chartposition: RandB #13, US #65 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Barbara L. Ozen album: The Best Of Barbara Lynn comments: [southern soul ballad] [released 1962, charted 1963]	Barbara Lynn	You're Gonna Need Me	1963	Jamie
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2205 chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #49 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Don Covay and Horace Ott album: Rock and Soul comments: [southern soul ballad]	Solomon Burke	You're Good For Me	1963	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Jubilee 5459 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Clint Ballard	Dee Dee Warwick	You're No Good	1963	Jubilee
4	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
---	recordlabel: Columbia 42874 writtenby: Pearl Woods, Freddy Johnson, Leroy Kirkland album: Laughing on the Outside	Aretha Franklin	You've Got Her	1963	Columbia
1	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
2	recordlabel: Kapp 557 chartposition: RandB #14, US #47, US AC #15 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson album: Till Now comments: [ballad]	Ruby & The Romantics	Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know)	1963	Kapp
3	recordlabel: Imperial 5991 chartposition: US #125 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Winifred Robinson	The Majors	Your Life Begins (At Sweet Sixteen)	1963	Imperial
4	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

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