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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.

(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: 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
--- 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: 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
2 recordlabel: Jubilee 5459
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Clint Ballard
Dee Dee Warwick You're No Good 1963 Jubilee
3 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
4 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
--- recordlabel: Arlen 720
writtenby: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
The Tams You'll Never Know 1963 Arlen
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: 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: 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
2 recordlabel: Back Beat 537
chartposition: RandB #20, US #88
writtenby: Deadric Malone
Joe Hinton You Know It Ain't Right 1963 Back Beat
3 recordlabel: Okeh 7176
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor You Give Me Nothing To Go On 1963 Okeh
4 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
--- recordlabel: Motown 1040
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Meet The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) You Bring Back Memories 1963 Motown
--- recordlabel: Jamie 1260
writtenby: Charles Harris
Barbara Lynn You Better Stop 1963 Jamie
1 recordlabel: Battle 45917
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick
comments: [instrumental]
Mongo Santamaria Yeh-Yeh! 1963 Battle
2 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
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54086
chartposition: US #33
writtenby: Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Workout Stevie, Workout 1963 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2180
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #121
writtenby: Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke Words 1963 Atlantic
5 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
6 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
--- recordlabel: Scepter 1247
writtenby: Bacharach and David
album: Make Way For Dionne Warwick
mpcode: eLU_woRD8Dg
Dionne Warwick Wishin' and Hopin' 1963 Scepter
--- recordlabel: Select 722
writtenby: Banks and Bennett
Larry Banks Will You Wait 1963 Select
1 recordlabel: Dimension 1012
chartposition: US #72
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
The Cookies Will Power 1963 Dimension
2 recordlabel: Cameo 274
chartposition: RandB #25, US #33
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Dee Dee Sharp Wild! 1963 Cameo
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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)
7 recordlabel: Vee Jay 486
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
Jerry Butler Whatever You Want 1963 Vee Jay
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 recordlabel: Brunswick 55236
chartposition: US #121
writtenby: William McCorkle
Jackie Wilson What Good Am I Without You? 1963 Brunswick
12 recordlabel: Scepter 1259
chartposition: US #53
writtenby: Ed Townsend
The Shirelles What Does A Girl Do? 1963 Scepter
13 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10401
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17, US #53
writtenby: John Linde, P. Antell
The Percells What Are Boys Made Of 1963 ABCParamount
14 recordlabel: Atlantic 2189
chartposition: RandB #28, US #93
writtenby: Thom Bell and Steve Cropper
Carla Thomas What A Fool I've Been 1963 Atlantic
15 recordlabel: Columbia 4 46073
chartposition: US #121
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man 1963 Columbia
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 recordlabel: Era 3099
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #82
writtenby: Erik Darling and Willard Svanoe
The Moments Walk Right In 1963 Era
20 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
--- 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: Sar Records 142
writtenby: Fred Smith, Zelda Samuels
Patience Valentine Unlucky Girl 1963 Sar Records
1 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
2 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
3 recordlabel: Argo 5452
chartposition: US #63, US AC #14
writtenby: Tony Clarke and Billy Davis
Etta James Two Sides (To Every Story) 1963 Argo
4 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
5 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.
6 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
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 2206
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Lenore Rosenblatt and Vic Milrose
Doris Troy Tomorrow Is Another Day 1963 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: Jamie 1251
chartposition: US #135
writtenby: Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn To Love Or Not To Love 1963 Jamie
9 recordlabel: Imperial 5909
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Guidry, Bartholomew
Fats Domino Those Eyes 1963 Imperial
10 recordlabel: Serock 2006
chartposition: US #60
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Theola Kilgore This Is My Prayer 1963 Serock
--- recordlabel: King 5751
writtenby: A. DeFreece, B. DeFreece and F. Fenner
Albert King This Funny Feeling 1963 King
1 recordlabel: Parkway 960
chartposition: RandB #17, US #57
writtenby: Eddie Holman and S. Soloman
Eddie Holman This Can't Be True 1963 Parkway
2 recordlabel: Chess 1851
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: R. Sherman
Jan Bradley These Tears 1963 Chess
3 recordlabel: King 5767
chartposition: RandB #25, US #55
writtenby: Marvell, Jack Strachey and Link
James Brown These Foolish Things 1963 King
4 recordlabel: Volt 103
chartposition: RandB #20, US #85
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: Pain In My Heart
Otis Redding These Arms Of Mine 1963 Volt
--- recordlabel: Columbia 4 42659
writtenby: A. Altman, N. Gimbel
Walter Jackson Then Only Then 1963 Columbia
1 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
2 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
3 recordlabel: Congress 202
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8
writtenby: Lincoln Chase
album: The Name Game
Shirley Ellis The Nitty Gritty 1963 Congress
4 recordlabel: Press 2810
chartposition: US #133
writtenby: Aaron Collins
The Flares The Monkey Walk 1963 Press
5 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
6 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
7 recordlabel: Sue 786
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff The Last Minute 1963 Sue
8 recordlabel: Cortland 110
chartposition: US #127
writtenby: Howard Pitman, Jerry Murray and Eddie Williams
The Ideals The Gorilla 1963 Cortland
--- 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: 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
2 recordlabel: Stax 130
chartposition: RandB #22, US #87
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
album: Walking The Dog
Rufus Thomas The Dog 1963 Stax
3 recordlabel: ABC 10405
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Barry De Vorzon, Ray Charles and Bob Sherman
Ray Charles The Brightest Smile In Town 1963 ABC
4 recordlabel: Tri Disc 106
chartposition: RandB #22, US #40
writtenby: Walter Ward, Charles Fizer and Eddie Lewis
The Olympics The Bounce 1963 Tri Disc
5 recordlabel: Federal 12482
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Freddie King and Sonny Thompson
comments: [instrumental]
Freddy King The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist 1963 Federal
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
--- 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: Capitol 5084
chartposition: US #6
writtenby: Earl Lawrence
comments: [christmas]
Nancy Wilson That's What I Want For Christmas 1963 Capitol
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: 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
--- 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: 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 recordlabel: Atco 6246
chartposition: RandB #29, US #122
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Ben E. King Tell Daddy 1963 Atco
6 recordlabel: Wand 138
chartposition: US #85
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Chuck Jackson Tears Of Joy 1963 Wand
--- recordlabel: Symbol 924
writtenby: Charlie Foxx
album: Mockingbird
comments: [deep soul]
Inez Foxx Talk With Me 1963 Symbol
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: 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
3 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
4 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
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2200
chartposition: US #43, US AC #15
writtenby: Sharron McMahan
Barbara Lewis Straighten Up Your Heart 1963 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Porwin 1002
chartposition: US #134
writtenby: Nathaniel Broknight and Paul Winley
The Clovers featuring Buddy Bailey Stop Pretending 1963 Porwin
7 recordlabel: Parkway 889
chartposition: RandB #28, US #94
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
The Dovells Stop Monkeyin' Aroun' 1963 Parkway
8 recordlabel: Mercury 72207
chartposition: RandB #25, US #108
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Brook Benton
Brook Benton & Damita Jo Stop Foolin' 1963 Mercury
--- recordlabel: V.I.P. 25001
writtenby: Wilson and Davis
Patrice Holloway Stevie 1963 V.I.P.

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