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
201	recordlabel: Big Top 3153 chartposition: RandB #31, US #74 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: The Magic Potion of Lou Johnson	Lou Johnson	Reach Out For Me	1963	Big Top
202	recordlabel: King 5710 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Jesse Stone	James Brown	Like A Baby	1963	King
203	recordlabel: United Artists 604 chartposition: US #76 writtenby: Bert Russell, Ray Passman and E. Glick	The Exciters	Get Him	1963	United Artists
204	recordlabel: Wand 135 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #75 writtenby: Tony Bruno and Brenda Bruno	Maxine Brown	Ask Me	1963	Wand
205	recordlabel: Instant 3252 chartposition: US #77 writtenby: Chris Kenner	Chris Kenner	Land Of 1,000 Dances	1963	Instant
206	recordlabel: Chess 1861 chartposition: US #76 writtenby: Dave Baby Cortez and Julia Clowney	Dave Baby Cortez	Organ Shout	1963	Chess
207	recordlabel: Moonglow 223 chartposition: US #75 writtenby: Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield album: Right Now!	The Righteous Brothers	My Babe	1963	Moonglow
208	recordlabel: Ludix 101 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47, US #77 writtenby: L. Dixon and L. Thomas	The Chantels	Eternally	1963	Ludix
209	recordlabel: Class 305 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Clifford Scott and Jeanne Vikki comments: [instrumental]	Googie Rene Combo	Flapjacks (Part I)	1963	Class
210	recordlabel: King 5803 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #77 writtenby: Cowboy Copas and Lois Mann album: Prisoner Of Love	James Brown	Signed, Sealed, and Delivered	1963	King
211	recordlabel: Argo 5445 chartposition: US #78 writtenby: Billy Davis album: Etta James Top Ten	Etta James	Pay Back	1963	Argo
212	recordlabel: Liberty 55552 chartposition: US #81 writtenby: Larry Weiss, Lockie Edwards Jr., Rogers and June Tansey	Timi Yuro	Insult To Injury	1963	Liberty
213	recordlabel: Guyden 2084 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30, US #116 writtenby: J. Madara, D. White	The Sherrys	Saturday Night	1963	Guyden
214	recordlabel: Scepter 1253 chartposition: US #81 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Presenting Dionne Warwick	Dionne Warwick	Make The Music Play	1963	Scepter
215	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10431 chartposition: US #84 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Impressions	The Impressions	Sad, Sad Girl and Boy	1963	ABC Paramount
216	recordlabel: Old Town 1132 chartposition: US #128 writtenby: Gene Redd Jr. & Ronald Moseley	Arthur Prysock	Our Love Will Last	1963	Old Town
217	recordlabel: Wand 138 chartposition: RandB #29, US #110 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Chuck Jackson	I Will Never Turn My Back On You	1963	Wand
218	recordlabel: Duke 368 chartposition: RandB #32, US #113 writtenby: Deadric Malone and Gil Caple	James Davis	Blue Monday	1963	Duke
219	recordlabel: Back Beat 539 chartposition: US #89 writtenby: Deadric Malone	Joe Hinton	Better To Give Than Receive	1963	Back Beat
220	recordlabel: Downey 103 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43, US#87 writtenby: Jack Wenzel album: Boss comments: [instrumental]	The Rumblers	Boss	1963	Downey
221	recordlabel: Capitol 4998 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Bobby Darin and Rudy Clark	King Curtis	Do The Monkey	1963	Capitol
222	recordlabel: Battle 45917 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick comments: [instrumental]	Mongo Santamaria	Yeh-Yeh!	1963	Battle
223	recordlabel: Symbol 924 chartposition: RandB #34, US #98 writtenby: Charlie Foxx	Inez Foxx	Hi Diddle Diddle	1963	Symbol
224	recordlabel: Chess 1850 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: David Clowney and Reggie Hall	Dave Baby Cortez	Hot Cakes (1st Serving)	1963	Chess
225	recordlabel: ABC 10405 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Barry De Vorzon, Ray Charles and Bob Sherman	Ray Charles	The Brightest Smile In Town	1963	ABC
226	recordlabel: Cordak 1602 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Johnny Cole	Dobie Gray	Look At Me	1963	Cordak
227	recordlabel: Scepter 1260 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Ernest Gold	The Shirelles	It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	1963	Scepter
228	recordlabel: Hull 756 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: James Sheppard, Clarence Bassett and Charles Baskerville	Shep & The Limelites	Remember Baby	1963	Hull
229	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)
230	recordlabel: Parkway 889 chartposition: RandB #28, US #94 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell	The Dovells	Stop Monkeyin' Aroun'	1963	Parkway
231	recordlabel: Chess 1848 chartposition: US #94 writtenby: Joe Thomas [bluesman] and Howard Biggs	Cookie & His Cupcakes	Got You On My Mind	1963	Chess
232	recordlabel: Derby 1006 chartposition: US #98 writtenby: Sam Cooke	Johnnie Taylor	Baby We've Got Love	1963	Derby
233	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
234	recordlabel: Guyden 2077 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: John Madara and David White album: Guyden 2077] written by John Medora (as John Madara) and David White comments: [pop soul]	The Sherrys	Slop Time	1963	Guyden
235	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
236	recordlabel: Sar Records 137 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Curtis Womack	The Valentinos	I'll Make It Alright	1963	Sar Records
237	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
238	recordlabel: Scepter 1260 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Mack David and Ernest Gold	The Shirelles	31 Flavors	1963	Scepter
239	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
240	recordlabel: Wand 142 chartposition: RandB #34, US #99 writtenby: James W. Alexander and Ed Townsend	Maxine Brown	Coming Back to You	1963	Wand
241	recordlabel: Sue 786 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Jimmy McGriff	Jimmy McGriff	The Last Minute	1963	Sue
242	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
243	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
244	recordlabel: Atlantic 2191 chartposition: US #101 writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: Under The Boardwalk / Our Biggest Hits	The Drifters	If You Don't Come Back	1963	Atlantic
245	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
246	recordlabel: King 5710 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Johnny Otis comments: [instrumental]	James Brown	Every Beat Of My Heart	1963	King
247	recordlabel: Okeh 7176 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Ted Taylor	Ted Taylor	You Give Me Nothing To Go On	1963	Okeh
248	recordlabel: Jamie 1260 chartposition: US #68 writtenby: Dick Manning and Kay Twomey album: The Best Of Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn	(I Cried At) Laura's Wedding	1963	Jamie
249	recordlabel: ABC 10481 chartposition: US #102 writtenby: Jimmy Work album: Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)	Ray Charles	Making Believe	1963	ABC
250	recordlabel: Duke 357 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34 writtenby: Herman Parker album: Driving Wheel comments: [soul blues]	Junior Parker	Someone Somewhere	1963	Duke
251	recordlabel: End 1121 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Bill Nash	The Flamingos	I Know Better	1963	End
252	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
253	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
254	recordlabel: ABC 10435 chartposition: US #105 writtenby: F. Brown album: Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)	Ray Charles	No Letter Today	1963	ABC
255	recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8164 chartposition: US #105 writtenby: Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke	Love Will Find A Way	1963	RCA Victor
256	recordlabel: Golden Eagle 101 chartposition: US #105 writtenby: Charlie Booth and Johnny Copeland	Johnny Copeland	Down On Bending Knees	1963	Golden Eagle
257	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2180 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #121 writtenby: Solomon Burke	Solomon Burke	Words	1963	Atlantic
258	recordlabel: Chess 1872 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Terry Vail	Maurice McAlister & The Radiants	Shy Guy	1963	Chess
259	recordlabel: Atco 6275 chartposition: US #72 writtenby: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe album: Ben E. King's Greatest Hits	Ben E. King	I Could Have Danced All Night	1963	Atco
260	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.
261	recordlabel: Prestige 273 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Jack McDuff comments: [instrumental]	Jack McDuff	Rock Candy	1963	Prestige
262	recordlabel: Argo 5430 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #109 writtenby: Jule Styne and Bob Hilliard comments: US B Side To Would It Make Any Difference To You	Etta James	How Do You Speak To An Angel	1963	Argo
263	recordlabel: Mercury 72207 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus	Brook Benton & Damita Jo	Baby, You've Got It Made	1963	Mercury
264	recordlabel: Constellation 108 chartposition: RandB #37, US #92 writtenby: Don Covay and Horace Ott	Dee Clark	Crossfire Time	1963	Constellation
265	recordlabel: Symbol 922 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Charlie Foxx	Inez Foxx	He's The One You Love	1963	Symbol
266	recordlabel: Columbia 42796 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Irving Berlin album: Laughing On The Outside	Aretha Franklin	Say It Isn't So	1963	Columbia
267	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
268	recordlabel: Atlantic 2174 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Eddie Jones	Ray Charles	Feeling Sad	1963	Atlantic
269	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
270	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
271	recordlabel: Imperial 5914 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Irving Berlin album: Meet The Majors	The Majors	Anything You Can Do	1963	Imperial
272	recordlabel: Sea Horn 502 chartposition: RandB #39, US #118 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Wilbert Harrison	Wilbert Harrison	Near To You	1963	Sea Horn
273	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
274	recordlabel: Win 250 chartposition: US #116 writtenby: Marion Weiss comments: [doo wop ballad] mpcode: 7opHc9pugBs	Ronnie & the Hi-Lites	A Slow Dance	1963	Win
275	recordlabel: Argo 5452 chartposition: US #118 writtenby: Norman Mapp comments: US B Side To Two Sides (To Every Story)	Etta James	I Worry Bout You	1963	Argo
276	recordlabel: Chancellor 1140 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: J. Stephan	The Royalettes	Blue Summer	1963	Chancellor
277	recordlabel: Brunswick 55236 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: William McCorkle	Jackie Wilson	What Good Am I Without You?	1963	Brunswick
278	recordlabel: Jamie 1244 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #93 writtenby: Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley	Barbara Lynn	Don't Be Cruel	1963	Jamie
279	recordlabel: Columbia 4 46073 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: Herbie Hancock comments: [instrumental]	Herbie Hancock	Watermelon Man	1963	Columbia
280	recordlabel: Everest 2027 chartposition: US #124 writtenby: J. Baird and L. White	Jimmy Holiday	Poor Boy	1963	Everest
281	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
282	recordlabel: Okeh 7171 chartposition: US #123 writtenby: Jean Matyka, Joe Scott and Deadric Malone	Ted Taylor	Be Ever Wonderful	1963	Okeh
283	recordlabel: Columbia 4 42796 chartposition: US #125 writtenby: Ben Raleigh & Art Wayne album: Laughing On The Outside	Aretha Franklin	Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out)	1963	Columbia
284	recordlabel: Sue 776 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47, US #124 writtenby: William Bell	Jackie Shane	Any Other Way	1963	Sue
285	recordlabel: Beltone 2034 chartposition: US #128 writtenby: Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer	The Jive Five	Rain	1963	Beltone
286	recordlabel: Cortland 110 chartposition: US #127 writtenby: Howard Pitman, Jerry Murray and Eddie Williams	The Ideals	The Gorilla	1963	Cortland
287	recordlabel: Roulette 4530 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Ivory Joe Hunter and Clyde Otis	The Essex	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	1963	Roulette
288	recordlabel: Wand 138 chartposition: US #85 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Chuck Jackson	Tears Of Joy	1963	Wand
289	recordlabel: MGM 13138 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Van McCoy	Roy Hamilton	Let Go	1963	MGM
290	recordlabel: Imperial 5909 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Guidry, Bartholomew	Fats Domino	Those Eyes	1963	Imperial
291	recordlabel: Okeh 4 7178 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: William Butler and Curtis Mayfield	Billy Butler & The Enchanters	Found True Love	1963	Okeh
292	recordlabel: Okeh 7165 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: E. Miller, D. Williams, Yount and T. Taylor	Ted Taylor	I'll Release You	1963	Okeh
293	recordlabel: Porwin 1002 chartposition: US #134 writtenby: Nathaniel Broknight and Paul Winley	The Clovers featuring Buddy Bailey	Stop Pretending	1963	Porwin
294	recordlabel: Capitol 4919 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44 writtenby: Williams-Otis-Harrison comments: [ballad]	Nat King Cole	Nothing Goes Up (Without Coming Down)	1963	Capitol
295	recordlabel: Press 2810 chartposition: US #133 writtenby: Aaron Collins	The Flares	The Monkey Walk	1963	Press
296	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
297	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
298	recordlabel: Imperial 5976 chartposition: US #93 writtenby: Eddie Levert and Walter Williams	The O'Jays	Lonely Drifter	1963	Imperial
299	recordlabel: Wand 141 chartposition: RandB #47, US #81 writtenby: William Bell album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits	Chuck Jackson	Any Other Way	1963	Wand
300	recordlabel: Excello 2228 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: J. West comments: [blues]	Lightnin' Slim	I'm Evil	1963	Excello

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