Billboard year-end top 50 R&B singles of 1963

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Billboard year-end top 50 R&B singles of 1963 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1963. The list was based on charts from the January 6 through the November 23 issues.[1]

"Part Time Love" by Little Johnny Taylor ranked as the year's top R&B single. It was Taylor's only top 40 pop entry, reaching number 19 on the pop chart.[2]

Motown and its affiliated divisions (Tamla and Gordy) emerged as a leading force with six of the year's top 20 R&B singles. Top hits from the Motown group included "Fingertips (Part II)" by Little Stevie Wonder (No. 4), "Heat Wave" (No. 5) and "Come and Get These Memories" (No. 50) by Martha and the Vandellas, "Pride and Joy" by Marvin Gaye (No. 6), "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by The Miracles (No. 9), "Two Lovers" by Mary Wells (No. 17), and "Mickey's Monkey" by The Miracles (No. 19).

Several singles by white artists were included in the list including "Walk Like a Man" by The Four Seasons (No. 20), "Hey Paula" by Paul & Paula (No. 21), "I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March (No. 22), Ruby Baby" by Dion (No. 24), "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore (No. 26), "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (No. 27), and "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (No. 30).

R&B
rank[1] 		Peak Title Artist(s) Label
1 1 "Part Time Love" Little Johnny Taylor Galaxy
2 2 "Mockingbird" Inez Foxx Symbol
3 1 "Baby Workout" Jackie Wilson Brunswick
4 1 "Fingertips (Part II)" Little Stevie Wonder Tamla
5 1 "Heat Wave" Martha and the Vandellas Gordy
6 2 "Pride and Joy" Marvin Gaye Tamla
7 3 "The Love of My Man" Theola Kilgore Serock
8 1 "Cry Baby" Garnet Mimms United Artists
9 1 "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" The Miracles Tamla
10 1 "Hello Stranger" Barbara Lewis Atlantic
11 3 "Just One Look" Doris Troy Atlantic
12 2 "The Monkey Time" Major Lance Okeh
13 1 "That's the Way Love Is" Bobby Bland Duke
14 1 "Our Day Will Come" Ruby & the Romantics Kapp
15 1 "He's So Fine" The Chiffons Laurie
16 1 "If You Wanna Be Happy" Jimmy Soul S.P.Q.R.
17 1 "Two Lovers" Mary Wells Motown
18 1 "Easier Said Than Done" The Essex Roulette
19 3 "Mickey's Monkey" The Miracles Tamla
20 3 "Walk Like a Man" The Four Seasons Vee Jay
21 1 "Hey Paula" Paul & Paula Philips
22 1 "I Will Follow Him" Little Peggy March RCA Victor
23 4 "South Street" The Orlons Cameo
24 5 "Ruby Baby" Dion Columbia
25 6 "Call on Me" Bobby Bland Duke
26 1 "It's My Party" Lesley Gore Mercury
27 1 "Sugar Shack" Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs Dot
28 2 "Hotel Happiness" Brook Benton Mercury
29 1 "Another Saturday Night" Sam Cooke RCA Victor
30 2 "My Boyfriend's Back" The Angels Smash
31 3 "Busted" Ray Charles ABC Paramount
32 3 "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" The Cookies Dimension
33 4 "Frankie and Johnny" Sam Cooke RCA Victor
34 8 "Mama Didn't Lie" Jan Bradley Chess
35 7 "It's Too Late" Wilson Pickett Double L
36 3 "Surf City" Jan and Dean Liberty
37 2 "Send Me Some Lovin'" Sam Cooke RCA Victor
38 2 "If You Need Me" Solomon Burke Atlantic
39 4 "Walk Right In" The Rooftop Singers Vanguard
40 4 "So Much in Love" The Tymes Parkway
41 4 "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" The Jaynetts Tuff
42 7 "Pushover" Etta James Argo
43 7 "Rhythm of the Rain" The Cascades Valiant
44 6 "Prisoner of Love" James Brown King
45 4 "The End of the World" Skeeter Davis RCA Victor
46 5 "Don't Make Me Over" Dionne Warwick Scepter
47 1 "You Are My Sunshine" Ray Charles ABC Paramount
48 4 "Be My Baby" The Ronettes Philles
49 6 "Loop de Loop" Johnny Thunder Diamond
50 6 "Come and Get These Memories" Martha and the Vandellas Gordy
50 5 "Tell Him" The Exciters United Artists

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Top R&B Singles for 1963" (PDF). The Billboard. December 28, 1963. pp. 31, 34.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 563.
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