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

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
11"Part Time Love"Little Johnny TaylorGalaxy
22"Mockingbird"Inez FoxxSymbol
31"Baby Workout"Jackie WilsonBrunswick
41"Fingertips (Part II)"Little Stevie WonderTamla
51"Heat Wave"Martha and the VandellasGordy
62"Pride and Joy"Marvin GayeTamla
73"The Love of My Man"Theola KilgoreSerock
81"Cry Baby"Garnet MimmsUnited Artists
91"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"The MiraclesTamla
101"Hello Stranger"Barbara LewisAtlantic
113"Just One Look"Doris TroyAtlantic
122"The Monkey Time"Major LanceOkeh
131"That's the Way Love Is"Bobby BlandDuke
141"Our Day Will Come"Ruby & the RomanticsKapp
151"He's So Fine"The ChiffonsLaurie
161"If You Wanna Be Happy"Jimmy SoulS.P.Q.R.
171"Two Lovers"Mary WellsMotown
181"Easier Said Than Done"The EssexRoulette
193"Mickey's Monkey"The MiraclesTamla
203"Walk Like a Man"The Four SeasonsVee Jay
211"Hey Paula"Paul & PaulaPhilips
221"I Will Follow Him"Little Peggy MarchRCA Victor
234"South Street"The OrlonsCameo
245"Ruby Baby"DionColumbia
25"Call on Me"Bobby BlandDuke
261"It's My Party"Lesley GoreMercury
271"Sugar Shack"Jimmy Gilmer and the FireballsDot
282"Hotel Happiness"Brook BentonMercury
291"Another Saturday Night"Sam CookeRCA Victor
301"My Boyfriend's Back"The AngelsSmash
313"Busted"Ray CharlesABC Paramount
323"Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)"The CookiesDimension
334"Frankie and Johnny"Sam CookeRCA Victor
348"Mama Didn't Lie"Jan BradleyChess
357"It's Too Late"Wilson PickettDouble L
363"Surf City"Jan and DeanLiberty
372"Send Me Some Lovin'"Sam CookeRCA Victor
382"If You Need Me"Solomon BurkeAtlantic
39"Walk Right In"The Rooftop SingersVanguard
404"So Much in Love"The TymesParkway
41"Sally Go 'Round the Roses"The JaynettsTuff
427"Pushover"Etta JamesArgo
437"Rhythm of the Rain"The CascadesValiant
446"Prisoner of Love"James BrownKing
454"The End of the World"Skeeter DavisRCA Victor
465"Don't Make Me Over"Dionne WarwickScepter
471"You Are My Sunshine"Ray CharlesABC Paramount
484"Be My Baby"The RonettesPhilles
496"Loop de Loop"Johnny ThunderDiamond
506"Come and Get These Memories"Martha and the VandellasGordy
505"Tell Him"The ExcitersUnited Artists

See also

References
  1. "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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