Top Songs of 1963
1 |
7 |
The Ronettes |
Be My Baby |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
2 |
44 |
The Kingsmen |
Louie Louie |
Garage Rock,
Proto-Punk,
Rhythm & Blues
|
3 |
84 |
The Beatles |
I Want to Hold Your Hand |
Merseybeat
|
4 |
137 |
The Beatles |
She Loves You |
Merseybeat
|
5 |
203 |
Bob Dylan |
Blowin' in the Wind |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
6 |
288 |
Johnny Cash |
Ring of Fire |
Country
|
7 |
418 |
The Crystals |
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
8 |
725 |
Martha and The Vandellas |
Heat Wave |
Girl Group,
Motown Sound
|
9 |
753 |
The Beach Boys |
Surfin' U.S.A. |
Surf Rock,
Vocal Surf
|
10 |
795 |
Bob Dylan |
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
11 |
818 |
Bob Dylan |
Masters of War |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
12 |
836 |
Roy Orbison |
In Dreams |
Baroque Pop
|
13 |
861 |
The Beatles |
I Saw Her Standing There |
Merseybeat,
Rock & Roll
|
14 |
871 |
Bob Dylan |
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
15 |
979 |
The Crystals |
Then He Kissed Me |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
16 |
988 |
The Beatles |
Please Please Me |
Merseybeat
|
17 |
1081 |
The Beach Boys |
In My Room |
Traditional Pop,
Vocal Group
|
18 |
1088 |
The Drifters |
On Broadway |
Brill Building,
Pop Soul
|
19 |
1089 |
The Surfaris |
Wipe Out |
Rock & Roll,
Surf Rock
|
20 |
1142 |
The Trashmen |
Surfin' Bird |
Garage Rock,
Surf Rock
|
21 |
1229 |
The Chiffons |
He's So Fine |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
22 |
1421 |
Bob Dylan |
Girl from the North Country |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
23 |
1573 |
The Jaynetts |
Sally, Go 'Round the Roses |
Girl Group,
Pop Soul,
Rhythm & Blues
|
24 |
1640 |
Peter, Paul and Mary |
Blowin' in the Wind |
Folk Pop
|
25 |
1800 |
Stevie Wonder |
Fingertips |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
|
26 |
1832 |
Sonny Boy Williamson (II) |
Help Me |
Chicago Blues
|
27 |
1924 |
The Chiffons |
One Fine Day |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
28 |
2038 |
Jan and Dean |
Surf City |
Surf Rock,
Vocal Surf
|
29 |
2073 |
The Four Seasons |
Walk Like a Man |
Doo-Wop,
Pop
|
30 |
2140 |
The Beatles |
Twist and Shout |
Merseybeat,
Rock & Roll
|
31 |
2434 |
Dave Clark Five |
Glad All Over |
Merseybeat
|
32 |
2535 |
Mongo Santamaría |
Watermelon Man |
Afro-Cuban Jazz,
Boogaloo
|
33 |
2563 |
Bob & Earl |
Harlem Shuffle |
Soul
|
34 |
2615 |
Jan and Dean |
Dead Man's Curve |
Vocal Surf
|
35 |
2713 |
Bobby Bare |
Detroit City |
Country Pop
|
36 |
2762 |
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
Cry Baby |
Soul
|
37 |
2825 |
Little Peggy March |
I Will Follow Him |
Brill Building
|
38 |
2872 |
The Beatles |
All My Loving |
Merseybeat
|
39 |
2914 |
The Angels [USA] |
My Boyfriend's Back |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
40 |
2927 |
Lesley Gore |
It's My Party |
Bubblegum,
Teen Pop
|
41 |
2956 |
Marvin Gaye |
Can I Get a Witness |
Motown Sound,
Rhythm & Blues
|
42 |
3134 |
The Ronettes |
Baby, I Love You |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
43 |
3163 |
Joan Baez |
We Shall Overcome |
Traditional Folk Music
|
44 |
3166 |
Rufus Thomas |
Walking the Dog |
Rhythm & Blues
|
45 |
3237 |
Dionne Warwick |
Anyone Who Had a Heart |
Brill Building,
Pop Soul
|
46 |
3268 |
Lesley Gore |
You Don't Own Me |
Brill Building
|
47 |
3514 |
Jorge Ben |
Mas, que nada! |
Samba,
Singer/Songwriter
|
48 |
3561 |
James Brown |
Prisoner of Love |
Soul
|
49 |
3587 |
Barbara Lewis |
Hello Stranger |
Soul
|
50 |
3595 |
Charles Mingus |
Track C - Group Dancers |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Third Stream
|
51 |
3596 |
Henri Salvador |
Syracuse |
Chanson,
French Pop
|
52 |
3612 |
Buck Owens |
Act Naturally |
Bakersfield Sound
|
53 |
3615 |
Darlene Love |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
Brill Building,
Christmas Music,
Pop Soul
|
54 |
3769 |
The Beach Boys |
Surfer Girl |
Doo-Wop
|
55 |
3839 |
Dusty Springfield |
I Only Want to Be with You |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Soul
|
56 |
3952 |
Sam Cooke |
Another Saturday Night |
Pop Soul
|
57 |
4115 |
The Impressions |
It's All Right |
Chicago Soul
|
58 |
4393 |
Gino Paoli |
Sapore di sale |
Canzone d'autore,
Italo Pop
|
59 |
4439 |
The Tammys |
Egyptian Shumba |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
60 |
4492 |
Serge Gainsbourg |
La Javanaise |
Chanson à texte
|
61 |
4511 |
Ian and Sylvia |
Four Strong Winds |
Folk Pop
|
62 |
4593 |
Elvis Presley |
(You're the) Devil in Disguise |
Rockabilly
|
63 |
4686 |
Roy Orbison |
Blue Bayou |
Pop Rock
|
64 |
4713 |
Jackie Wilson |
Baby Workout |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
|
65 |
4794 |
The Beatles |
From Me to You |
Merseybeat
|
66 |
4820 |
Gerry and The Pacemakers |
You'll Never Walk Alone |
Merseybeat
|
67 |
4889 |
The Tymes |
So Much in Love |
Doo-Wop
|
68 |
5105 |
The Beatles |
This Boy |
Merseybeat
|
69 |
5116 |
The Beatles |
It Won't Be Long |
Merseybeat
|
70 |
5430 |
Gene Pitney |
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa |
Brill Building
|
71 |
5484 |
The Miracles |
Mickey's Monkey |
Motown Sound
|
72 |
5629 |
Betty Everett |
It's in His Kiss (The Shoop-Shoop Song) |
Pop Soul
|
73 |
5693 |
Doris Troy |
Just One Look |
Soul
|
74 |
5990 |
Pete Seeger |
We Shall Overcome |
Contemporary Folk
|
75 |
5993 |
Charles Mingus |
Track A - Solo Dancer |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Third Stream
|
76 |
5998 |
Gerry and The Pacemakers |
How Do You Do It? |
Merseybeat
|
77 |
6054 |
Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans |
Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart? |
Brill Building,
Girl Group,
Teen Pop
|
78 |
6106 |
Bobby Vinton |
Blue Velvet |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Traditional Pop
|
79 |
6153 |
Major Lance |
The Monkey Time |
Chicago Soul
|
80 |
6167 |
Lenny Welch |
Since I Fell for You |
Traditional Pop
|
81 |
6449 |
Charles Aznavour |
La Mamma |
Chanson à texte
|
82 |
6468 |
Dave Dudley |
Six Days on the Road |
Truck Driving Country
|
83 |
6496 |
Patsy Cline |
Sweet Dreams (Of You) |
Nashville Sound
|
84 |
6752 |
The Righteous Brothers |
Little Latin Lupe Lu |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
|
85 |
6774 |
Antônio Carlos Jobim |
Insensatez |
Bossa Nova
|
86 |
6783 |
Inez & Charlie Foxx |
Mockingbird |
Pop Soul
|
87 |
6960 |
The Swinging Blue Jeans |
Hippy Hippy Shake |
Merseybeat,
Rock & Roll
|
88 |
7522 |
Ronnie Hawkins |
Who Do You Love |
Blues Rock,
Rockabilly
|
89 |
7613 |
Lonnie Mack |
Memphis |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
|
90 |
7672 |
John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman |
My One and Only Love |
Vocal Jazz
|
91 |
7703 |
Ruby and the Romantics |
Our Day Will Come |
Pop Soul
|
92 |
7724 |
Ray Charles |
Busted |
Blues,
Soul
|
93 |
7847 |
Otis Redding |
Pain in My Heart |
Southern Soul
|
94 |
7850 |
Claude Nougaro |
Cécile, ma fille |
Chanson
|
95 |
7900 |
Martha and The Vandellas |
Quicksand |
Girl Group,
Soul
|
96 |
7901 |
Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas |
I'll Keep You Satisfied |
Merseybeat
|
97 |
7982 |
Jackie DeShannon |
When You Walk in the Room |
Blue Eyed Soul
|
98 |
8060 |
Maurice Fanon |
L'écharpe |
Chanson
|
99 |
8068 |
The Cookies |
Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
100 |
8147 |
Major Lance |
Um Um Um Um Um Um Um |
Chicago Soul,
Pop Soul
|
101 |
8388 |
Little Johnny Taylor |
Part Time Love |
Pop Soul,
Rhythm & Blues
|
102 |
8439 |
Marty Robbins |
Begging to You |
Country
|
103 |
8591 |
Frank Sinatra |
Luck Be a Lady |
Traditional Pop,
Vocal Jazz
|
104 |
8634 |
The Shirelles |
Foolish Little Girl |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
105 |
8654 |
Jack Nitzsche |
The Lonely Surfer |
Baroque Pop,
Surf Rock
|
106 |
8911 |
Darlene Love |
A Fine Fine Boy |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
107 |
8940 |
The Beach Boys |
Little Deuce Coupe |
Vocal Surf
|
108 |
9112 |
Jean Ferrat |
Nuit et Brouillard |
Chanson
|
109 |
9130 |
Colette Magny |
Melocoton |
Chanson
|
110 |
9183 |
The Five Du-Tones |
Shake a Tailfeather |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
|
111 |
9255 |
Ray Price |
Make the World Go Away |
Nashville Sound
|
112 |
9397 |
Andy Williams |
Can't Get Used to Losing You |
Traditional Pop
|
113 |
9491 |
The Murmaids |
Popsicles and Icicles |
Girl Group
|
114 |
9513 |
Lou Christie |
Two Faces Have I |
Pop
|
115 |
9574 |
Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas |
Bad to Me |
Merseybeat
|
116 |
9685 |
Ray Price |
Night Life |
Nashville Sound
|
117 |
9697 |
Jimmy Soul |
If You Wanna Be Happy |
Pop Soul
|
118 |
9710 |
John Coltrane |
India |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000: |
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The Tams |
What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) |
Soul
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Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs |
Sugar Shack |
Bubblegum,
Pop Rock,
Rock & Roll
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Bill Anderson |
Still |
Country Pop
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The Beatles |
I'll Get You |
Merseybeat
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The Rivingtons |
The Bird's the Word |
Doo-Wop
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Antônio Carlos Jobim |
Desafinado |
Bossa Nova
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The Beach Boys |
Be True to Your School |
Sunshine Pop,
Vocal Group,
Vocal Surf
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The Supremes |
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes |
Girl Group,
Motown Sound
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Darlene Love |
(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
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Bobby Bare |
500 Miles Away from Home |
Country
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The Maytals |
Sixth and Seventh Books |
Jamaican Ska
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Prince Buster |
Madness |
Jamaican Ska
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Jacques Brel |
Les Vieux |
Chanson à texte
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Nat King Cole |
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer |
Traditional Pop
|
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George Jones & Melba Montgomery |
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds |
Honky Tonk
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Nino Tempo and April Stevens |
Deep Purple |
Folk Pop
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Jackie DeShannon |
Needles and Pins |
Beat Music,
Blue Eyed Soul
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The Marketts |
Out of Limits |
Surf Rock
|
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Randy & the Rainbows |
Denise |
Doo-Wop
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Charles Mingus |
Mode D/E/F |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Third Stream
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Dion |
Donna the Prima Donna |
Doo-Wop,
Rock & Roll
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Dion |
Ruby Baby |
Rock & Roll
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The Rolling Stones |
I Wanna Be Your Man |
British Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
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Jack Jones |
Call Me Irresponsible |
Adult Contemporary
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Buck Owens |
Love's Gonna Live Here |
Bakersfield Sound
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Jeanne Moreau |
J'ai la mémoire qui flanche |
Chanson
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The Beatles |
You Really Got a Hold on Me |
Merseybeat
|
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Colette Renard |
Les nuits d'une demoiselle |
Chanson
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John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman |
Lush Life |
Vocal Jazz
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Patsy Cline |
Faded Love |
Nashville Sound
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Sheila |
L'école est finie |
French Pop,
Yé-yé
|
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Bobby Darin |
Eighteen Yellow Roses |
Traditional Pop
|
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Kai Winding |
More (Theme from Mondo Cane) |
Jazz Pop,
Rock & Roll
|
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Jackie McLean |
Melody for Melonae |
Post-Bop
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Irma Thomas |
Ruler of My Heart |
Southern Soul
|
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The Beach Boys |
Shut Down |
Surf Rock,
Vocal Surf
|
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The Beatles |
Do You Want to Know a Secret |
Merseybeat
|
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Paul Bley |
Syndrome |
Avant-Garde Jazz
|
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The Ran-Dells |
Martian Hop |
Doo-Wop,
Novelty
|
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Johnny Hallyday |
Excuse-moi partenaire |
French Pop
|
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Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas |
Do You Want to Know a Secret? |
Merseybeat
|
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Joe Henderson |
Blue Bossa |
Hard Bop
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The Searchers |
Sweets for My Sweet |
Merseybeat
|
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Enrico Macias |
Enfants de tous pays |
Chanson
|
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Gerry and The Pacemakers |
I Like It |
Merseybeat
|
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Pierre Perret |
Le Tord-boyaux |
Chanson
|
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BBC Radiophonic Workshop |
Doctor Who |
Electronic,
Tape Music,
Television Music
|
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Wilson Pickett |
If You Need Me |
Southern Soul
|
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Ben E. King |
I (Who Have Nothing) |
Pop Soul,
Traditional Pop
|
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Dexter Gordon |
Scrapple from the Apple |
Hard Bop
|
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Gilbert Bécaud |
Dimanche à Orly |
Chanson
|
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Eddie Holland |
Leaving Here |
Motown Sound
|
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Martha and The Vandellas |
Come and Get These Memories |
Girl Group,
Motown Sound
|
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Dexter Gordon |
A Night in Tunisia |
Hard Bop
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The Pyramids |
Penetration |
Surf Rock
|
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Ella Fitzgerald |
The Way You Look Tonight |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
|
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Frank Sinatra |
I Have Dreamed |
Traditional Pop,
Vocal Jazz
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