Top Songs of 1963


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