Top Songs of 1963
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
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

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
The Tams What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Soul
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs Sugar Shack Bubblegum, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
Bill Anderson Still Country Pop
The Beatles I'll Get You Merseybeat
The Rivingtons The Bird's the Word Doo-Wop
Antônio Carlos Jobim Desafinado Bossa Nova
The Beach Boys Be True to Your School Sunshine Pop, Vocal Group, Vocal Surf
The Supremes When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes Girl Group, Motown Sound
Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Brill Building, Girl Group
Bobby Bare 500 Miles Away from Home Country
The Maytals Sixth and Seventh Books Jamaican Ska
Prince Buster Madness Jamaican Ska
Jacques Brel Les Vieux Chanson à texte
Nat King Cole Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Traditional Pop
George Jones & Melba Montgomery We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds Honky Tonk
Nino Tempo and April Stevens Deep Purple Folk Pop
Jackie DeShannon Needles and Pins Beat Music, Blue Eyed Soul
The Marketts Out of Limits Surf Rock
Randy & the Rainbows Denise Doo-Wop
Charles Mingus Mode D/E/F Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream
Dion Donna the Prima Donna Doo-Wop, Rock & Roll
Dion Ruby Baby Rock & Roll
The Rolling Stones I Wanna Be Your Man British Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
Jack Jones Call Me Irresponsible Adult Contemporary
Buck Owens Love's Gonna Live Here Bakersfield Sound
Jeanne Moreau J'ai la mémoire qui flanche Chanson
The Beatles You Really Got a Hold on Me Merseybeat
Colette Renard Les nuits d'une demoiselle Chanson
John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman Lush Life Vocal Jazz
Patsy Cline Faded Love Nashville Sound
Sheila L'école est finie French Pop, Yé-yé
Bobby Darin Eighteen Yellow Roses Traditional Pop
Kai Winding More (Theme from Mondo Cane) Jazz Pop, Rock & Roll
Jackie McLean Melody for Melonae Post-Bop
Irma Thomas Ruler of My Heart Southern Soul
The Beach Boys Shut Down Surf Rock, Vocal Surf
The Beatles Do You Want to Know a Secret Merseybeat
Paul Bley Syndrome Avant-Garde Jazz
The Ran-Dells Martian Hop Doo-Wop, Novelty
Johnny Hallyday Excuse-moi partenaire French Pop
Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas Do You Want to Know a Secret? Merseybeat
Joe Henderson Blue Bossa Hard Bop
The Searchers Sweets for My Sweet Merseybeat
Enrico Macias Enfants de tous pays Chanson
Gerry and The Pacemakers I Like It Merseybeat
Pierre Perret Le Tord-boyaux Chanson
BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who Electronic, Tape Music, Television Music
Wilson Pickett If You Need Me Southern Soul
Ben E. King I (Who Have Nothing) Pop Soul, Traditional Pop
Dexter Gordon Scrapple from the Apple Hard Bop
Gilbert Bécaud Dimanche à Orly Chanson
Eddie Holland Leaving Here Motown Sound
Martha and The Vandellas Come and Get These Memories Girl Group, Motown Sound
Dexter Gordon A Night in Tunisia Hard Bop
The Pyramids Penetration Surf Rock
Ella Fitzgerald The Way You Look Tonight Standards, Vocal Jazz
Frank Sinatra I Have Dreamed Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz