Top R&B Songs of 1963 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Columbia 42674]
written by Jerome "Doc" Pomus & Mort Shuman

[RCA Victor 47-8188]
written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye

[Capitol 4945]
written by Rokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. & Pete Astudillo

[Vanguard 35017]
written by Gus Cannon & Hosea Woods

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #22]
[Philles 116]
written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & Phil Spector

produced by Quincy Jones
[Mercury 72119]
written by Herb Wiener, Wally Gold & John Gluck Jr.

[Valiant 6026]
written by John Claude Gummoe

instrumental
[Dot 16479]
written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller & Ron Wilson

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #493]
[Philles 115]
written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry

[Vee-Jay 485]
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio

live
[Reprise 20198]
written by Pete Seeger & Lee Hays

[Laurie 3152]
written by Ronald Mack

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #114]
[Philles 112]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich

charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by Claude Demetrius

#1 hit for Larry Clinton in 1939
[Atco 6273]
written by Peter DeRose & Mitchell Parish

originally titled "so in love"
[Parkway 871]
written by George Williams [George R. Williams], Bill Jackson & Roy Straigis

[Liberty 55580]
written by Jan Berry & Brian Wilson

[Kapp 501]
written by Bob Hilliard & Mort Garson

[S.P.Q.R. 3305]
written by Carmela Guida, Frank Guida & Joseph Royster

with The Jack Halloran Singers
[ABC-Paramount 10435]
written by Fred Rose & Hy Heath

[Montel 921]
written by Dewey Terry & Donald Harris

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #55]
[Wand 143]
written by Richard Berry

as Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
[Dot 45-16487]
written by Keith McCormack & Faye Voss

[RCA 8139]
written by Jacques Plante, J.W. Stole, Del Roma, Norman Gimbel & Arthur Altman

as Little Stevie Wonder
[Tamla 54080]
written by Clarence Paul & Henry Cosby

[Roulette 4494]
written by William Linton & Larry Huff

[Smash 1834]
written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer

[Philips 40096]
written by Ray Hildebrand & Jill Jackson

[Decca 31478]
written by Jean Renard & Carl Sigman

[Warner 5348]
written by Peter Yarrow & Leonard Lipton

instrumental
[Epic 9617]
written by Bobb Goldsteinn & David Shire

instrumental
[Dot 16440]
written by Brian Carman & Bob Spickard

[ABC-Paramount 10481]
written by Harlan Howard

[Tuff 369]
written by Zelma Sanders & Lona Stevens

as Dion Di Muci
[Columbia 42662]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

[Capitol 4932]
written by Chuck Berry & Brian Wilson

B side to Mean Woman Blues ; charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

[Atlantic 2184]
written by Barbara Lewis

[Okeh 7187]
written by Curtis Mayfield

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #460]
[Laurie 3179]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King

[Scepter 1248]
written by Helen Miller & Howard Greenfield

as Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
[United Artists 629]
written by Bert Russell & Norman Meade

[Gordy 7022]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

[Cameo 243]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann

[ABC-Paramount 10487]
written by Curtis Mayfield

[RCA Victor 47-8243]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

[Capitol 4897]
written by Bobby Darin

[Parkway 867]
written by Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow & Jon Sheldon

[Vee-Jay 539]
written by Larry Santos

[Brunswick 55239]
written by Alonzo Tucker & Jackie Wilson

[Scepter 1262]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

with The Mellow Men
[RCA Victor 47-8134]
written by Otis Blackwell & Winfield Scott

[RCA Victor 8164]
written by Sam Cooke

as Rick Nelson
# 1 for glenn miller in 1940
[Decca 31533]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer

[Capitol 4965]
written by Hans Carste & Charles Tobias

[Fraternity 906]
written by Chuck Berry

[Columbia 42661]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

produced by Quincy Jones
[Mercury 72143]
written by Beverly Ross & Edna Lewis

[Marc 104]
written by Bobby Relf & Earl Nelson

[RCA Victor 8215]
written by traditional

[Parkway 884]
written by Sherman Edwards & Ben Raleigh

produced by Quincy Jones
[Mercury 72180]
written by Ben Raleigh & Mark Barkan

[Philles 118]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich

[Columbia 42666]
written by Eddie Snyder & Paul Vance

as Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx
[Symbol 919]
written by Inez Foxx & Charlie Foxx

[Roulette 4481]
written by Twyla Herbert & Lugee Sacco

[Dimension 1008]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King

as Dion Di Muci
[Columbia 42852]
written by Dion DiMucci & Ernie Maresca

[Capitol 4970]
written by Bobby Darin

[Dimension 1006]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King

[Capitol 5069]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love

[Okeh 7175]
written by Curtis Mayfield

[ABC-Paramount 10502]
written by Ray Whitley [Robert Ray Whitley]

[Tamla 54083]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

[Congress 202]
written by Lincoln Chase

instrumental
[Columbia 42619]
written by Johnny Cowell

instrumental
[Battle 45909]
written by Herbie Hancock

[Capitol 5009]
written by Brian Wilson

as Sunny & The Sunglows
[Tear Drop 3014]
written by Joe Seneca

[Gordy 7025]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

backing vocals by Martha & The Vandellas
[Tamla 54079]
written by Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye & William "Mickey" Stevenson

[Capitol 4951]
written by Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller & Jerry Leiber

[Atlantic 2182]
written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

[Atlantic 2188]
written by Gregory Carroll & Doris Payne

[RCA Victor 8247]
written by Willie Dixon

[Capitol 5027]
written by Joe Sherman & George David Weiss

[Stax 140]
written by Rufus Thomas

as Ray Charles & The Raelets
US B side to Without Love (There Is Nothing)
[ABC-Paramount 10453]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

[Cameo 244]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann

[RCA Victor 8129]
written by Leo Price & John Marascalco

[Reprise 20216]
written by Jerry Samuels

[Parkway 890]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell

[Colpix 692]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King

[Rust 5059]
written by Neil Levenson

[Cameo 257]
written by Gary Anderson & Frank Guida

[Dot 16453]
written by Dessie Rozier

[Joy 274]
written by James Gilreath

[Roulette 4515]
written by Adam Levy, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss

as Ray Charles & his Orchestra with The Raelettes featuring Margie Hendrix
[ABC-Paramount 10405]
written by Teddy Powell