# 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.
"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.
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 | Peak | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
| 1 | 1 | "Part Time Love" | Little Johnny Taylor | Galaxy |
| 2 | 2 | "Mockingbird" | Inez Foxx | Symbol |
| 3 | 1 | "Baby Workout" | Jackie Wilson | Brunswick |
| 4 | 1 | "Fingertips (Part II)" | Little Stevie Wonder | Tamla |
| 5 | 1 | "Heat Wave" | Martha and the Vandellas | Gordy |
| 6 | 2 | "Pride and Joy" | Marvin Gaye | Tamla |
| 7 | 3 | "The Love of My Man" | Theola Kilgore | Serock |
| 8 | 1 | "Cry Baby" | Garnet Mimms | United Artists |
| 9 | 1 | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | The Miracles | Tamla |
| 10 | 1 | "Hello Stranger" | Barbara Lewis | Atlantic |
| 11 | 3 | "Just One Look" | Doris Troy | Atlantic |
| 12 | 2 | "The Monkey Time" | Major Lance | Okeh |
| 13 | 1 | "That's the Way Love Is" | Bobby Bland | Duke |
| 14 | 1 | "Our Day Will Come" | Ruby & the Romantics | Kapp |
| 15 | 1 | "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons | Laurie |
| 16 | 1 | "If You Wanna Be Happy" | Jimmy Soul | S.P.Q.R. |
| 17 | 1 | "Two Lovers" | Mary Wells | Motown |
| 18 | 1 | "Easier Said Than Done" | The Essex | Roulette |
| 19 | 3 | "Mickey's Monkey" | The Miracles | Tamla |
| 20 | 3 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons | Vee Jay |
| 21 | 1 | "Hey Paula" | Paul & Paula | Philips |
| 22 | 1 | "I Will Follow Him" | Little Peggy March | RCA Victor |
| 23 | 4 | "South Street" | The Orlons | Cameo |
| 24 | 5 | "Ruby Baby" | Dion | Columbia |
| 25 | 6 | "Call on Me" | Bobby Bland | Duke |
| 26 | 1 | "It's My Party" | Lesley Gore | Mercury |
| 27 | 1 | "Sugar Shack" | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | Dot |
| 28 | 2 | "Hotel Happiness" | Brook Benton | Mercury |
| 29 | 1 | "Another Saturday Night" | Sam Cooke | RCA Victor |
| 30 | 2 | "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels | Smash |
| 31 | 3 | "Busted" | Ray Charles | ABC Paramount |
| 32 | 3 | "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" | The Cookies | Dimension |
| 33 | 4 | "Frankie and Johnny" | Sam Cooke | RCA Victor |
| 34 | 8 | "Mama Didn't Lie" | Jan Bradley | Chess |
| 35 | 7 | "It's Too Late" | Wilson Pickett | Double L |
| 36 | 3 | "Surf City" | Jan and Dean | Liberty |
| 37 | 2 | "Send Me Some Lovin'" | Sam Cooke | RCA Victor |
| 38 | 2 | "If You Need Me" | Solomon Burke | Atlantic |
| 39 | 4 | "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers | Vanguard |
| 40 | 4 | "So Much in Love" | The Tymes | Parkway |
| 41 | 4 | "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" | The Jaynetts | Tuff |
| 42 | 7 | "Pushover" | Etta James | Argo |
| 43 | 7 | "Rhythm of the Rain" | The Cascades | Valiant |
| 44 | 6 | "Prisoner of Love" | James Brown | King |
| 45 | 4 | "The End of the World" | Skeeter Davis | RCA Victor |
| 46 | 5 | "Don't Make Me Over" | Dionne Warwick | Scepter |
| 47 | 1 | "You Are My Sunshine" | Ray Charles | ABC Paramount |
| 48 | 4 | "Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | Philles |
| 49 | 6 | "Loop de Loop" | Johnny Thunder | Diamond |
| 50 | 6 | "Come and Get These Memories" | Martha and the Vandellas | Gordy |
| 50 | 5 | "Tell Him" | The Exciters | United Artists |