| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1963 |
| TOP 50 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 28, 1963, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | PRIDE AND JOY – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 2 | LIMBO ROCK – Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| 3 | FINGERTIPS (pt. 2) – Little Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 4 | THE LOVE OF MY MAN – Theola Kilgore (Serock) |
| 5 | EASIER SAID THAN DONE – The Essex (Roulette) |
| 6 | HELLO STRANGER – Barbara Lewis (Atlantic) |
| 7 | MOCKINGBIRD – Inez Foxx (Symbol) |
| 8 | THE MONKEY TIME – Major Lance (Okeh) |
| 9 | TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME – Chuck Jackson (Wand) |
| 10 | CRY BABY – Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters (United Artists) |
| 11 | OUR DAY WILL COME – Ruby & The Romantics (Kapp) |
| 12 | CANDY GIRL – The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay) |
| 13 | TWO LOVERS – Mary Wells (Motown) |
| 14 | MICKEY’S MONKEY – The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 15 | HOTEL HAPPINESS – Brook Benton (Mercury) |
| 16 | WATERMELON MAN – The Mongo Santamaria Band (Battle) |
| 17 | DA DOO RON RON (When He Walked Me Home) – The Crystals (Philles) |
| 18 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 19 | DON’T MAKE ME OVER – Dionne Warwick (Scepter) |
| 20 | JUST ONE LOOK – Doris Troy (Atlantic) |
| 21 | WIGGLE WOBBLE – Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers (Everlast) |
| 22 | HE’S SO FINE – The Chiffons (Laurie) |
| 23 | HEAT WAVE – Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy) |
| 24 | HEY, GIRL – Freddie Scott (Colpix) |
| 25 | WALK LIKE A MAN – The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay) |
| 26 | RELEASE ME – “Little Esther” Phillips (Lenox) |
| 27 | ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH – Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans (Philles) |
| 28 | BUSTED – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 29 | ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 30 | SOUTH STREET – The Orlons (Cameo) |
| 31 | NO ONE – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 32 | TELL HIM – The Exciters (United Artists) |
| 33 | MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK – The Angels (Smash) |
| 34 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 35 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 36 | MAMA DIDN’T LIE – Jan Bradley (Chess) |
| 37 | THEN HE KISSED ME – The Crystals (Philles) |
| 38 | SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER – The Five Du-Tones (One-derful!) |
| 39 | SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 40 | YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN – The Dovells (Parkway) |
| 41 | FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL – The Shirelles (Scepter) |
| 42 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS – Bobby Bland (Duke) |
| 43 | DON’T SAY NOTHIN’ BAD (About My Baby) – The Cookies (Dimension) |
| 44 | DESAFINADO – Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (Verve) |
| 45 | HITCH HIKE – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 46 | BE MY BABY – The Ronettes (Philles) |
| 47 | I (Who Have Nothing) – Ben E. King (Atco) |
| 48 | PIPELINE – The Chantays (Dot) |
| 49 | RIDE! – Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo) |
| 50 | CALL ON ME – Bobby Bland (Duke) |