The Heart of Rock and Soul - 1963
Rank
Artist
Title
Label
11
Kingsmen
Louie Louie
Wand
20
Ronettes
Be my baby
Philles
21
Crystals
Da doo ron ron
Philles
22
Darlene Love
Christmas (baby please come home)
Philles
43
Chiffons
One fine day
Laurie
50
Martha and the Vandellas
Heat wave
Gordy
58
Chiffons
He's so fine
Laurie
59
Crystals
Then he kissed me
Philles
66
Roy Orbison
In dreams
Monument
68
Drifters
On Broadway
Atlantic
81
Chantays
Pipeline
Dot
97
Darlene Love
A fine fine boy
Philles
119
Trashmen
Surfin' bird
Garrett
120
Rivingtons
The Bird's the word
Liberty
137
James Brown
Prisoner of love
King
151
Chris Kenner
Land of 1000 dances
Instant
178
Stevie Wonder
Fingertips, part 2
Tamla
195
Darlene Love
Today I met the boy I'm gonna marry
Philles
214
Four Seasons
Walk like a man
Vee-Jay
337
Bobby Bare
Detroit city
RCA
342
Marvin Gaye
Can I get a witness
Tamla
354
Major Lance
The Monkey time
Okeh
356
Miracles
I gotta dance to keep from crying
Tamla
377
Jaynettes
Sally go 'round the roses
Tuff
383
Jack Nitzsche
The Lonely surfer
Reprise
403
Roy Orbison
Blue bayou
Monument
437
Dave Dudley
Six days on the road
Golden wing
450
Righteous Brothers
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Moonglow
493
Buck Owens
Love's gonna live here
Capitol
498
Tymes
So much in love
Parkway
516
Impressions
It's all right
ABC-Paramount
517
Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A.
Capitol
536
Tams
What kind of fool (do you think I am)
ABC-Paramount
548
Marketts
Out of limits
Warner
551
Dionne Warwick
Anyone who had a heart
Scepter
568
Supremes
When the lovelight starts shining through his eyes
Motown
613
Rocky Fellers
Killer Joe
Scepter
678
Otis Redding
Pain in my heart
Volt
680
Little Johnny Taylor
Part time love
Galaxy
703
Surfaris
Wipe out
Dot
709
Otis Redding
Mary's little lamb
Volt
710
Barbara Lewis
Hello stranger
Atlantic
738
Wilson Pickett
If you need me
Double-L
758
Jackie Wilson
Baby workout
Brunswick
769
Chiffons
A love so fine
Laurie
778
Mary Wells
You lost the sweetest boy
Motown
786
Ronettes
Baby, I love you
Philles
790
Cookies
Don't say nothing bad about my baby
Dimension
803
Marvin Gaye
Hitch hike
Tamla
810
Dion
Donna the prima donna
Columbia
824
Martha and the Vandellas
Come and get these memories
Gordy
833
Doris Troy
Just one look
Atlantic
854
Temptations
I want a love I can see
Gordy
858
Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
Why do lovers break each other's hearts
Philles
901
Bobby Bare
500 miles from home
RCA
923
Sheppards
Pretend you're still mine
Okeh
938
Gino Washington
Gino is a coward
Ric Tic
952
Jan and Dean
Schlock rod, part 1
Liberty
From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989.
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