The Best Music of 1963
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1963. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1963, check out this list.
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia |
| Allan Sherman | Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) | ☆ |
| Andy Williams | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ☆ |
| Andy Williams | Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season | ☆ |
| Andy Williams | Can't Get Used to Losing You | ☆ |
| Barbara Lewis | Hello Stranger | ☆ |
| Bob and Earl | Harlem Shuffle | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Blowin' In The Wind | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Don't Think Twice, It's Alright | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Masters Of War | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Girl from the North Country | ☆ |
| Bobby Rydell | Forget Him | ☆ |
| Bobby Vinton | Blue Velvet | ☆ |
| Boots Randolph and His Combo | Yakety Sax | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | Marshmallow World | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | A Fine, Fine Boy | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry | ☆ |
| Dick Dale | Surf Beat | ☆ |
| Dick Dale | The Wedge | ☆ |
| Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews | Chim Chim Cher-ee | ☆ |
| Dion | Donna the Prima Donna | ☆ |
| Dionne Warwick | Anyone Who Had a Heart | ☆ |
| Doris Troy | Just One Look | ☆ |
| Dusty Springfield | I Only Want To Be With You | ☆ |
| Elmer Bernstein | Main Theme from "The Great Escape" | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | (You're the) Devil in Disguise | ☆ |
| Frank Sinatra | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | ☆ |
| Inez & Charlie Foxx | Mockingbird | ☆ |
| Jackie Wilson | Baby Workout | ☆ |
| Jan & Dean | Surf City | ☆ |
| Jan & Dean | Drag City | ☆ |
| Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | Sugar Shack | ☆ |
| Jimmy Reed | Shame, Shame, Shame | ☆ |
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | ☆ |
| Joan Baez | We Shall Overcome | ☆ |
| Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire | ☆ |
| Judy Collins & Theodore Bikel | The Greenland Whale Fisheries | ☆ |
| Lesley Gore | You Don't Own Me | ☆ |
| Lesley Gore | It's My Party | ☆ |
| Lesley Gore | Judy's Turn to Cry | ☆ |
| Lesley Gore | She's a Fool | ☆ |
| Lesley Gore | Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows | ☆ |
| Little Peggy March | I Will Follow Him | ☆ |
| Martha and the Vandellas | (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave | ☆ |
| Martha and the Vandellas | Quicksand | ☆ |
| Marvin Gaye | Can I Get a Witness | ☆ |
| Marvin Gaye | Pride and Joy | ☆ |
| Nat King Cole | Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer | ☆ |
| Odetta | O Freedom | ☆ |
| Pete Seeger | Little Boxes | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul & Mary | Puff (The Magic Dragon) | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul & Mary | Blowin' In The Wind | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | Tell It on the Mountain | ☆ |
| Randy & the Rainbows | Denise | ☆ |
| Ray Charles | Busted | ☆ |
| Ricky Nelson | Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) | ☆ |
| Roy Orbison | In Dreams | ☆ |
| Roy Orbison | Blue Bayou | ☆ |
| Roy Orbison | Mean Woman Blues | ☆ |
| Rufus Thomas | Walking the Dog | ☆ |
| Sam Cooke | Another Saturday Night | ☆ |
| Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | Desafinado | ☆ |
| Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, w/ Astrud Gilberto | The Girl From Ipanema | ☆ |
| Stevie Wonder | Fingertips Parts 1 & 2 | ☆ |
| The Angels | My Boyfriend's Back | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Little Deuce Coupe | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Surfin' USA | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Little Saint Nick | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | In My Room | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Surfer Girl | ☆ |
| The Beatles | All My Loving | ☆ |
| The Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand | ☆ |
| The Beatles | She Loves You | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Twist And Shout | ☆ |
| The Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Please Please Me | ☆ |
| The Beatles | From Me to You | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Do You Want to Know a Secret | ☆ |
| The Chiffons | One Fine Day | ☆ |
| The Chiffons | He's So Fine | ☆ |
| The Crystals | Da Doo Ron Ron | ☆ |
| The Crystals | Then He Kissed Me | ☆ |
| The Dave Clark Five | Glad All Over | ☆ |
| The Drifters | On Broadway | ☆ |
| The Essex | Easier Said Than Done | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Walk Like A Man | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Candy Girl | ☆ |
| The Impressions | It's All Right | ☆ |
| The Kingsmen | Louie Louie | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Be My Baby | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Baby, I Love You | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Sleigh Ride | ☆ |
| The Searchers | Needles and Pins | ☆ |
| The Singing Nun | Dominique | ☆ |
| The Swinging Blue Jeans | Hippy Hippy Shake | ☆ |
| The Trashmen | Surfin' Bird | ☆ |
| Wayne Newton | Danke Schoen | ☆ |
