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Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1963
These artists released their first recording in 1963, which made them first eligible for the 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
Essential Debut Albums from 1963
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Gerry and the Pacemakers | How Do You Like It? | ☆ |
| The Crystals | He's a Rebel | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1963
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | Marshmallow World | ☆ |
| Darlene Love | A Fine, Fine Boy | ☆ |
| Doris Troy | Just One Look | ☆ |
| 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 | ☆ |
| Little Peggy March | I Will Follow Him | ☆ |
| Martha and the Vandellas | (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave | ☆ |
| Martha and the Vandellas | Quicksand | ☆ |
| Rufus Thomas | Walking the Dog | ☆ |
| The Chiffons | One Fine Day | ☆ |
| The Chiffons | He's So Fine | ☆ |
| The Crystals | Da Doo Ron Ron | ☆ |
| The Crystals | Then He Kissed Me | ☆ |
| The Impressions | It's All Right | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Be My Baby | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Baby, I Love You | ☆ |
| The Ronettes | Sleigh Ride | ☆ |
| The Searchers | Needles and Pins | ☆ |
| The Trashmen | Surfin' Bird | ☆ |
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