| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOUIE LOUIE Kingsmen (Wand 143) Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia 42814) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2 | IT’S ALL RIGHT Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10487) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2205) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 4 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8247) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | AS LONG AS I KNOW HE’S MINE Marvelettes (Tamla 54088) | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
| 6 | I AM A WITNESS Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1261) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | NEED TO BELONG Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 567) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | |
| 8 | I HAVE A BOYFRIEND Chiffons (Laurie 3212) | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | |
| 9 | WALKING THE DOG Rufus Thomas (Stax 140) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | WHEN THE LOVELIGHT STARTS SHINING THROUGH HIS EYES Supremes (Motown 1051) | 16 | 28 | 44 | 4 | |
| 11 | FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Garnet Mimms & Enchanters (United Artists 658) | 12 | 16 | 19 | 7 | |
| 12 | BABY DON’T YOU WEEP Garnet Mimms & Enchanters (United Artists 658) | 11 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 13 | WHAT’S EASY FOR TWO IS SO HARD FOR ONE Mary Wells (Motown 1048) | 15 | 23 | 35 | 8 | |
| 14 | LODDY LO Chubby Checker (Parkway 890) | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | |
| 15 | CAN I GET A WITNESS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54087) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 16 | PAIN IN MY HEART Otis Redding (Volt 112) | 24 | 32 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING Miracles (Tamla 54089) | 22 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |
| 18 | GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS Cookies (Dimension 1020) | 19 | 30 | 37 | 4 | |
| 19 | NOW! Lena Horne (20th Century-Fox 449) | 21 | 29 | 30 | 6 | |
| 20 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10509) | 31 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | YOU’RE NO GOOD Betty Everett (Vee-Jay 566) Dee Dee Warwick (Jubilee 5459) | 36 | 5 | 9 | 8 7 | |
| 22 | QUICKSAND Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7025) | 18 | 13 | 21 | 5 | |
| 23 | I ADORE HIM Angels (Smash 1854) | 13 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 24 | WATCH YOUR STEP Brooks O’Dell (Gold 214) | 33 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | BUSTED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10481) | 14 | 12 | 7 | 16 | |
| 26 | TALK TO ME Sunny & Sunglows (Tear Drop 3014) | 17 | 10 | 6 | 11 | |
| 27 | DOWN THE AISLE (Wedding Song) Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles (Newtown 5777) | 32 | 33 | 22 | 15 | |
| 28 | STOP MONKEYIN’ AROUN’ Dovells (Parkway 889) | 34 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |
| 29 | BON-DOO-WAH Orlons (Cameo 287) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | STOP FOOLIN’ Brook Benton & Damito Jo (Mercury 72207) | 29 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOUNG WINGS CAN FLY (Higher Than You Know) Ruby & Romantics (Kapp 557) | 28 | 22 | 14 | 10 | |
| 32 | BLUE MONDAY James Davis (Duke 368) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 4 | |
| 33 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Major Lance (Okeh 7181) | 23 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
| 34 | HI DIDDLE DIDDLE Inez Foxx (Symbol 924) | 42 | 45 | 45 | 4 | |
| 35 | WHAT’CHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT Doris Troy (Atlantic 2206) | 25 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 36 | HOOKA TOOKA Chubby Checker (Parkway 890) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | THE NITTY GRITTY Shirley Ellis (Congress 202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise 20,216) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | BABY, I LOVE YOU Ronettes (Philles 118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | SOMEWHERE Tymes (Parkway 891) | 45 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | YOU LOST THE SWEETEST BOY Mary Wells (Motown 1048) | 26 | 20 | 13 | 11 | |
| 43 | CROSSFIRE TIME Dee Clark (Constellation 108) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I CAN’T STOP SINGING Bobby Bland (Duke 370) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I’M DOWN TO MY LAST HEARTBREAK Wilson Pickett (Double-L 724) | 27 | 27 | 36 | 5 | |
| 46 | CRY BABY Garnet Mimms & Enchanters (United Artists 629) | 30 | 31 | 18 | 18 | |
| 47 | DO-WAH-DIDDY Exciters (United Artists 662) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | COMING BACK TO YOU Maxine Brown (Wand 142) | 35 | 34 | 39 | 4 | |
| 49 | THE FEELING IS GONE Bobby Bland (Duke 370) | 37 | 36 | 40 | 4 | |
| 50 | PLEASE DON’T KISS ME AGAIN Charmettes (Kapp 547) | 39 | 35 | 24 | 12 | |
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