HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Take These Chains From My Heart” by Ray Charles
“Take These Chains From My Heart” by Ray Charles finished No. 92 on the year-end Top 100 of 1963, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 921963
Year-end charts11963
ArtistRay Charles10 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1963 was “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs. Ray Charles had 10 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Take These Chains From My Heart”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1963 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1963 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Painted, Tainted Rose | Al Martino | ▶♪ |
| 90 | (Down At) Papa Joe's | Dixiebelles With Cornbread and Jerry | ▶♪ |
| 91 | Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence | ▶♪ |
| 92 | Take These Chains From My Heart | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 93 | Talk To Me | Sunny and The Sunglows | ▶♪ |
| 94 | Come And Get These Memories | Martha and The Vandellas | ▶♪ |
| 95 | Bossa Nova Baby | Elvis Presley | ▶♪ |
More hits by Ray Charles
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 1962 #2 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles | 1961 #19 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | What'd I Say | Ray Charles | 1959 #50 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Crying Time | Ray Charles | 1966 #52 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles | 1962 #54 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Busted | Ray Charles | 1963 #55 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | One Mint Julep | Ray Charles | 1961 #60 | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles | 1960 #78 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.