Top-rated albums of 1963

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1963 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

943 charts

Rank Score:

14,146

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (993 votes)

Comments:

73

2.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

957 charts

Rank Score:

8,525

Rank in 1963:

2

Rank in 1960s:

31

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

 83 (1,469 votes)

Comments:

87

3.

Beethoven: Symphonien No. 9 

 Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 1963:

16

Rank in 1960s:

315

Overall Rank:

3,627

Average Rating:

 81 (74 votes)

Comments:

4

4.

Monk's Dream 

 The Thelonious Monk Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,151

Rank in 1963:

7

Rank in 1960s:

157

Overall Rank:

1,511

Average Rating:

 80 (211 votes)

Comments:

8

5.

James Brown Live At The Apollo 
Live

 James Brown

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

2,603

Rank in 1963:

4

Rank in 1960s:

78

Overall Rank:

694

Average Rating:

 79 (555 votes)

Comments:

30

6.

Ballads 

 John Coltrane Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 1963:

15

Rank in 1960s:

313

Overall Rank:

3,602

Average Rating:

 79 (119 votes)

Comments:

6

7.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 

 Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

702

Rank in 1963:

9

Rank in 1960s:

214

Overall Rank:

2,301

Average Rating:

 78 (118 votes)

Comments:

6

8.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector 

 Various Artists

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

814

Rank in 1963:

8

Rank in 1960s:

197

Overall Rank:

2,037

Average Rating:

 78 (182 votes)

Comments:

8

9.

Midnight Blue 

 Kenny Burrell

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

602

Rank in 1963:

12

Rank in 1960s:

242

Overall Rank:

2,592

Average Rating:

 78 (111 votes)

Comments:

4

10.

Money Jungle 

 Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

620

Rank in 1963:

11

Rank in 1960s:

235

Overall Rank:

2,537

Average Rating:

 78 (122 votes)

Comments:

8

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).