Best Albums of 1963

Listed below are the best albums of 1963 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1963 year summaryThe best artists of 1963 were Charles Mingus, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Thelonious Monk, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, The Beach Boys, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane and Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach.
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1963
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14
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Buy album United States
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1963
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1963:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
13
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Total albums: 533. Page 18 of 54

Best Albums of 1963 composition

Country Albums %


United States 361 68%
United Kingdom 41 8%
Brazil 21 4%
France 17 3%
Mixed Nationality 14 3%
Germany 11 2%
Australia 10 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 510 96%
Yes 23 4%
Live? Albums %
No 510 96%
Yes 23 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 527 99%
Yes 6 1%
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