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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Buy album United States
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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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11
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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10
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1963
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10
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Total albums: 528. Page 21 of 53

Best Albums of 1963 composition

Country Albums %


United States 357 68%
United Kingdom 41 8%
Brazil 21 4%
France 17 3%
Mixed Nationality 13 2%
Germany 11 2%
Australia 10 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 505 96%
Yes 23 4%
Live? Albums %
No 505 96%
Yes 23 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 522 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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