Best Albums of 1963

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Listed below are the best albums of 1963 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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This Land

The Staple Singers

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1963

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Intensity

Art Pepper

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1963

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6 charts

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I Will Follow Him

Little Peggy March

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1963

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5 charts

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Bluesey Burrell

Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins

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1963

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3 charts

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Soulmates

Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul

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1963

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7 charts

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That's How Heartaches Are Made

Baby Washington

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1963

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4 charts

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Debussy / Ravel: String Quartets

Vlach Quartet

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1963

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2 charts

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Something Different!!!!!!

Albert Ayler

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1963

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3 charts

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Listen

Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas

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1963

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The Fantasticks

Original Cast

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1963

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Best Albums of 1963 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Fats Domino	5	1%
Johnny O'Keefe	4	1%
John Coltrane	4	1%
Henry Mancini	3	1%
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Men	3	1%
Eric Dolphy	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	381	69%
	40	7%
	20	4%
	17	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	10	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	530	95%
Yes	25	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	530	95%
Yes	25	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	549	99%
Yes	6	1%

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