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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41.

How Do You Like It

Gerry And The Pacemakers

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

828

Overall Rank:

11,310

Average Rating:

69 (36 votes)

Comments:

42.

Folk Songs And Blues

Mississippi John Hurt

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

835

Overall Rank:

11,382

Average Rating:

71 (27 votes)

Comments:

43.

Live At The Cafe Montmartre
Live

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

843

Overall Rank:

11,561

Average Rating:

70 (22 votes)

Comments:

44.

The Shadows' Greatest Hits
Compilation

The Shadows

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

873

Overall Rank:

12,043

Average Rating:

73 (35 votes)

Comments:

45.

The Great Reunion

Louis Armstrong / Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

898

Overall Rank:

12,499

Average Rating:

73 (44 votes)

Comments:

46.

Heat Wave

Martha And The Vandellas

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

907

Overall Rank:

12,617

Average Rating:

67 (37 votes)

Comments:

47.

The Pink Panther
Soundtrack

Henry Mancini

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

921

Overall Rank:

12,792

Average Rating:

74 (40 votes)

Comments:

48.

Criss-Cross

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

936

Overall Rank:

13,005

Average Rating:

74 (32 votes)

Comments:

49.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

941

Overall Rank:

13,080

Average Rating:

75 (4 votes)

Comments:

50.

The Barbra Streisand Album

Barbra Streisand

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

971

Overall Rank:

13,577

Average Rating:

68 (52 votes)

Comments:

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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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Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
7. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors
11. Disraeli Gears by Cream
12. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
13. Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
14. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
15. Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks
16. The Who Sell Out by The Who
17. Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
18. Chelsea Girl by Nico
19. John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
20. Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley