Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 by Moondance 
In 1963, I turned 7 and was finding my way in the world - I was discovering that I could run fast and I had a decent brain in my head ~ and I loved songs that played on the radio - even if I was still a bit young to truly appreciate them.
This was the year The Beatles arrived - and the radio went insane playing Beatles songs like I Wanna Hold Your Hand & She Loves You. For a 7 year old, they were very contagious. Other songs I loved to sing as I went about my business were: Return To Sender; Move Baby Move; Surf City; Summer Holiday.
1963 was also the year Dylan released 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' but I was only to hear the big songs from that album (eg Blowing In The Wind; Don't Think Twice) as covers - at least for now.
In terms of rating 1963 in relation to the 63 years between 1960 - 2022, it seems to be the first year that I feel a definite emotional attachment ~ although it still ranks low at #TBA of 63.
- Chart updated: 07/03/2024 11:45
- (Created: 09/22/2020 04:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1963
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1963
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1963
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2,244
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1963
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453
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This album contains 'Blowin' In The Wind' (by The New World Seekers) as well as Blind Boy Grunt (aka Bob Dylan) doing 'John Brown' and 'Only A Hobo' plus Happy Traum doing 'I Will Not Go Under The Ground' - which eventually became known as 'Let Me Die In My Footsteps'. A definite 'time capsule' album.
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 composition
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| Johnny O'Keefe | 4 | 4% | |
| The Chiffons | 2 | 2% | |
| Pete Seeger | 2 | 2% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 2% | |
| The Shirelles | 2 | 2% | |
| Sam Cooke | 2 | 2% | |
| John Lee Hooker | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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68 | 68% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 49 from 89th to 40thI Remember Buddy Holly by Bobby Vee |
| Up 35 from 67th to 32nd Odetta Sings Folk Songs by Odetta |
| Up 21 from 100th to 79th Let's Do The Madison, Twist, Locomotion, Slop, Hully Gully, Monkey by The Shakers |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 33 from 50th to 83rd Dynamite! by Ike & Tina Turner |
| Down 28 from 44th to 72nd It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by The Shirelles |
| Down 27 from 43rd to 70th I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March |
| New entries |
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 Wild And Warmby Johnny Chester |
| Leavers |
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 Walking The Dogby Rufus Thomas |
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