Top-rated albums of 1963

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1963 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

938 charts

Rank Score:

14,033

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (991 votes)

Comments:

73

2.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

957 charts

Rank Score:

8,544

Rank in 1963:

2

Rank in 1960s:

31

Overall Rank:

191

Average Rating:

 83 (1,465 votes)

Comments:

86

3.

Beethoven: Symphonien No. 9 

 Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

406

Rank in 1963:

16

Rank in 1960s:

313

Overall Rank:

3,584

Average Rating:

 81 (74 votes)

Comments:

4

4.

Monk's Dream 

 The Thelonious Monk Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,159

Rank in 1963:

7

Rank in 1960s:

157

Overall Rank:

1,497

Average Rating:

 80 (210 votes)

Comments:

8

5.

James Brown Live At The Apollo 
Live

 James Brown

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

462 charts

Rank Score:

2,679

Rank in 1963:

4

Rank in 1960s:

75

Overall Rank:

669

Average Rating:

 79 (554 votes)

Comments:

30

6.

Ballads 

 John Coltrane Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 1963:

15

Rank in 1960s:

312

Overall Rank:

3,573

Average Rating:

 79 (117 votes)

Comments:

6

7.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 

 Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

706

Rank in 1963:

9

Rank in 1960s:

213

Overall Rank:

2,281

Average Rating:

 78 (118 votes)

Comments:

6

8.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector 

 Various Artists

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

817

Rank in 1963:

8

Rank in 1960s:

197

Overall Rank:

2,034

Average Rating:

 78 (182 votes)

Comments:

8

9.

Midnight Blue 

 Kenny Burrell

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

604

Rank in 1963:

12

Rank in 1960s:

238

Overall Rank:

2,572

Average Rating:

 78 (110 votes)

Comments:

4

10.

Money Jungle 

 Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

624

Rank in 1963:

11

Rank in 1960s:

233

Overall Rank:

2,515

Average Rating:

 78 (122 votes)

Comments:

8

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).