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:

958 charts

Rank Score:

13,709

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

93

Average Rating:

 86 (1,010 votes)

Comments:

73

2.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

969 charts

Rank Score:

8,183

Rank in 1963:

2

Rank in 1960s:

32

Overall Rank:

194

Average Rating:

 84 (1,489 votes)

Comments:

87

3.

Beethoven: Symphonien No. 9 

 Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 1963:

16

Rank in 1960s:

327

Overall Rank:

3,817

Average Rating:

 81 (75 votes)

Comments:

4

4.

Monk's Dream 

 The Thelonious Monk Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,117

Rank in 1963:

7

Rank in 1960s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,553

Average Rating:

 80 (215 votes)

Comments:

8

5.

James Brown Live At The Apollo 
Live

 James Brown

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

464 charts

Rank Score:

2,838

Rank in 1963:

4

Rank in 1960s:

74

Overall Rank:

625

Average Rating:

 79 (564 votes)

Comments:

30

6.

Ballads 

 John Coltrane Quartet

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 1963:

15

Rank in 1960s:

312

Overall Rank:

3,676

Average Rating:

 79 (124 votes)

Comments:

6

7.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 

 Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 1963:

9

Rank in 1960s:

219

Overall Rank:

2,365

Average Rating:

 78 (130 votes)

Comments:

6

8.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector 

 Various Artists

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

820

Rank in 1963:

8

Rank in 1960s:

194

Overall Rank:

2,016

Average Rating:

 78 (186 votes)

Comments:

8

9.

Money Jungle 

 Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

610

Rank in 1963:

10

Rank in 1960s:

235

Overall Rank:

2,573

Average Rating:

 78 (130 votes)

Comments:

8

10.

Midnight Blue 

 Kenny Burrell

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

578

Rank in 1963:

12

Rank in 1960s:

249

Overall Rank:

2,679

Average Rating:

 77 (113 votes)

Comments:

4

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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).