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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H.R. Is A Dirty Guitar Player

The Howard Roberts Quartet

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1963

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5 charts

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Charade
Soundtrack

Henry Mancini

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1963

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9 charts

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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor

Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra / Hilde Rössel-Majdan / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

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1963

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7 charts

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Rides Again

Bo Diddley

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1963

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8 charts

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Meeting Mr. Thomas

René Thomas

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1963

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3 charts

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166.

Today And Now

Coleman Hawkins

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1963

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10 charts

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Greenback Dollar

Hoyt Axton

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1963

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6 charts

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Foolish Little Girl

The Shirelles

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1963

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11 charts

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Conversations

Eric Dolphy

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1963

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9 charts

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Am I Blue

Grant Green

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1963

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8 charts

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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%
Eric Dolphy	3	1%
Chuck Berry	3	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	69%
	40	7%
	20	4%
	18	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	10	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	536	96%
Yes	25	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	535	95%
Yes	26	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	555	99%
Yes	6	1%

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