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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Die Georg Kreisler Platte

Georg Kreisler

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1963

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3 charts

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Live At The 2nd Fret
Live

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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1963

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7 charts

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Blues From The Mississippi Delta

Son House & J. D. Short

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1963

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4 charts

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Back To The Blues

Dinah Washington

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1963

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4 charts

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Doin' The Bird

The Rivingtons

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1963

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2 charts

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Heat Wave

The Jazz Crusaders

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1963

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5 charts

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The Lonely Surfer

Jack Nitzsche

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1963

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7 charts

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Signifyin'

Lou Donaldson

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1963

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6 charts

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Tension

The Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet

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1963

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Helen In Nashville

Helen Shapiro

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1963

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Best Albums of 1963 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Fats Domino	5	1%
John Coltrane	4	1%
Johnny O'Keefe	4	1%
The Beatles	3	1%
Henry Mancini	3	1%
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Men	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	69%
	40	7%
	20	4%
	18	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	10	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	535	96%
Yes	25	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	534	95%
Yes	26	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	554	99%
Yes	6	1%

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