Best Albums of 1963
Explore the best albums of 1963, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady is a tense, passionate, fierce album that deals directly with the personal chaos Mingus found in his love life. It is a meticulously composed, multi-layered triumph that continually announces its motifs through a hefty series of deft variations, continually build..." [+] Reply
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AfterHours | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"The voice of the generation has come with his army of lyrical poetry and sparse-yet-brilliant guitar picking. Sprinkled with more classics in one album than most musicians can produce in their entire careers, Dylan shows himself the rightful heir to the people's voice. He will go on to lead the w..." [+] Reply
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1963
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"So this is where it all started with ten of the songs recorded in an eleven hour session. It features their two singles up to that point, love me do and the title track. The other standouts from Lennon-McCartney are the rollicking opener, I saw her standing there and the beautiful and overlooked ..." [+] Reply
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1963
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"This is a must listen. I don't care what type of music you like, you just have to listen to this album." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"This is a pretty underrated album by the Beatles. It doesn't quite have the raw magic that Please Please Me had, but it's a solid lineup of early Beatles tunes and some of their best covers (in my opinion)." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"This collection of songs--mostly covers--is Sam Cooke's guide to redemption: a carefully sequenced, soulfully crafted, soothing embrace for the lonely and down and out. Often overshadowed by the classic singles in Cooke's oeuvre such as "A Change Is Gonna Come," this album focuses on blues standa..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"Out of all the lineups, this could be the one that allows him to shine the brightest." Reply
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1963
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"The greatest Christmas album to be sure." Reply
- swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1963
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909
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"This is classic work from two of most influential jazz artists of all time. They left me wanting more." Reply
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1963
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"If smokey late night grooviness is needed, there is nothing better than this." Reply
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1963
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Best Albums of 1963 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| John Coltrane | 5 | 1% | |
| Fats Domino | 5 | 1% | |
| Johnny O'Keefe | 4 | 1% | |
| The Ventures | 3 | 1% | |
| Kenny Ball & His Jazz Men | 3 | 1% | |
| Eric Dolphy | 3 | 1% | |
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403 | 69% | |
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41 | 7% | |
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24 | 4% | |
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20 | 3% | |
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14 | 2% | |
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13 | 2% | |
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11 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1963 chart changes
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| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 70th to 71st |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 103rd to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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