Best Albums of 1963
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"I first heard this in 1974 when I was a music student, and it really blew me away, the first ten minutes along put it in the realm of the very great jazz albums. I love Mingus' compositions and the talent that he was able to assemble. This could be my favorite jazz album of all time....It moves m..." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"24 August 2013 - This is just about as perfect as it gets. This album just feels good, natural, real and off the cuff. At the same time it is perhaps the most beautifully varied set of songs Dylan ever put out. The break up songs, the social songs, the love songs, the talking blues songs, the blu..." Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"Really not a bad way to start off. Of course, it suffers from the fact it was recorded in a single day, the fact it was recorded to cash in on a single and the fact that the band were still finding their feet as songwriters, but overall it's still fun. Of course, much of the album is embarrassing..." Reply
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1963
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"All time classic. Yes it's great. Obviously, it's James brown live. But it's not the best live album ever. In fact I'd rate it his 4th best live cd. So please please please (ahem) consider checking out his other classic live CDs like love peace power in Paris and the Dallas one. For me two of the..." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"To me by far their worst album. Songwriting wasn't as sharp and covers weren't as good. Three good songs (It' Won't Be Long, All I've Got To Do, and All My Loving), but rest are just fillers and b-sides." Reply
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1963
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"No standouts on this album, but it's chock full of rollicking r&b with the most effortless voice ever." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"Monk was certainly a musician's musician. One of the greatest to ever do it." Reply
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1963
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"A great pop album, a great example of the wall of Sound, and great performances by early 60s girl groups. It's an overlooked precursor to Pet Sounds." Reply
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1963
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"This is a really cool collection of songs, that feels like more than the sum of its parts. The opener is the obvious highlight, but the rest is very good as well" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"A tightly packed offering of a few different beautiful stylings of Samba. Great melodies, cool arrangements, unexpected vocal jumps. Can’t imagine this not being an enjoyable listen for a majority of people." Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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Total albums: 586. Page 1 of 59
Best Albums of 1963 composition
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| Fats Domino | 5 | 1% | |
| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| John Coltrane | 5 | 1% | |
| Johnny O'Keefe | 4 | 1% | |
| Duke Ellington | 3 | 1% | |
| John Lee Hooker | 3 | 1% | |
| Chuck Berry | 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
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 18 from 83rd to 65th |
Up 3 from 45th to 42nd |
Up 2 from 16th to 14th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 72nd to 75th |
Down 2 from 42nd to 44th |
Down 2 from 67th to 69th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 99th to 101st |
