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Albums in the Year 1963

This page lists the top albums of 1963 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1963 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Bob Dylan	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan	1963	UK 1 - May 1964, RYM 2 of 1963, US CashBox 68 of 1964, Guiness 80, UK Radio2 85, Rolling Stone 97, WTMD 101, WXPN 130, Acclaimed 172
2	Barbra Streisand	The Barbra Streisand Album	1963	Grammy in 1963, US 4 of 1964, US CashBox 7 of 1964, RYM 34 of 1963, Acclaimed 1413
3	James Brown	Live at the Apollo (1963)	1963	Rolling Stone 24, Guiness 36, Acclaimed 39, RYM 59 of 1967, US CashBox 90 of 1964, WTMD 340, WXPN 641
4	The Beatles	With The Beatles	1963	UK 1 - Nov 1963, RYM 28 of 1963, Guiness 99, Acclaimed 268, Rolling Stone 420
5	The Beatles	Please Please Me	1963	UK 1 - Apr 1963, RYM 24 of 1963, Rolling Stone 39, UK Radio2 79
6	Peter, Paul & Mary	Peter, Paul & Mary	1963	US CashBox 2 of 1963, US 2 of 1963, UK 18 - Jan 1964, RYM 57 of 1962
7	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	1963	US CashBox 5 of 1963, US 5 of 1963, UK 13 - Dec 1965, RYM 76 of 1962
8	The Beach Boys	Surfin' USA	1963	US CashBox 16 of 1963, UK 17 - Sep 1965, RYM 78 of 1963, Acclaimed 2912
9	Frank Sinatra & Count Basie	Sinatra - Basie	1963	UK 2 - Feb 1963, US CashBox 35 of 1963, RYM 94 of 1963
10	Elvis Presley	Girls! Girls! Girls!	1963	UK 2 - Jan 1963, US CashBox 76 of 1963, RYM 146 of 1962
11	The Beatles	Twist & Shout	1963	UK 1 - Jul 1963, RYM 51 of 1964
12	Joan Baez	Joan Baez In Concert	1963	US CashBox 4 of 1963, US 4 of 1963, RYM 72 of 1962
13	Charles Mingus	The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady	1963	RYM 1 of 1963, Acclaimed 347
14	Peter, Paul & Mary	Moving	1963	US 3 of 1963, UK 16 - Apr 1964, RYM 133 of 1963
15	Lee Morgan	The Sidewinder	1963	RYM 5 of 1963, US CashBox 55 of 1965, Acclaimed 649
16	Roy Orbison	In Dreams	1963	UK 6 - Aug 1963, RYM 83 of 1963, US CashBox 85 of 1963
17	Frank Sinatra	The Concert Sinatra	1963	UK 8 - Jul 1963, US CashBox 51 of 1963, RYM 59 of 1963
18	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra's Sinatra	1963	UK 9 - Oct 1963, US CashBox 46 of 1964, RYM 80 of 1963
19	Elvis Presley	Fun In Acapulco	1963	UK 9 - Dec 1963, US CashBox 43 of 1964, RYM 141 of 1963
20	The Beatles	Introducing...the Beatles	1963	US CashBox 16 of 1964, Acclaimed 465, WTMD 725
21	The Searchers	Meet The Searchers	1963	UK 2 - Aug 1963, RYM 64 of 1963
22	Gerry & the Pacemakers	How Do You Like It?	1963	UK 2 - Oct 1963, RYM 155 of 1963
23	Buddy Holly	Reminiscing	1963	UK 2 - Apr 1963, RYM 198 of 1963
24	Cliff Richard	Holiday Carnival	1963	UK 1 - May 1963
25	Bobby Vee & The Crickets	Just For Fun	1963	UK 1 - Apr 1963
26	The Searchers	Ain't Gonna Kiss You	1963	UK 1 - Sep 1963
27	The Beatles	The Beatles' Hits	1963	UK 1 - Sep 1963
28	Cliff Richard	Summer Holiday	1963	UK 1 - Jan 1963
29	James Brown	James Brown At The Apollo	1963	RYM 3 of 1963, US CashBox 25 of 1963
30	Jim Reeves	Gentleman Jim	1963	UK 3 - May 1964, RYM 197 of 1963
31	Elvis Presley	It Happened At The World's Fair	1963	UK 4 - May 1963, US CashBox 37 of 1963
32	Barbra Streisand	The Second Barbra Streisand Album	1963	US CashBox 4 of 1964, RYM 58 of 1963
33	Grant Green	Idle Moments	1963	RYM 4 of 1964, Acclaimed 2246
34	Freddie & The Dreamers	Freddie & The Dreamers	1963	UK 5 - Nov 1963, US CashBox 78 of 1965
35	The Searchers	Sugar & Spice	1963	UK 5 - Nov 1963, RYM 177 of 1963
36	John Coltrane	Coltrane Live at Birdland	1963	RYM 5 of 1964, Acclaimed 2005
37	Trini Lopez	Trini Lopez At PJ's	1963	UK 7 - Oct 1963, US CashBox 28 of 1964
38	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry On Stage	1963	UK 6 - Oct 1963, US CashBox 84 of 1963
39	Richard Chamberlain	Richard Chamberlain Sings	1963	UK 8 - Mar 1963, US CashBox 22 of 1963
40	John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman	John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman	1963	RYM 6 of 1963, Acclaimed 1207
41	Charles Mingus	Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus	1963	RYM 7 of 1964, Acclaimed 1495
42	Joan Baez	Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2	1963	UK 8 - Jul 1964, RYM 54 of 1963
43	Kenny Burrell	Midnight Blue	1963	RYM 7 of 1963, Acclaimed 1760
44	Joe Henderson	Page One	1963	RYM 8 of 1963, Acclaimed 1973
45	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire - The Legend Of Johnny Cash	1963	UK 11 - Feb 2006, US CashBox 49 of 1963
46	Sam Cooke	Night Beat	1963	RYM 10 of 1963, Acclaimed 1358
47	Jackie McLean	Destination Out!	1963	RYM 10 of 1964, Acclaimed 2560
48	Swingle Singers	Jazz Sebastian Bach	1963	UK 11 - May 1964, RYM 111 of 1963
49	Henry Mancini	Charade	1963	US CashBox 13 of 1964, RYM 63 of 1963
50	Roy Orbison	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	1963	US CashBox 15 of 1963, UK 40 - Sep 1967
51	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley's Beach Party	1963	UK 13 - Feb 1964, RYM 149 of 1963
52	Del Shannon	Little Town Flirt	1963	UK 15 - Nov 1963, US CashBox 61 of 1963
53	Tony Bennett	I Wanna Be Around	1963	US CashBox 14 of 1963, RYM 142 of 1963
54	John Coltrane	Impressions	1963	RYM 13 of 1963, Acclaimed 2211
55	Jackie McLean	One Step Beyond	1963	RYM 15 of 1963, Acclaimed 2098
56	Dexter Gordon	Our Man in Paris	1963	RYM 16 of 1963, Acclaimed 1078
57	Oscar Peterson	Night Train	1963	RYM 17 of 1963, Acclaimed 2384
58	The Ventures	Surfing	1963	US CashBox 27 of 1963, RYM 47 of 1963
59	Henry Mancini	Our Man In Hollywood	1963	US CashBox 21 of 1963, RYM 129 of 1963
60	Antonio Carlos Jobim	The Composer of Desafinado, Plays	1963	RYM 20 of 1963, Acclaimed 2425
61	The Beach Boys	Little Deuce Coupe	1963	US CashBox 30 of 1964, RYM 71 of 1963
62	Bill Cosby	Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow, Right!	1963	RYM 53 of 1963, US CashBox 67 of 1966
63	Booker Ervin	The Freedom Book	1963	RYM 31 of 1963, Acclaimed 2745
64	Ray Charles	Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul	1963	US CashBox 48 of 1964, RYM 125 of 1963
65	Eric Dolphy	Iron Man	1963	RYM 39 of 1969, Acclaimed 2297
66	Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	RYM 40 of 1963, Acclaimed 2376
67	Nancy Wilson	Yesterday's Love Songs - Today's Blues	1963	US CashBox 54 of 1964, RYM 145 of 1963
68	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Sings Jerome Kern	1963	RYM 44 of 1963, Acclaimed 2494
69	The Ventures	Let's Go	1963	US CashBox 93 of 1963, RYM 104 of 1963
70	Henry Mancini	Uniquely Mancini	1963	US CashBox 68 of 1963, RYM 196 of 1963
71	Martin Denny	A Taste Of Honey	1963	US CashBox 96 of 1963, RYM 120 of 1963
72	Bill Evans	Conversations With Myself	1963	RYM 56 of 1963, Acclaimed 2913
73	Jan & Dean	Drag City	1963	US CashBox 98 of 1964, RYM 152 of 1963
74	Sun Ra	Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy	1963	RYM 68 of 1967, Acclaimed 2824
75	Lonnie Mack	The Wham of That Memphis Man!	1963	RYM 170 of 1963, Acclaimed 2747
76	Billy Fury	Billy Fury & The Tornados	1963	UK 2 - May 1963
77	The Beatles	The Beatles (No 1)	1963	UK 2 - Nov 1963
78	The Shadows	The Shadows' Greatest Hits	1963	UK 2 - Jun 1963
79	Cliff Richard	Cliff's Hit Album	1963	UK 2 - Jul 1963
80	The Spotnicks	On The Air	1963	UK 2 - Mar 1963
81	Gerry & the Pacemakers	How Do You Do It?	1963	UK 2 - Jul 1963
82	Frank Ifield	Born Free	1963	UK 3 - Sep 1963
83	Jet Harris & Tony Meehan	Jet & Tony	1963	UK 3 - Jun 1963
84	Peter, Paul & Mary	Movin'	1963	US CashBox 3 of 1963
85	Frank Ifield	I'll Remember You	1963	UK 3 - Feb 1963
86	Wilfred Brambell & Harry H Corbett	Steptoe & Son	1963	UK 4 - Mar 1963
87	The Tornados	Telstar	1963	UK 4 - Feb 1963
88	Kenny Ball, Chris Barber & Mr Acker Bilk	Kenny Ball's Golden Hits	1963	UK 4 - Sep 1963
89	Frank Ifield	More Of Frank Ifield's Hits	1963	UK 4 - Jun 1963
90	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Dream	1963	RYM 4 of 1963
91	Wilfred Brambell & Harry H Corbett	Facts Of Life From Steptoe & Son	1963	UK 4 - Jun 1963
92	The Shadows	Los Shadows	1963	UK 4 - Sep 1963
93	Frank Ifield	Just One More Chance	1963	UK 5 - Sep 1963
94	The Searchers	Sweets For My Sweet	1963	UK 5 - Dec 1963
95	Andy Williams	Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes	1963	US CashBox 6 of 1963
96	Big Three	At The Cavern	1963	UK 6 - Dec 1963
97	Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley	Chuck & Bo	1963	UK 6 - Oct 1963
98	George Mitchell Minstrels	On Tour With The George Mitchell Minstrels	1963	UK 6 - Nov 1963
99	Billy Fury	Billy	1963	UK 6 - May 1963
100	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	1963	UK 7 - Oct 1963