Top Albums of 1963
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
1
44
 James Brown 'Live' at the Apollo Rhythm & Blues, Soul
2
177
 Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
3
345
 The Beatles With the Beatles/Meet the Beatles! Merseybeat
4
412
 Charles Mingus The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream
5
472
 The Beatles Please Please Me/Introducing...The Beatles Merseybeat
6
605
 Various Artists A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records/Phil Spector Brill Building, Christmas Music, Girl Group
7
963
 Sam Cooke Night Beat Southern Soul
8
1048
 Duke Ellington with Charles Mingus and Max Roach Money Jungle Jazz
9
1307
 John Coltrane John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman Vocal Jazz
10
1356
 Dexter Gordon Our Man in Paris Hard Bop
11
1565
 Oscar Peterson Night Train Cool Jazz
12
1706
 Jorge Ben Samba Esquema Novo Samba
13
2005
 John Coltrane Ballads Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz
14
2039
 Joe Henderson Page One Hard Bop
15
2269
 Barbra Streisand The Barbra Streisand Album Standards
16
2355
 Thelonious Monk Monk's Dream Hard Bop
17
2491
 Cecil Taylor Live at the Cafe Montmartre / Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come Free Jazz
18
2530
 Duke Ellington and John Coltrane Duke Ellington and John Coltrane Hard Bop
19
2818
 Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue Hard Bop
20
2865
 Antônio Carlos Jobim The Composer of Desafinado, Plays Bossa Nova
21
2924
 Jimmy Giuffre Free Fall Free Jazz

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Roy Orbison In Dreams Blue Eyed Soul
Duke Ellington with Coleman Hawkins Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins Jazz
Frank Sinatra and Count Basie Sinatra-Basie Vocal Jazz
Bill Evans Conversations with Myself Post-Bop
The Beach Boys Surfin' USA Surf Rock, Vocal Group
John Coltrane Impressions Avant-Garde Jazz
Jackie McLean One Step Beyond Post-Bop
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook Standards, Vocal Jazz
Grant Green Feelin' the Spirit Soul Jazz
Art Blakey Ugetsu/Thermo Hard Bop
Sun Ra When Sun Comes Out Free Jazz
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley's Beach Party Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
Sheila Jordan Portrait of Sheila Standards, Vocal Jazz
Ray Charles Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Lonnie Mack The Wham of that Memphis Man! Blues Rock, Rhythm & Blues
The Impressions The Impressions Chicago Soul
Sarah Vaughan Sassy Swings the Tivoli Vocal Jazz
James Brown Prisoner of Love Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall Cool Jazz
Jimmy Smith Prayer Meetin' Soul Jazz
Joan Baez Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 Folk Revival
Phineas Newborn Jr. The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. Hard Bop
Sarah Vaughan Sarah Sings Soulfully Vocal Jazz
Miles Davis Seven Steps to Heaven Cool Jazz