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Best albums of 1963

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1963 is Please Please Me by The Beatles, rated 3.9/5 by 18 listeners.

  1. Please Please Me cover№ 1Please Please MeThe Beatles · 19633.9Weighted score3.9 avg · 18 ratings
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  1. 2With The Beatles coverWith The BeatlesThe Beatles · 19638 ratings
  2. 3The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan coverThe Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan · 19636 ratings
  3. 4That Stubborn Kinda' Fellow coverThat Stubborn Kinda' FellowMarvin Gaye · 19635 ratings
  4. 5Little Deuce Coupe coverLittle Deuce CoupeThe Beach Boys · 19633 ratings
  5. 6Plays Hip Hits coverPlays Hip HitsQuincy Jones · 19633 ratings
  6. 7Samba esquema novo coverSamba esquema novoJorge Ben Jor · 19633 ratings
  7. 8Live at the Apollo, 1962 coverLive at the Apollo, 1962James Brown · 19633 ratings
  8. 9Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica coverPresenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring VeronicaThe Ronettes · 19632 ratings
  9. 10The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady coverThe Black Saint and the Sinner LadyCharles Mingus · 19631 rating
  10. 11Undercurrent coverUndercurrentBill Evans · 19631 rating
  11. 12Surfin' USA coverSurfin' USAThe Beach Boys · 19631 rating
  12. 13I'll Cry If I Want To coverI'll Cry If I Want ToLesley Gore · 19631 rating
  13. 14With a Song in My Heart coverWith a Song in My HeartStevie Wonder · 19631 rating
  14. 15Sambossa coverSambossaElza Soares · 19631 rating
  15. 16Live At The Apollo (Expanded Edition) coverLive At The Apollo (Expanded Edition)James Brown · 19631 rating
  16. 17Idle Moments coverIdle MomentsGrant Green · 19631 rating
  17. 18The Barbra Streisand Album coverThe Barbra Streisand AlbumBarbra Streisand · 19631 rating
  18. 19Blood, Sweat and Tears coverBlood, Sweat and TearsJohnny Cash · 19631 rating
  19. 20Duke Ellington & John Coltrane coverDuke Ellington & John ColtraneJohn Coltrane · 1963
  20. 21John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman coverJohn Coltrane and Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane · 1963
  21. 22Confidentiel coverConfidentielSerge Gainsbourg · 1963
  22. 23Surfer Girl coverSurfer GirlThe Beach Boys · 1963
  23. 24Conversations With Myself coverConversations With MyselfBill Evans · 1963
  24. 25La Mamma coverLa MammaCharles Aznavour · 1963
  25. 26Night Beat coverNight BeatSam Cooke · 1963
  26. 27Bo Diddley coverBo DiddleyBo Diddley · 1963
  27. 28In Dreams coverIn DreamsRoy Orbison · 1963
  28. 29My Point of View coverMy Point of ViewHerbie Hancock · 1963
  29. 30A New Perspective coverA New PerspectiveDonald Byrd · 1963
  30. 31Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins coverDuke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsDuke Ellington · 1963
  31. 32Mr. Blues coverMr. BluesB.B. King · 1963
  32. 33Blue Bash! coverBlue Bash!Kenny Burrell · 1963
  33. 34Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer coverThose Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of SummerNat King Cole · 1963
  34. 35Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle coverOscar Peterson & Nelson RiddleOscar Peterson · 1963
  35. 36At Carnegie Hall coverAt Carnegie HallThe Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1963
  36. 37Presenting Dionne Warwick coverPresenting Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick · 1963
  37. 38Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida coverStan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo AlmeidaStan Getz · 1963
  38. 39Criss-Cross coverCriss-CrossThelonious Monk · 1963
  39. 40Maldita Distancia coverMaldita DistanciaJosé Luis Rodríguez · 1963
  40. 41Am I Blue? coverAm I Blue?Grant Green · 1963
  41. 42Meet the Supremes coverMeet the SupremesThe Supremes · 1963
  42. 43Watermelon Man coverWatermelon ManMongo Santamaría · 1963
  43. 44West Coast Vibes coverWest Coast VibesRoy Ayers · 1963
  44. 45The Shadows' Greatest Hits coverThe Shadows' Greatest HitsThe Shadows · 1963
  45. 46If You Need Me coverIf You Need MeSolomon Burke · 1963
  46. 47The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker coverThe Big Soul of John Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker · 1963
  47. 48Wanda..Vagamente.. coverWanda..Vagamente..Wanda Sá · 1963
  48. 49Where Did Everyone Go? coverWhere Did Everyone Go?Nat King Cole · 1963
  49. 50Samba "demais" coverSamba "demais"Marcos Valle · 1963

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Best albums of 1963 by genre

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The artists of 1963

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

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1963, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1963?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1963 is Please Please Me by The Beatles (3.9/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1963 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1963 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1963 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.