BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) TOP (MAGAZINE’S CHART) ALBUMS OF 1963*
No.-Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 WEST SIDE STORY-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-COLUMBIA-JANUARY 2 PETER,PAUL & MARY-PETER,PAUL & MARY-WARNER BROTHERS-February 3 MOVIN'-PETER,PAUL & MARY-WARNER BROTHERS-April 4 JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT-JOAN BAEZ-Vanguard-January 5 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCSICO?TONY BENNETT-Columbia-January 6 MOON RIVER & OTHER GREAT THEMES-ANDY WILLIAMS-Columbia-April 7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA?ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-Colpix-May 8 DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES?Andy Williams-Columbia-June 9 OLIVER!?Original Cast-RCA Victor-February 10 MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC:Volume II?Ray Charles-ABC-Paramount-January 11 Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music Volume I-Ray Charles?Ray Charles-ABC-Paramount-January 12 The Best Of The Kingston Trio-Kingston Trio-Capitol-January 13 Jazz Samba-Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd-Verve-February 14 Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits-Roy Orbison-Monument-January 15 The Barbra Streisand Album-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-July 16 Song I'd Love To Sing On The Jackie Gleason Show-Frank Fontaine-ABC -Paramount-March 17 Bye Bye Birdie-Film Soundtrack-RCA Victor-September 18 The Sound Of Music-Original Cast-Columbia-January 19 The First Family-Vaughn Meader-Cadence-January 20 My Son,The Folk Singer-Alan Sherman-Warner Brothers-January 21 Sincerely Yours-Robert Goulet-Columbia-March 22 Joan Baez In Concert:Volume II-Joan Baez-Vanguard-December 23 I Wanna Be Around-Tony Bennett-Columbia-June 24 Richard Chamberlain Sings-Richard Chamberlain-MGM-April 25 Joan Baez:Volume 1-Joan Baez-Vanguard-September 26 Surfin' U.S.A.-Beach Boys-Capitol-July 27 Ramblin Rose-Nat "King" Cole-Capitol-January 28 Camelot-Original Cast-Columbia-January 29 My Son,The Celebrity-Allan Sherman-Warner Brothers-February 30 Johnny's Greatest Hits-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-January 31 Broadway:My Way-Nancy Wilson-Capitol-May 32 The James Brown Show-James Brown-King-August 33 #16-Kingston Trio-Kingston Trio-Capitol-May 34 West Side Story-Original Cast-Columbia-January 35 How The West Was Won Soundtrack-MGM-August 36 Shirelles Greatest Hits-Shirelles-Scepter-March 37 Fly Me To The Moon-Joe Harnell And The Bossa Nova Pops-Kapp-April 38 Sinatra/Basie-Frank Sinatra & Count Basie-Reprise-March 39 Stop The World I Want To Get Off Soundtrack-London-January 40 Johnny's Newest Hits-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-June 41 New Frontier-Kingston Trio-Capitol-March 42 Trini Lopez At PJs-Trini Lopez-Reprise-September 43 Alley Cat-Bent Fabric-Atco-April 44 It Happened At The World's Fair-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-May 45 Shut Down-Beach Boys-Capitol-August 46 Girls,Girls,Girls-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-January 47 Think Ethnic!?The Smothers Brothers-Mercury-May 48 Pepino The Italian Mouse-Lou Monte-Reprise-January 49 Limbo Party-Chubby Checker-Parkway-January 50 I Love You Because-Al Martino-Capitol-July 51 Cleopatra-Soundtrack-20th Century Fox-July 52 Warm & Willing-Andy Williams-Columbia-March 53 My Son,The Nut-Allan Sherman-Warner Brothers-September 54 Oldies But Goodies:Volume 5-Various Artists-Original Sound-August 55 Theme For Young Lovers-Percy Faith-Columbia-August 56 Little Stevie Wonder 12 Year OId Genius-Little Stevie Wonder-Tamla-August 57 Ventures Play Telstar,Lonely Bull & Others-Ventures-Dolton-February 58 Wonderful World Of Love-Robert Goulet-Columbia-June 59 Hobo Flats-Jimmy Smith-Verve-June 60 I've Got A Woman-Jimmy McGriff-Sue-January 61 Gypsy-Film Soundtrack-Warner Brothers-February 62 The Concert Sinatra-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-August 63 Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton-Epic-October 64 Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer-Nat "King " Cole-Capitol-August 65 Hollywood:My Way-Nancy Wilson-Capitol-November 66 Ingrediants In A Recipe For Soul-Ray Charles-ABC -Paramount-October 67 Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-April 68 Hail The Conquering-Peter Nero-RCA Victor-June 69 Our Man In Hollywood-Henry Mancini-RCA Victor-March 70 Time Out-Dave Brubeck-Columbia-January 71 Knockers Up-Rusty Warren-Jubilee-January 72 Music Man Film-Soundtrack-Warner Brothers-January 73 Steve Lawrence Winners-Steve Lawrence-Columbia-March 74 Big Band Bossa Nova-Enoch Light & his Orchestra-Command-February 75 I?m A Woman?Peggy Lee-Capitol-June 76 Little Town Flirt-Del Shannon-Big Top-August 77 Mondo Cane-Soundtrack-United Artist-November 78 23 Sherry And 11 Other-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-February 79 Sunny Side!-Kingston Trio-Capitol-September 80 First Family:Volume II-Vaughn Meader-Cadence-June 81 Ray Charles' Greatest Hits-Ray Charles-ABC -Paramount-January 82 Wipe Out-Surfaris-Dot-September 83 All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-Decca-April 84 Dear Lonely Hearts-Nat King Cole-Capitol-January 85 Bobby Vee's Golden Greats-Bobby Vee-Liberty-January 86 Two Sides Of The Smothers Brothers-The Smothers Brothers-Mercury-January 87 The Buddy Holly Story-Buddy Holly-Coral-January 88 Jazz Workshop Revisited-Cannonball Aderley Sextet-Riverside-June 89 Ramblin'-New Christy Minstrels-Columbia-October 90 Two Of Us-Robert Goulet-Columbia-January 91. Elvis' Gold Records Volume III-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-November 92 The Second Barbra Streisand Album-Columbia-November 93 Surfing-Ventures-Dolton-June 94 Call On Me-Bobby Bland-Duke-August 95 Uniquely Mancini-Henry Mancini-RCA Victor-July 96 Biggest Hits?Chubby Checker-Parkway-March 97 Johnny-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-October 98 So Much In Love-Tymes-Parkway-September 99 Paul & Paula Sing For Young Lovers-Paul & Paula-Philips-March 100. Arriverderci Roma?Jerry Vale-Columbia-March *As published in the December 28,1963 issue of Billboard Magazine.