List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1963 explained

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1963. Prior to August 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. The chart is now known as the 'Billboard 200'.

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Indicates best performing album of 1963

Chart history through August 10

Issue date!scope=col colspan=3

Mono	scope=col colspan=3	Stereo
scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label
	The First Family		Cadence	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="9"	West Side Story	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[1]
				^[2]
				^[3]
				^[4]
				^[5]
				^[6]
				^[7]
				^[8]
				^[9]
	My Son, the Celebrity		Warner Bros.	Jazz Samba	/ Charlie Byrd	Verve	^[10]
	Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show		ABC/Paramount	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=11	West Side Story	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[11]
				^[12]
				^[13]
				^[14]
				^[15]
	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=2	West Side Story	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[16]
	^[17]
	Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests		Columbia	^[18]
				^[19]
				^[20]
				^[21]
				Days of Wine and Roses	Andy Williams	Columbia	^[22]
					^[23]
					^[24]
					^[25]
					^[26]
					^[27]
					^[28]
					^[29]
					^[30]
					^[31]
					^[32]

Chart history August 17 to end of year

scope=col	Issue date	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label	scope=col class="unsortable"
	Days of Wine and Roses	data-sort-value="Williams, Andy"	Andy Williams	Columbia	^[33] ^[34]
			Tamla	^[35] ^[36]
	My Son, the Nut		Warner Bros.	^[37] ^[38]
				^[39] ^[40]
				^[41] ^[42]
				^[43] ^[44]
				^[45] ^[46]
				^[47] ^[48]
				^[49] ^[50]
				^[51] ^[52]
	Peter, Paul and Mary	Peter, Paul and Mary	Warner Bros.	^[53] ^[54]
	In the Wind		Warner Bros.	^[55] ^[56]
				^[57] ^[58]
				^[59] ^[60]
				^[61] ^[62]
				^[63] ^[64]
	The Singing Nun		Philips	^[65] ^[66]
				^[67] ^[68]
				^[69] ^[70]
				^[71] ^[72]

See also

• 1963 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)

Notes and References

1. Billboard Top LP's. 32. January 5, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
2. Billboard Top LP's. 24. January 12, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
3. Billboard Top LP's. 30. January 19, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
4. Billboard Top LP's. 38. January 26, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
5. Billboard Top LP's. 34. February 2, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
6. Billboard Top LP's. 26. February 9, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
7. Billboard Top LP's. 26. February 16, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
8. Billboard Top LP's. 32. February 23, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
9. Billboard Top LP's. 46. March 2, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
10. Billboard Top LP's. 42. March 9, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
11. Billboard Top LP's. 66. March 16, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
12. Billboard Top LP's. 34. March 23, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
13. Billboard Top LP's. 32. March 30, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
14. Billboard Top LP's. 32. April 6, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
15. Billboard Top LP's. 30. April 13, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
16. Billboard Top LP's. 32. April 20, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
17. Billboard Top LP's. 28. April 27, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
18. Billboard Top LP's. 30. May 4, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
19. Billboard Top LP's. 32. May 11, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
20. Billboard Top LP's. 34. May 18, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
21. Billboard Top LP's. 36. May 25, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
22. Billboard Top LP's. 32. June 1, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
23. Billboard Top LP's. 26. June 8, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
24. Billboard Top LP's. 30. June 15, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
25. Billboard Top LP's. 24. June 22, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
26. Billboard Top LP's. 42. June 29, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
27. Billboard Top LP's. 26. July 6, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
28. Billboard Top LP's. 24. July 13, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
29. Billboard Top LP's. 24. July 20, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
30. Billboard Top LP's. 38. July 27, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
31. Billboard Top LP's. 30. August 3, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
32. Billboard Top LP's. 30. August 10, 1963. Billboard. January 6, 2022.
33. Billboard Top LP's. 31. August 17, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
34. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . August 17, 1963.
35. Billboard Top LP's. 38. August 24, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
36. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . August 24, 1963.
37. Billboard Top LP's. 22. August 31, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
38. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . August 31, 1963.
39. Billboard Top LP's. 38. September 7, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
40. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . September 7, 1963.
41. Billboard Top LP's. 26. September 14, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
42. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . September 14, 1963.
43. Billboard Top LP's. 34. September 21, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
44. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . September 21, 1963.
45. Billboard Top LP's. 28. September 28, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
46. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . September 28, 1963.
47. Billboard Top LP's. 26. October 5, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
48. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . October 5, 1963.
49. Billboard Top LP's. 20. October 12, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
50. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . October 12, 1963.
51. Billboard Top LP's. 28. October 19, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
52. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . October 19, 1963.
53. Billboard Top LP's. 44. October 26, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
54. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . October 26, 1963.
55. Billboard Top LP's. 18. November 2, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
56. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . November 2, 1963.
57. Billboard Top LP's. 22. November 9, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
58. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . November 9, 1963.
59. Billboard Top LP's. 34. November 16, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
60. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . November 16, 1963.
61. Billboard Top LP's. 29. November 23, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
62. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . November 23, 1963.
63. Billboard Top LP's. 24. November 30, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
64. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . November 30, 1963.
65. Billboard Top LP's. 22. December 7, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
66. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . December 7, 1963.
67. Billboard Top LP's. 26. December 14, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
68. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . December 14, 1963.
69. Billboard Top LP's. 26. December 21, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
70. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . December 21, 1963.
71. Billboard Top LP's. 18. December 28, 1963. Billboard. January 13, 2022.
72. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard . December 28, 1963.