List of Billboard Top LPs number-one albums of 1963
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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'.
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1963 |
Chart history through August 10
| Issue date | Mono | Stereo | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Artist(s) | Label | Album | Artist(s) | Label | ||
| January 5 | The First Family | Vaughn Meader | Cadence | West Side Story † | Soundtrack | Columbia | [1] |
| January 12 | [2] | ||||||
| January 19 | [3] | ||||||
| January 26 | [4] | ||||||
| February 2 | [5] | ||||||
| February 9 | [6] | ||||||
| February 16 | [7] | ||||||
| February 23 | [8] | ||||||
| March 2 | [9] | ||||||
| March 9 | My Son, the Celebrity | Allan Sherman | Warner Bros. | Jazz Samba | Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd | Verve | [10] |
| March 16 | Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show | Frank Fontaine | ABC/Paramount | West Side Story † | Soundtrack | Columbia | [11] |
| March 23 | [12] | ||||||
| March 30 | [13] | ||||||
| April 6 | [14] | ||||||
| April 13 | [15] | ||||||
| April 20 | West Side Story † | Soundtrack | Columbia | [16] | |||
| April 27 | [17] | ||||||
| May 4 | Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests | Andy Williams | Columbia | [18] | |||
| May 11 | [19] | ||||||
| May 18 | [20] | ||||||
| May 25 | [21] | ||||||
| June 1 | Days of Wine and Roses | Andy Williams | Columbia | [22] | |||
| June 8 | [23] | ||||||
| June 15 | [24] | ||||||
| June 22 | [25] | ||||||
| June 29 | [26] | ||||||
| July 6 | [27] | ||||||
| July 13 | [28] | ||||||
| July 20 | [29] | ||||||
| July 27 | [30] | ||||||
| August 3 | [31] | ||||||
| August 10 | [32] | ||||||
Chart history August 17 to end of year
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Days of Wine and Roses | Andy Williams | Columbia | [33][34] |
| August 24 | Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius | Little Stevie Wonder | Tamla | [35][36] |
| August 31 | My Son, the Nut | Allan Sherman | Warner Bros. | [37][38] |
| September 7 | [39][40] | |||
| September 14 | [41][42] | |||
| September 21 | [43][44] | |||
| September 28 | [45][46] | |||
| October 5 | [47][48] | |||
| October 12 | [49][50] | |||
| October 19 | [51][52] | |||
| October 26 | Peter, Paul and Mary | Peter, Paul and Mary | Warner Bros. | [53][54] |
| November 2 | In the Wind | Warner Bros. | [55][56] | |
| November 9 | [57][58] | |||
| November 16 | [59][60] | |||
| November 23 | [61][62] | |||
| November 30 | [63][64] | |||
| December 7 | The Singing Nun | Soeur Sourire, the Singing Nun | Philips | [65][66] |
| December 14 | [67][68] | |||
| December 21 | [69][70] | |||
| December 28 | [71][72] |