The best-selling album of 1963 in United States is a soundtrack WEST SIDE STORY.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WEST SIDE STORY |
1961 |
| 2 |
PETER, PAUL & MARY |
PETER, PAUL & MARY |
1962 |
| 3 |
PETER, PAUL & MARY |
MOVING |
1963 |
| 4 |
JOAN BAEZ |
JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT |
1962 |
| 5 |
TONY BENNETT |
I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO |
1962 |
| 6 |
ANDY WILLIAMS |
MOON RIVER & OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES |
1962 |
| 7 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA |
1963 |
| 8 |
ANDY WILLIAMS |
DAYS OF WINE & ROSES |
1963 |
| 9 |
SOUNDTRACK |
OLIVER (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1960 |
| 10 |
RAY CHARLES |
MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC, VOL. 2 |
1962 |
| 11 |
RAY CHARLES |
MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC |
1962 |
| 12 |
KINGSTON TRIO |
THE BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO |
1962 |
| 13 |
STAN GETZ & CHARLIE BYRD |
JAZZ SAMBA |
1963 |
| 14 |
ROY ORBISON |
ROY ORBISON'S GREATEST HITS |
1962 |
| 15 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
THE BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM |
1963 |
| 16 |
FRANK FONTAINE |
SONGS I SING ON THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW |
1963 |
| 17 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BYE BYE BIRDIE |
1963 |
| 18 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1959 |
| 19 |
VAUGHN MEADER |
THE FIRST FAMILY |
1962 |
| 20 |
ALLAN SHERMAN |
MY SON, THE FOLK SINGER |
1962 |
| 21 |
ROBERT GOULET |
SINCERELY YOURS |
1963 |
| 22 |
JOAN BAEZ |
JOAN BAEZ, VOLUME 2 |
1961 |
| 23 |
TONY BENNETT |
I WANNA BE AROUND |
1963 |
| 24 |
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN |
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN SINGS |
1963 |
| 25 |
JOAN BAEZ |
JOAN BAEZ |
1960 |
| 26 |
THE BEACH BOYS |
SURFIN' U.S.A. |
1963 |
| 27 |
NAT KING COLE |
RAMBLIN' ROSE |
1962 |
| 28 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CAMELOT (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1960 |
| 29 |
ALLAN SHERMAN |
MY SON, THE CELEBRITY |
1963 |
| 30 |
JOHNNY MATHIS |
JOHNNY'S GREATEST HITS |
1958 |
| 31 |
NANCY WILSON |
BROADWAY - MY WAY |
1963 |
| 32 |
JAMES BROWN |
THE JAMES BROWN SHOW |
1963 |
| 33 |
KINGSTON TRIO |
KINGSTON TRIO #16 |
1963 |
| 34 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WEST SIDE STORY (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1957 |
| 35 |
SOUNDTRACK |
HOW THE WEST WAS WON |
1962 |
| 36 |
THE SHIRELLES |
SHIRELLES GREATEST HITS |
1963 |
| 37 |
JOE HARNELL |
FLY ME TO THE MOON BOSSA NOVA |
1963 |
| 38 |
COUNT BASIE & FRANK SINATRA |
SINATRA-BASIE |
1963 |
| 39 |
SOUNDTRACK |
STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF |
1963 |
| 40 |
JOHNNY MATHIS |
JOHNNY'S NEWEST HITS |
1963 |
| 41 |
KINGSTON TRIO |
NEW FRONTIER |
1963 |
| 42 |
TRINI LOPEZ |
TRINI LOPEZ AT PJ'S |
1963 |
| 43 |
BENT FABRIC |
ALLEY CAT |
1963 |
| 44 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR |
1963 |
| 45 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SHUT DOWN |
1963 |
| 46 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS (SOUNDTRACK) |
1962 |
| 47 |
SMOTHERS BROTHERS |
THINK ETHNIC |
1963 |
| 48 |
LOU MONTE |
PEPINO, THE ITALIAN MOUSE |
1963 |
| 49 |
CHUBBY CHECKER |
LIMBO PARTY |
1963 |
| 50 |
AL MARTINO |
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE |
1963 |
| 51 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CLEOPATRA |
1963 |
| 52 |
ANDY WILLIAMS |
WARM & WILLING |
1963 |
| 53 |
ALLAN SHERMAN |
MY SON, THE NUT |
1963 |
| 54 |
OLDIES BUT GOODIES SERIES |
OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL. 5 |
1963 |
| 55 |
PERCY FAITH |
THEMES FOR YOUNG LOVERS |
1963 |
| 56 |
STEVIE WONDER |
LITTLE STEVIE WONDER THE 12 YEAR OLD GENIUS |
1963 |
| 57 |
THE VENTURES |
THE VENTURES PLAY TELSTAR-THE LONELY BULL & OTHERS |
1963 |
| 58 |
ROBERT GOULET |
WONDERFUL WORLD OF LOVE |
1963 |
| 59 |
JIMMY SMITH |
HOBO FLATS |
1963 |
| 60 |
JIMMY MCGRIFF |
I'VE GOT A WOMAN |
1963 |
| 61 |
SOUNDTRACK |
GYPSY |
1961 |
| 62 |
FRANK SINATRA |
THE CONCERT SINATRA |
1963 |
| 63 |
BOBBY VINTON |
BLUE ON BLUE |
1963 |
| 64 |
NAT KING COLE |
THOSE LAZY-HAZY-CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER |
1963 |
| 65 |
NANCY WILSON |
HOLLYWOOD-MY WAY |
1963 |
| 66 |
RAY CHARLES |
INGREDIENTS IN A RECIPE FOR SOUL |
1963 |
| 67 |
THE FOUR SEASONS |
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY |
1963 |
| 68 |
PETER NERO |
HAIL THE CONQUERING NERO |
1963 |
| 69 |
HENRY MANCINI |
OUR MAN IN HOLLYWOOD |
1963 |
| 70 |
DAVE BRUBECK |
TIME OUT |
1959 |
| 71 |
RUSTY WARREN |
KNOCKERS UP |
1961 |
| 72 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE MUSIC MAN |
1962 |
| 73 |
STEVE LAWRENCE |
STEVE LAWRENCE WINNERS |
1963 |
| 74 |
ENOCH LIGHT |
BIG BAND BOSSA NOVA |
1963 |
| 75 |
PEGGY LEE |
I'M A WOMAN |
1963 |
| 76 |
DEL SHANNON |
LITTLE TOWN FLIRT |
1963 |
| 77 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MONDO CANE |
1963 |
| 78 |
THE FOUR SEASONS |
SHERRY AND 11 OTHERS |
1963 |
| 79 |
KINGSTON TRIO |
SUNNY SIDE! |
1963 |
| 80 |
VAUGHN MEADER |
VAUGHN MEADER AND THE FIRST FAMILY VOL. II |
1963 |
| 81 |
RAY CHARLES |
GREATEST HITS |
1962 |
| 82 |
SURFARIS |
WIPE OUT |
1963 |
| 83 |
BRENDA LEE |
ALL ALONE AM I |
1963 |
| 84 |
NAT KING COLE |
DEAR LONELY HEARTS |
1963 |
| 85 |
BOBBY VEE |
BOBBY VEE'S GOLDEN GREATS |
1963 |
| 86 |
SMOTHERS BROTHERS |
THE TWO SIDES OF THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS |
1962 |
| 87 |
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS |
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY |
1963 |
| 88 |
CANNONBALL ADDERLY |
JAZZ WORKSHOP REVISITED |
1963 |
| 89 |
NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS |
RAMBLIN' |
1963 |
| 90 |
ROBERT GOULET |
TWO OF US |
1963 |
| 91 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOLUME 3 |
1963 |
| 92 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM |
1963 |
| 93 |
THE VENTURES |
SURFING |
1963 |
| 94 |
BOBBY BLAND |
CALL ON ME |
1963 |
| 95 |
HENRY MANCINI |
UNIQUELY MANCINI |
1963 |
| 96 |
CHUBBY CHECKER |
CHUBBY CHECKER'S BIGGEST HITS |
1963 |
| 97 |
JOHNNY MATHIS |
JOHNNY |
1963 |
| 98 |
THE TYMES |
SO MUCH IN LOVE |
1963 |
| 99 |
PAUL AND PAULA |
PAUL AND PAULA SING FOR YOUNG LOVERS |
1963 |
| 100 |
JERRY VALE |
ARRIVERDERCI ROMA |
1963 |
Source: Billboard
