The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1963, as well as albums which peaked in 1962 and 1964 but were in the top 10 in 1963. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard and The Shadows. Overall, three different albums peaked at number one in 1963, with The Beatles (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1958, 1959, 1961 or 1962 but still in chart in 1963.♦Album released in 1963 but peaked in 1964.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1958 276South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 115Albums in 1959 43The Buddy Holly Story ‡Buddy Holly 2 1Albums in 1960 24The Black and White Minstrel Show ‡The George Mitchell Minstrels 1 8Albums in 1961 24Another Black and White Minstrel Show ‡The George Mitchell Minstrels 1 8 47Blue Hawaii ‡Elvis Presley 1 18Albums in 1962 153West Side Story: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 13 20A Golden Age of Donegan ‡Lonnie Donegan 3 3 19A Picture of You ‡Joe Brown and the Bruvvers 3 2 1332 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard ‡Cliff Richard with The Shadows and Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra 3 1 29Out of the Shadows ‡The Shadows 1 7 17On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels ‡The George Mitchell Minstrels 1 2 21Bobby Vee Meets the CricketsBobby Vee and The Crickets 2 1 14Rock 'N' Roll No. 2Elvis Presley 3 1Albums in 1963 31Summer HolidayCliff Richard and The Shadows 1 14 18Girls! Girls! Girls!Elvis Presley 2 6 2A Bobby Vee Recording SessionBobby Vee 10 2 32I'll Remember YouFrank Ifield 3 3 15Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical FirstFrank Sinatra and Count Basie 2 3 12All Star Festival: The Unique Record in Aid of the World's RefugeesVarious artists 4 1 3Richard Chamberlain SingsRichard Chamberlain 8 1 62Please Please MeThe Beatles 1 30 26ReminiscingBuddy Holly 2 3 4All Alone Am IBrenda Lee 8 1 6Hats Off to Del ShannonDel Shannon 9 4 17It Happened at the World's FairElvis Presley 4 7 13BillyBilly Fury 6 1 40The Shadows' Greatest HitsThe Shadows 2 8 1Bobby Vee's Golden GreatsBobby Vee 10 1 14Cliff's Hit AlbumCliff Richard 2 1 9The Concert SinatraFrank Sinatra 8 1 36Meet The SearchersThe Searchers 2 9 17Kenny Ball's Golden HitsKenny Ball and his Jazzmen 4 2 9Steptoe and SonWilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett 4 1 27Born FreeFrank Ifield 3 3 3When in SpainCliff Richard 8 1 1Fool BritanniaPeter Sellers, Joan Collins and Anthony Newley 10 1 2Chuck Berry on StageChuck Berry 6 2 3Sinatra's SinatraFrank Sinatra 7 1 27How Do You Like It?Gerry and the Pacemakers 2 2 21Freddie and the Dreamers ♦Freddie and the Dreamers 4 2 4Trini Lopez at PJ'sTrini Lopez 7 1 7Sugar and SpiceThe Searchers 5 1 44With the BeatlesThe Beatles 1 21 20In DreamsRoy Orbison 6 2 4On Tour with the George Mitchell Minstrels ♦The George Mitchell Minstrels 6 1
See also 1963 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)
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External links 1963 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)