| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1963 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 28, 1963, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | WEST SIDE STORY – Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks) |
| 2 | PETER, PAUL & MARY (Warner Bros.) |
| 3 | (MOVIN’) – Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.) |
| 4 | JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT (Vanguard) |
| 5 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCSICO – Tony Bennett (Columbia) |
| 6 | MOON RIVER AND OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 7 | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA – Original Soundtrack (Colpix) |
| 8 | POT LUCK – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 9 | DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 10 | THE BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM (Columbia) |
| 11 | BYE BYE BIRDIE – Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor) |
| 12 | JAZZ SAMBA – Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd (Verve) |
| 13 | HOW THE WEST WAS WON – Original Soundtrack (MGM) |
| 14 | I WANNA BE AROUND – Tony Bennett (Columbia) |
| 15 | ROY ORBISON’S GREATEST HITS (Monument) |
| 16 | SURFIN’ U. S. A. – The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
| 17 | OLIVER! – Original Cast (RCA Victor) |
| 18 | #16 – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 19 | SONGS I SING ON THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW – Frank Fontaine (ABC-Paramount) |
| 20 | (THINK ETHNIC!) – The Smothers Brothers (Mercury) |
| 21 | OUR MAN IN HOLLYWOOD – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) |
| 22 | RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN SINGS (MGM) |
| 23 | FLY ME TO THE MOON AND THE BOSSA NOVA POPS – Joe Harnell & His Orchestra (Kapp) |
| 24 | JOHNNY’S NEWEST HITS – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 25 | LIVE AT THE APOLLO – James Brown (King) |
| 26 | BROADWAY – MY WAY – Nancy Wilson (Capitol) |
| 27 | SURFING – The Ventures (Dolton) |
| 28 | CLEOPATRA – Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox) |
| 29 | ALLEY CAT – Bent Fabric (Atco) |
| 30 | TRINI LOPEZ AT PJ’S (Reprise) |
| 31 | SINCERELY YOURS – Robert Goulet (Columbia) |
| 32 | THEMES FOR YOUNG LOVERS – Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 33 | HAIL THE CONQUERING NERO – Peter Nero (RCA Victor) |
| 34 | SHUT DOWN – Various Artists (Capitol) |
| 35 | SINATRA-BASIE (An Historical Musical First) – Frank Sinatra & Count Basie & His Orchestra (Reprise) |
| 36 | 1962’S GREATEST HITS – Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (Dot) |
| 37 | IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR – Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 38 | I LOVE YOU BECAUSE – Al Martino (Capitol) |
| 39 | NEW FRONTIER – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 40 | MY SON, THE CELEBRITY – Allan Sherman (Warner Bros.) |
| 41 | 1962’S EARLY HITS – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) |
| 42 | TELL TALL TALES! (Legends And Nonsense) – The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia) |
| 43 | THE MUSIC MAN – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 44 | BLUE VELVET – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
| 45 | HOBO FLATS – Jimmy Smith (Verve) |
| 46 | LATIN RENDEZVOUS – Mantovani & His Orchestra (London) |
| 47 | THE HAPPY BEAT – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 48 | PAUL & PAULA SING FOR YOUNG LOVERS (Philips) |
| 49 | RING OF FIRE (The Best Of Johnny Cash) (Columbia) |
| 50 | SUNNY SIDE! – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 51 | THE CONCERT SINATRA – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 52 | FOR YOUR SWEET LOVE – Rick Nelson (Decca) |
| 53 | THE FIRST FAMILY VOLUME TWO – Vaughn Meader, et al. (Cadence) |
| 54 | GRAVY WALTZ (And 11 Current Hits) – Steve Allen (Dot) |
| 55 | HOLLYWOOD – MY WAY – Nancy Wilson (Capitol) |
| 56 | THE FIRST FAMILY – Vaughn Meader, et al. (Cadence) |
| 57 | I’M A WOMAN – Peggy Lee (Capitol) |
| 58 | JALOUSIE – Arthur Fielder / The Boston Pops Orchestra (RCA Victor) |
| 59 | JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF BLACK ORPHEUS – The Vince Guaraldi Trio (Fantasy) |
| 60 | MONDO CANE – Original Soundtrack (United Artists) |
| 61 | LITTLE TOWN FLIRT – Del Shannon (Big Top) |
| 62 | RAMBLIN’ (Featuring Green, Green) – The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia) |
| 63 | WINNERS! – Steve Lawrence (Columbia) |
| 64 | SO MUCH IN LOVE – The Tymes (Parkway) |
| 65 | STAR DUST – The Boston Pops Orchestra /Arthur Fielder (RCA Victor) |
| 66 | THE STRIPPER (And Other Fun Songs For The Family) – David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM) |
| 67 | THOSE LAZY-HAZY-CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER – Nat King Cole (Capitol) |
| 68 | UNIQUELY MANCINI – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) |
| 69 | WARM AND WILLING – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 70 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LOVE – Robert Goulet (Columbia) |
| 71 | BOSSA NOVA U. S. A. – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia) |
| 72 | THE CASCADING VOICES OF THE HUGO & LUIGI CHORUS (RCA Victor) |
| 73 | ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL. 3 – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 74 | GYPSY – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 75 | BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY AND 12 OTHERS – The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay) |
| 76 | GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS – Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 77 | I’LL CRY IF I WANT TO – Lesley Gore (Mercury) |
| 78 | BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA – Eydie Gorme (Columbia) |
| 79 | INGREDIENTS IN A RECIPE FOR SOUL – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 80 | JOHNNY – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 81 | THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS IN PERSON (Columbia) |
| 82 | BABY WORKOUT – Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
| 83 | GOLDEN HITS OF THE 4 SEASONS (Vee-Jay) |
| 84 | CHUCK BERRY ON STAGE (Chess) |
| 85 | IN DREAMS – Roy Orbison (Monument) |
| 86 | THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN (Columbia) |
| 87 | AWARD WINNING MOTION PICTURE HITS – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 88 | THE BEST OF THE CHAD MITCHELL TRIO (Kapp) |
| 89 | ARRIVEDERCI, ROMA – Jerry Vale (Columbia) |
| 90 | JAZZ SAMBA ENCORE – Stan Getz / Luiz Bonfa (Verve) |
| 91 | FOLLOW THE BOYS – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 92 | MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 93 | LET’S GO – The Ventures (Dolton) |
| 94 | MORE (Soul Surfin’) – Kai Winding Featuring Kenny Burrell (Verve) |
| 95 | LIVING IT UP – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
| 96 | A TASTE OF HONEY – Martin Denny (Liberty) |
| 97 | LOVE THEMES FROM CLEOPATRA – Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
| 98 | CHUBBY CHECKER’S BIGGEST HITS (Parkway) |
| 99 | LOVE FOR SALE – The Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi)
|
| 100 | BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK – Jimmy Smith (Blue Note) |