ALBUM OF THE YEAR Pre-1965 | RESULTS

Y'all voted, and despite Kind of Blue having the least amount of votes for elimination every round up until this point, THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY BY CHARLES MINGUS PREVAILS AS THE BEST PRE-1965 ALBUM AND THE BEST ALBUM OF 1963!! Miles Davis looking kind of blue right now...

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ALBUMS IN

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• Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

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#SONGS OUT

Rank	Albums	Votes Against	Percentage	Runner-Up
10th	The Kinks - Kinks	53 / 104	51.0%	13 / 104 (12.5%)
9th	Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line	44 / 89	49.4%	14 / 89 (15.7%)
8th	The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night	28 / 86	32.9%	14 / 86 (16.5%)
7th	Bob Dylan - The Times They Are-A Changin'	34 / 59	57.6%	10 / 59 (16.9%)
6th	The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out	28 / 79	35.4%	20 / 79 (25.3%)
5th	Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan	37 / 73	50.7%	20 / 73 (27.4%)
4th	Stan Getz/João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto	22 / 55	40.0%	19 / 55 (34.5%)
3rd	John Coltrane - Giant Steps	48 / 88	54.5%	29 / 88 (33.0%)
RUNNER-UP	Miles Davis - Kind of Blue	70 / 126	55.6%	56 / 126 (44.4%)
WINNER	Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady	56 / 126	WINNER	W I N N E R

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First Bracket Results

Second Bracket Results

Lifesaver Results

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#AOTY "WINNERS" from 1955 to 1964 based on result placements:

#1955: Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours

#1956: Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues

#1957: Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool

#1958: John Coltrane - Blue Train

#1959: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

#1960: John Coltrane - Giant Steps

#1961: John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

#1962: Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off

#1963: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

#1964: Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto

Tomorrow, we'll be opening the nomination thread for 1965, so be on the lookout for that. Happy listening!!

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