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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Hayden (2013)  

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The 60's. Ah. The 60's.

The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa...The 60's had all the fun stuff. It was a time in music where originality was at its peak. Everyone was trying different stuff (...insert illegal drug pun...). The Velvet Underground topped the decade for me. Fantastic start to the history of modern music. Pink Floyd, The Who, and many other great bands released their firsts albums in this decade, only to get better.

I don't think I consider the 60's as big of a decade as a lot of other people do. I do have to note that the recording technology was fairly poor, and many albums that may have sounded pretty good, came across very poorly. I also don't think that the 60's had a largest variety of music. But, what was good, was great.

Chart updated: 04/20/2013 15:59 (Created: 12/04/2011 17:17). Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Velvet Underground And NicoThe Velvet Underground
Year of Release:1967Appears in:983 charts
Rank in 1967:2Rank Score:52,121
Rank in 1960s5Overall Rank:12
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Abbey RoadThe Beatles
Year of Release:1969Appears in:1,326 charts
Rank in 1969:1Rank Score:82,060
Rank in 1960s2Overall Rank:4
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The Black Saint And The Sinner LadyCharles Mingus
Year of Release:1963Appears in:183 charts
Rank in 1963:2Rank Score:7,201
Rank in 1960s32Overall Rank:173
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Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan
Year of Release:1965Appears in:832 charts
Rank in 1965:1Rank Score:43,138
Rank in 1960s7Overall Rank:17
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Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Year of Release:1969Appears in:212 charts
Rank in 1969:8Rank Score:8,038
Rank in 1960s29Overall Rank:152
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The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground
Year of Release:1969Appears in:267 charts
Rank in 1969:7Rank Score:9,304
Rank in 1960s26Overall Rank:129
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The DoorsThe Doors
Year of Release:1967Appears in:759 charts
Rank in 1967:3Rank Score:32,008
Rank in 1960s10Overall Rank:28
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KarmaPharoah Sanders
Year of Release:1969Appears in:32 charts
Rank in 1969:30Rank Score:946
Rank in 1960s110Overall Rank:1,123
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Scott 4Scott Walker
Year of Release:1969Appears in:59 charts
Rank in 1969:24Rank Score:1,245
Rank in 1960s90Overall Rank:892
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Blonde On BlondeBob Dylan
Year of Release:1966Appears in:677 charts
Rank in 1966:3Rank Score:34,388
Rank in 1960s9Overall Rank:25
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 2 2%
1961 4 4%
1962 4 4%
1963 3 3%
1964 4 4%
1965 6 6%
1966 7 7%
1967 27 27%
1968 17 17%
1969 26 26%
Band Albums %


The Beatles 5 5%
The Velvet Underground 3 3%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
Simon and Garfunkel 3 3%
Jefferson Airplane 2 2%
Pink Floyd 2 2%
Aretha Franklin 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 70 70%
United Kingdom 22 22%
Germany 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
India 1 1%

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From EyeKanFly 05/28/2013 17:40
This is both really original and a great list (from what I can tell from the albums I've listened to).
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From quadrophenia17 05/28/2013 15:29
Great selection of 60's albums!
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From AMS 05/28/2013 14:00
Giant steps are what you take, these milestones of jazz contribute a genuine rocking collection!
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From sheep21 03/05/2013 07:01
16 Albums in common ain't too bad.
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From guigs13 01/05/2013 23:03
Almost perfect chart! 60's are pure magic...
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From lethalnezzle 11/04/2012 02:22
Nice to see Bobby "Blue" Bland and Albert King get a mention. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of stuff I find somewhat mediocre. Also, Forever Changes at #90 is bizarre; I just assumed everyone loved it.
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From RFNAPLES 11/03/2012 17:09
Great 1960s chart
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From 5thbeatle 05/20/2012 17:08
Solid chart reminded me of a few I've missed.
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From harkan 05/01/2012 07:25
I've listened to a majority of entries here but I just can't find 60s music I really enjoy. Stuck in the mindset of 80s and 2000s. Might look at some of these on here I don't know.
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From astelioeswills 03/31/2012 13:29
great list... though there is a lot i do not know yet.
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