Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by paladisiac

1960s, baby

• Chart updated: 04/09/2024 14:45
• (Created: 12/17/2011 02:09).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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1040/12= 86.67 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,605

Rank in 1966:

7

Rank in 1960s:

64

Overall Rank:

497

Average Rating:

 80 (615 votes)

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Bookends 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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(not counting theme segues) 830/10= 83 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

756 charts

Rank Score:

5,902

Rank in 1968:

9

Rank in 1960s:

44

Overall Rank:

306

Average Rating:

 82 (840 votes)

Comments:

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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1085/14= 77.5 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,967

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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(w/o segue #5) 2240/29= 77.24 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,867 charts

Rank Score:

43,254

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,732 votes)

Comments:

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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1075/14= 76.79 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,287 charts

Rank Score:

30,631

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,290 votes)

Comments:

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Green River 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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690/9= 76.67 [First added to this chart: 03/12/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

4,116

Rank in 1969:

17

Rank in 1960s:

57

Overall Rank:

437

Average Rating:

 81 (692 votes)

Comments:

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Willy And The Poor Boys 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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765/10= 76.5 [First added to this chart: 03/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,464

Rank in 1969:

19

Rank in 1960s:

67

Overall Rank:

525

Average Rating:

 82 (592 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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680/9= 75.56 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,721 charts

Rank Score:

18,818

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 85 (2,044 votes)

Comments:

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Magical Mystery Tour 
Soundtrack

 The Beatles

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830/11= 75.46 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,443 charts

Rank Score:

16,086

Rank in 1967:

6

Rank in 1960s:

20

Overall Rank:

84

Average Rating:

 86 (2,481 votes)

Comments:

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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525/7= 75 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

8,363

Rank in 1969:

8

Rank in 1960s:

32

Overall Rank:

196

Average Rating:

 84 (1,060 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	1	1%
1961	3	3%
1962	1	1%
1963	1	1%
1964	7	7%
1965	13	13%
1966	13	13%
1967	17	17%
1968	13	13%
1969	31	31%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	8	8%
The Rolling Stones	6	6%
Simon & Garfunkel	4	4%
Stevie Wonder	3	3%
Aretha Franklin	3	3%
Marvin Gaye	3	3%
Neil Diamond	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	30	30%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 30 from 64th to 34th A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 34th to 35th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Down 1 from 35th to 36th You're All I Need by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Down 1 from 36th to 37th A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
95/100	04/13/2022 18:01	Cytoma	171	90/100
95/100	04/13/2022 15:12	leniad	686	85/100
90/100	01/25/2021 07:35	desh79	1,281	93/100
100/100	01/25/2021 02:46	Rhyner	1,382	99/100
85/100	01/24/2021 11:05	DommeDamian	969	90/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.3/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.8.

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From leniad 04/13/2022 15:12

good chart

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From Rivera 01/24/2021 10:51

Outstanding chart! We have many albums in common, and for sure I will most definitely have to check out the others. Thank you for the research list =)

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90/100

From Johnnyo 02/28/2019 07:58

If I had to sort these 100 albums into order (1 - 100) I might not do it quite as you have but you can't argue with the quality of the albums in this chart. Great choices.

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From Oselju 04/20/2017 07:05

42 albums in common but 2 Simon & Garfunkel + 6 Beatles in your top 10, that seems to me extreme.

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80/100

From Liedzeit 04/19/2017 10:36

Nice, but I do not believe in arithmetics when it comes to rating. First, there is the cover art. Sometimes a bad track does not matter, sometimes it spoils the whole album. Even an exceptionally great track can spoil an album if it does not fit in. Also, there is sometimes a sentimental value attached. A gift by a friend? A live performance you have once seen? And the reverse is true. Sometimes you just love to have an album even if you have to admit that the tracks are just fine.

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From RoundTheBend 04/02/2016 00:14

47 in common... uh... I think that's the highest I've ever seen. Also love to see PSRT in first place.

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From Decurso 01/14/2016 19:12

33 Albums and 14 artists in common...nice!

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80/100

From forzautregivo 03/13/2015 13:42

Maybe too much obvious choices, but still great! If someone forces me to listen to all the albums in this chart I would be a lucky man!

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80/100

From vruslov 10/11/2014 21:58

deep and fundamental!

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60/100

From dexmc 05/22/2014 06:08

Good Stuff!

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