Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1960	592	26,772	Giant Steps (439th)by John Coltrane
1961	557	23,101	My Favorite Things (591st)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,812	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,113th)by Ray Charles
1963	646	50,038	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	762	49,310	A Hard Day's Night (224th)by The Beatles
1965	901	148,765	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	975	192,326	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	307,210	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (7th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	229,498	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,576	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,762	1,399,409

The best artists of the 1960s were The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.

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31.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

957 charts

Rank Score:

8,530

Rank in 1963:

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Overall Rank:

191

Average Rating:

83 (1,468 votes)

Comments:

32.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

899 charts

Rank Score:

8,462

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

84 (1,064 votes)

Comments:

33.

Axis: Bold As Love

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

981 charts

Rank Score:

8,143

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

204

Average Rating:

83 (1,340 votes)

Comments:

34.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

766 charts

Rank Score:

7,934

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

86 (868 votes)

Comments:

35.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

844 charts

Rank Score:

7,553

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

222

Average Rating:

83 (950 votes)

Comments:

36.

A Hard Day's Night
Soundtrack

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

931 charts

Rank Score:

7,509

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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37.

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

866 charts

Rank Score:

7,337

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

82 (1,188 votes)

Comments:

38.

Help!
Soundtrack

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

953 charts

Rank Score:

7,312

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

232

Average Rating:

81 (1,897 votes)

Comments:

123

39.

Tommy

The Who

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

968 charts

Rank Score:

7,236

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

238

Average Rating:

81 (1,432 votes)

Comments:

40.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

722 charts

Rank Score:

7,073

Rank in 1969:

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Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

74 (1,056 votes)

Comments:

170

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	67	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	630	63%
	209	21%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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