Best Albums of the 1960s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
196071226,978
196162322,894
196264921,089
196368149,537
196479349,162
1965945145,822
19661,028187,687
19671,223299,836
19681,583225,159
19691,982345,024
Total10,2191,373,188

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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1969
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82
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1965
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1967
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1967
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1969
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1968
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81
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1964
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81
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Year of Release:
1969
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80
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1968
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80
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1960
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80
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 57 6%
1961 60 6%
1962 49 5%
1963 51 5%
1964 69 7%
1965 93 9%
1966 98 10%
1967 140 14%
1968 194 19%
1969 189 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 %


United States 630 63%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 24 2%
France 24 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 970 97%
Yes 30 3%
Live? Albums %
No 960 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush
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