Best Albums of the 1960s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 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	70	7,986	Sketches Of Spain (512th) by Miles Davis
1961	86	8,166	King of the Delta Blues Singers (470th) by Robert Johnson
1962	78	4,589	Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1,286th) by Ray Charles
1963	95	25,731	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (149th) by Bob Dylan
1964	130	21,755	A Hard Day's Night (182nd) by The Beatles
1965	174	131,552	Highway 61 Revisited (17th) by Bob Dylan
1966	195	196,025	Revolver (3rd) by The Beatles
1967	251	302,601	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th) by The Beatles
1968	341	185,266	The Beatles (The White Album) (7th) by The Beatles
1969	355	273,637	Abbey Road (4th) by The Beatles
Total	1,775	1,157,307

The best bands of the 1960s were The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Van Morrison and The Kinks.

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Band

111.

Kick Out The Jams

MC5

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1969:	31	Rank Score:	915
Rank in 1960s	111	Overall Rank:	1,149
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112.

The Marble Index

Nico

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1968:	21	Rank Score:	882
Rank in 1960s	112	Overall Rank:	1,179
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113.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1969:	32	Rank Score:	865
Rank in 1960s	113	Overall Rank:	1,203
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114.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

Year of Release:	1965	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 1965:	10	Rank Score:	847
Rank in 1960s	114	Overall Rank:	1,232
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115.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	57 charts
Rank in 1969:	33	Rank Score:	838
Rank in 1960s	115	Overall Rank:	1,245
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116.

After Bathing At Baxter's

Jefferson Airplane

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 1967:	25	Rank Score:	818
Rank in 1960s	116	Overall Rank:	1,277
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117.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	40 charts
Rank in 1969:	34	Rank Score:	818
Rank in 1960s	117	Overall Rank:	1,278
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118.

Fresh Cream

Cream

Year of Release:	1966	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 1966:	13	Rank Score:	815
Rank in 1960s	118	Overall Rank:	1,282
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119.

Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

Year of Release:	1962	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 1962:	1	Rank Score:	812
Rank in 1960s	119	Overall Rank:	1,286
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120.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	43 charts
Rank in 1969:	35	Rank Score:	806
Rank in 1960s	120	Overall Rank:	1,297
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	41	4%
1961	46	5%
1962	42	4%
1963	48	5%
1964	63	6%
1965	100	10%
1966	98	10%
1967	150	15%
1968	198	20%
1969	214	21%

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	15	2%
The Beach Boys	15	2%
John Coltrane	13	1%
The Rolling Stones	13	1%
Various Artists	10	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Johnny Cash	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	611	61%
	240	24%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	15	2%
	9	1%
	8	1%
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