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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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	590	26,410	Giant Steps (448th)by John Coltrane
1961	553	22,757	My Favorite Things (584th)by John Coltrane
1962	623	20,788	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,111th)by Ray Charles
1963	644	50,041	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	756	48,928	A Hard Day's Night (230th)by The Beatles
1965	894	148,994	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	974	192,809	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,201	306,852	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (7th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	228,752	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,944	350,803	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,741	1,397,134

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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111.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

1,739

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

111

Overall Rank:

1,019

Average Rating:

78 (385 votes)

Comments:

112.

Ascension

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,680

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

112

Overall Rank:

1,053

Average Rating:

77 (317 votes)

Comments:

113.

Kick Out The Jams
Live

MC5

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

1,650

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

113

Overall Rank:

1,072

Average Rating:

78 (401 votes)

Comments:

114.

Safe Mode: On

Blind Faith

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,644

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

114

Overall Rank:

1,076

Average Rating:

77 (391 votes)

Comments:

115.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,599

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

115

Overall Rank:

1,102

Average Rating:

78 (290 votes)

Comments:

116.

Fresh Cream

Cream

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,589

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

116

Overall Rank:

1,110

Average Rating:

78 (388 votes)

Comments:

117.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,588

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

117

Overall Rank:

1,111

Average Rating:

79 (302 votes)

Comments:

118.

Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

The Ronettes

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,585

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

118

Overall Rank:

1,116

Average Rating:

78 (219 votes)

Comments:

119.

Here Are The Sonics!!!

The Sonics

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,573

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

119

Overall Rank:

1,125

Average Rating:

78 (285 votes)

Comments:

120.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

The Mamas And The Papas

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

1,557

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,139

Average Rating:

77 (321 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	55	6%
1961	61	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	66	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	195	20%

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	%

	627	63%
	211	21%
	33	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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

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

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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. Face To Face by The Kinks
9. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
19. Da Capo by Love
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone