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	7,989	Sketches Of Spain (515th) by Miles Davis
1961	86	8,158	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	25,713	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (149th) by Bob Dylan
1964	130	21,769	A Hard Day's Night (182nd) by The Beatles
1965	174	131,458	Highway 61 Revisited (17th) by Bob Dylan
1966	195	196,020	Revolver (3rd) by The Beatles
1967	251	302,270	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th) by The Beatles
1968	341	185,363	The Beatles (The White Album) (7th) by The Beatles
1969	355	273,380	Abbey Road (4th) by The Beatles
Total	1,775	1,156,710

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

21.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	349 charts
Rank in 1968:	4	Rank Score:	11,723
Rank in 1960s	21	Overall Rank:	101
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22.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	296 charts
Rank in 1968:	5	Rank Score:	10,932
Rank in 1960s	22	Overall Rank:	109
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23.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

Year of Release:	1965	Appears in:	254 charts
Rank in 1965:	4	Rank Score:	10,499
Rank in 1960s	23	Overall Rank:	113
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24.

Tommy

The Who

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	310 charts
Rank in 1969:	6	Rank Score:	10,120
Rank in 1960s	24	Overall Rank:	119
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25.

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	263 charts
Rank in 1969:	7	Rank Score:	9,332
Rank in 1960s	25	Overall Rank:	126
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26.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	301 charts
Rank in 1967:	7	Rank Score:	9,262
Rank in 1960s	26	Overall Rank:	128
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27.

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	251 charts
Rank in 1968:	6	Rank Score:	8,326
Rank in 1960s	27	Overall Rank:	144
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28.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:	1963	Appears in:	225 charts
Rank in 1963:	1	Rank Score:	8,186
Rank in 1960s	28	Overall Rank:	149
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29.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	205 charts
Rank in 1969:	8	Rank Score:	7,887
Rank in 1960s	29	Overall Rank:	153
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30.

The Band

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	218 charts
Rank in 1969:	9	Rank Score:	7,378
Rank in 1960s	30	Overall Rank:	168
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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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