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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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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.
1960707,986 Sketches Of Spain (512th)
by Miles Davis
1961868,166 King of the Delta Blues Singers (470th)
by Robert Johnson
1962784,589 Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1,286th)
by Ray Charles
19639525,731 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (149th)
by Bob Dylan
196413021,755 A Hard Day's Night (182nd)
by The Beatles
1965174131,552 Highway 61 Revisited (17th)
by Bob Dylan
1966195196,025 Revolver (3rd)
by The Beatles
1967251302,601 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th)
by The Beatles
1968341185,266 The Beatles (The White Album) (7th)
by The Beatles
1969355273,637 Abbey Road (4th)
by The Beatles
Total1,7751,157,307

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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281.

The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe DeathJohn Fahey
Year of Release:1965Appears in:9 charts
Rank in 1965:26Rank Score:173
Rank in 1960s281Overall Rank:4,349
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282.

Judy At Carnegie HallJudy Garland
Year of Release:1961Appears in:13 charts
Rank in 1961:9Rank Score:171
Rank in 1960s282Overall Rank:4,399
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283.

Speak No EvilWayne Shorter
Year of Release:1965Appears in:15 charts
Rank in 1965:27Rank Score:170
Rank in 1960s283Overall Rank:4,412
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284.

LoveLove
Year of Release:1966Appears in:17 charts
Rank in 1966:28Rank Score:169
Rank in 1960s284Overall Rank:4,434
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285.

In Style With The CricketsThe Crickets
Year of Release:1960Appears in:8 charts
Rank in 1960:11Rank Score:169
Rank in 1960s285Overall Rank:4,436
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286.

The Jazz Composer's OrchestraThe Jazz Composer's Orchestra
Year of Release:1968Appears in:6 charts
Rank in 1968:55Rank Score:168
Rank in 1960s286Overall Rank:4,446
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287.

Best of TrafficTraffic
Year of Release:1969Appears in:5 charts
Rank in 1969:72Rank Score:167
Rank in 1960s287Overall Rank:4,464
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288.

The Two and Three-Part InventionsGlenn Gould
Year of Release:1964Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1964:21Rank Score:167
Rank in 1960s288Overall Rank:4,466
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289.

John Coltrane And Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
Year of Release:1963Appears in:11 charts
Rank in 1963:10Rank Score:166
Rank in 1960s289Overall Rank:4,481
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290.

With A Little Help From My FriendsJoe Cocker
Year of Release:1969Appears in:9 charts
Rank in 1969:73Rank Score:166
Rank in 1960s290Overall Rank:4,489
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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 %


United States 611 61%
United Kingdom 240 24%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Canada 21 2%
Brazil 15 2%
France 9 1%
Australia 8 1%
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