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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.
1960697,967 Sketches Of Spain (513th)
by Miles Davis
1961857,956 King of the Delta Blues Singers (472nd)
by Robert Johnson
1962784,583 Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1,276th)
by Ray Charles
19639425,498 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (147th)
by Bob Dylan
196413021,741 A Hard Day's Night (183rd)
by The Beatles
1965174131,597 Highway 61 Revisited (17th)
by Bob Dylan
1966195195,858 Revolver (3rd)
by The Beatles
1967251301,557 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th)
by The Beatles
1968341185,148 The Beatles (The White Album) (7th)
by The Beatles
1969353273,094 Abbey Road (4th)
by The Beatles
Total1,7701,154,999

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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301.

Begin HereThe Zombies
Year of Release:1965Appears in:12 charts
Rank in 1965:28Rank Score:158
Rank in 1960s301Overall Rank:4,653
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302.

Happy TogetherThe Turtles
Year of Release:1967Appears in:12 charts
Rank in 1967:51Rank Score:158
Rank in 1960s302Overall Rank:4,666
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303.

The Best Of The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys
Year of Release:1966Appears in:5 charts
Rank in 1966:29Rank Score:156
Rank in 1960s303Overall Rank:4,699
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304.

Nina Simone Sings The BluesNina Simone
Year of Release:1967Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1967:52Rank Score:156
Rank in 1960s304Overall Rank:4,704
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305.

AnimalismThe Animals
Year of Release:1966Appears in:16 charts
Rank in 1966:30Rank Score:155
Rank in 1960s305Overall Rank:4,717
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306.

Shine On BrightlyProcol Harum
Year of Release:1968Appears in:9 charts
Rank in 1968:60Rank Score:155
Rank in 1960s306Overall Rank:4,734
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307.

Three Compositions Of New JazzAnthony Braxton
Year of Release:1968Appears in:2 charts
Rank in 1968:61Rank Score:154
Rank in 1960s307Overall Rank:4,737
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308.

WaveAntonio Carlos Jobim
Year of Release:1967Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1967:53Rank Score:153
Rank in 1960s308Overall Rank:4,765
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309.

Scott 3Scott Walker
Year of Release:1969Appears in:16 charts
Rank in 1969:75Rank Score:152
Rank in 1960s309Overall Rank:4,783
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310.

Wee Tam And The Big HugeThe Incredible String Band
Year of Release:1968Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1968:62Rank Score:152
Rank in 1960s310Overall Rank:4,787
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 41 4%
1961 45 5%
1962 42 4%
1963 48 5%
1964 63 6%
1965 100 10%
1966 98 10%
1967 150 15%
1968 199 20%
1969 215 22%
Band Albums %


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