Best Albums of the 1960s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1960s

« View best albums of the 1950sView best albums of the 1970s »

Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

View by decade:	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s
View by year:	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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	72	8,097	Sketches Of Spain (512th) by Miles Davis
1961	86	8,367	King of the Delta Blues Singers (451st) by Robert Johnson
1962	78	4,612	Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1,356th) by Ray Charles
1963	96	25,913	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (150th) by Bob Dylan
1964	132	22,144	A Hard Day's Night (186th) by The Beatles
1965	175	132,172	Highway 61 Revisited (17th) by Bob Dylan
1966	195	197,038	Revolver (3rd) by The Beatles
1967	256	303,349	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th) by The Beatles
1968	343	185,660	The Beatles (The White Album) (7th) by The Beatles
1969	363	275,006	Abbey Road (4th) by The Beatles
Total	1,796	1,162,358

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

| RSS feed:

| Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |

Collector's summaryLog in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Rank

Album

Band

31.

White Light/White Heat

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	225 charts
Rank in 1968:	7	Rank Score:	7,426
Rank in 1960s	31	Overall Rank:	169
Download / Buy White Light/White Heat on MP3:

Buy album

32.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:	1963	Appears in:	182 charts
Rank in 1963:	2	Rank Score:	7,202
Rank in 1960s	32	Overall Rank:	173
Download / Buy The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady on MP3:

Buy album

33.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	247 charts
Rank in 1967:	8	Rank Score:	6,811
Rank in 1960s	33	Overall Rank:	186
Download / Buy Disraeli Gears on MP3:

Buy album

34.

Help!

The Beatles

Year of Release:	1965	Appears in:	241 charts
Rank in 1965:	5	Rank Score:	6,747
Rank in 1960s	34	Overall Rank:	188
Download / Buy Help! on MP3:
No MP3 preview available.

Buy album

35.

A Hard Day's Night

The Beatles

Year of Release:	1964	Appears in:	225 charts
Rank in 1964:	1	Rank Score:	6,744
Rank in 1960s	35	Overall Rank:	189
Download / Buy A Hard Day's Night on MP3:
No MP3 preview available.

Buy album

36.

Axis: Bold as Love

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	220 charts
Rank in 1967:	9	Rank Score:	6,714
Rank in 1960s	36	Overall Rank:	191
Download / Buy Axis: Bold as Love on MP3:

Buy album

37.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	211 charts
Rank in 1967:	10	Rank Score:	6,342
Rank in 1960s	37	Overall Rank:	201
Download / Buy Songs Of Leonard Cohen on MP3:

Buy album

38.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	195 charts
Rank in 1968:	8	Rank Score:	6,065
Rank in 1960s	38	Overall Rank:	208
Download / Buy Music From Big Pink on MP3:

Buy album

39.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	205 charts
Rank in 1968:	9	Rank Score:	5,818
Rank in 1960s	39	Overall Rank:	215
Download / Buy At Folsom Prison on MP3:

Buy album

40.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	202 charts
Rank in 1969:	10	Rank Score:	5,657
Rank in 1960s	40	Overall Rank:	218
Download / Buy Five Leaves Left on MP3:

Buy album

Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	41	4%
1961	45	5%
1962	41	4%
1963	49	5%
1964	63	6%
1965	98	10%
1966	100	10%
1967	148	15%
1968	199	20%
1969	216	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%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	615	62%
	242	24%
	22	2%
	21	2%
	15	2%
	9	1%
	8	1%
Show all

« View best albums of the 1950sView best albums of the 1970s »

BestEverAlbums.com Site Newsletter
Sign up to receive the latest site news.
We value your privacy.

BestEverAlbums.com Music Stores
Shop at your favourite store:

Amazon Top Music
13 [Deluxe Edition] ~ Black Sabbath 69 days in the top 100 (181) Buy new: $16.82 30 used & new from $14.49 (Visit the Best Sellers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Random Access Memories ~ Daft Punk 87 days in the top 100 (404) Buy new: $11.88 84 used & new from $6.24 (Visit the Best Sellers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Wrote a Song For Everyone ~ John Fogerty 46 days in the top 100 (102) Buy new: $11.88 36 used & new from $9.95 (Visit the Best Sellers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Angels and Saints at Ephesus ~ Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles (Artist) 27 days in the top 100 (25) Buy new: $11.15 14 used & new from $11.06 (Visit the Best Sellers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Man of Steel ~ Hans Zimmer 55 days in the top 100 (56) Buy new: $19.88 26 used & new from $17.49 (Visit the Best Sellers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)