Best Albums of the 1960s

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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1960s decade summary
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.
196058926,468
196155422,960
196262020,765
196364250,123
196475548,799
1965893149,841
1966978193,359
19671,197308,915
19681,547229,254
19691,939352,041
Total9,7141,402,526

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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1961
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1968
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1967
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1963
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1969
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Year of Release:
1968
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79
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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79
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1966
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 54 5%
1961 63 6%
1962 48 5%
1963 51 5%
1964 66 7%
1965 92 9%
1966 99 10%
1967 142 14%
1968 194 19%
1969 191 19%
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 %


United States 629 63%
United Kingdom 211 21%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Brazil 25 3%
France 22 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Live? Albums %
No 960 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
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