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 (512th) 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 (1,285th) by Ray Charles
1963	95	25,713	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (149th) by Bob Dylan
1964	130	21,769	A Hard Day's Night (181st) 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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61.

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1967:	17	Rank Score:	2,398
Rank in 1960s	61	Overall Rank:	476
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62.

My Generation

The Who

Year of Release:	1965	Appears in:	114 charts
Rank in 1965:	7	Rank Score:	2,363
Rank in 1960s	62	Overall Rank:	486
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63.

Sketches Of Spain

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1960	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 1960:	1	Rank Score:	2,267
Rank in 1960s	63	Overall Rank:	512
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64.

Sounds Of Silence

Simon and Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1966	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 1966:	6	Rank Score:	2,051
Rank in 1960s	64	Overall Rank:	558
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65.

Live At The Apollo

James Brown

Year of Release:	1963	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 1963:	4	Rank Score:	2,003
Rank in 1960s	65	Overall Rank:	574
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66.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon and Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1966	Appears in:	93 charts
Rank in 1966:	7	Rank Score:	1,979
Rank in 1960s	66	Overall Rank:	582
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67.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:	1964	Appears in:	89 charts
Rank in 1964:	2	Rank Score:	1,949
Rank in 1960s	67	Overall Rank:	589
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68.

Willy And The Poor Boys

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 1969:	18	Rank Score:	1,778
Rank in 1960s	68	Overall Rank:	641
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69.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 1967:	18	Rank Score:	1,658
Rank in 1960s	69	Overall Rank:	676
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70.

Dusty in Memphis

Dusty Springfield

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 1969:	19	Rank Score:	1,622
Rank in 1960s	70	Overall Rank:	693
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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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