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	69	7,967	Sketches Of Spain (510th) by Miles Davis
1961	85	7,956	King of the Delta Blues Singers (473rd) by Robert Johnson
1962	78	4,583	Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1,258th) by Ray Charles
1963	94	25,498	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (147th) by Bob Dylan
1964	130	21,741	A Hard Day's Night (183rd) by The Beatles
1965	174	131,597	Highway 61 Revisited (17th) by Bob Dylan
1966	195	195,858	Revolver (3rd) by The Beatles
1967	251	301,557	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th) by The Beatles
1968	341	185,148	The Beatles (The White Album) (7th) by The Beatles
1969	353	273,094	Abbey Road (4th) by The Beatles
Total	1,770	1,154,999

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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81.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz and João Gilberto

Year of Release:	1964	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 1964:	4	Rank Score:	1,372
Rank in 1960s	81	Overall Rank:	806
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82.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

Year of Release:	1966	Appears in:	58 charts
Rank in 1966:	8	Rank Score:	1,357
Rank in 1960s	82	Overall Rank:	820
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83.

My Favorite Things

John Coltrane

Year of Release:	1961	Appears in:	54 charts
Rank in 1961:	2	Rank Score:	1,330
Rank in 1960s	83	Overall Rank:	833
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84.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1968:	16	Rank Score:	1,306
Rank in 1960s	84	Overall Rank:	848
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85.

Out To Lunch!

Eric Dolphy

Year of Release:	1964	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 1964:	5	Rank Score:	1,301
Rank in 1960s	85	Overall Rank:	849
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86.

Nashville Skyline

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 1969:	22	Rank Score:	1,285
Rank in 1960s	86	Overall Rank:	860
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87.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

Year of Release:	1967	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 1967:	20	Rank Score:	1,260
Rank in 1960s	87	Overall Rank:	871
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88.

Space Oddity

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	72 charts
Rank in 1969:	23	Rank Score:	1,255
Rank in 1960s	88	Overall Rank:	879
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89.

The United States Of America

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	43 charts
Rank in 1968:	17	Rank Score:	1,233
Rank in 1960s	89	Overall Rank:	894
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90.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

Year of Release:	1969	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 1969:	24	Rank Score:	1,206
Rank in 1960s	90	Overall Rank:	907
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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	%

	611	61%
	240	24%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	15	2%
	9	1%
	8	1%
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