Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Helios 
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- Chart updated: 10/02/2023 17:15
- (Created: 03/20/2013 04:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]
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Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
2,751
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Year of Release:
1964
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4,418
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Year of Release:
1969
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28,285
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Year of Release:
1968
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9,072
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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2,630
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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834
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,554
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1961 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1962 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1963 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1964 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1965 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1966 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1967 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1968 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1969 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Antônio Carlos Jobim | 2 | 2% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 2% | |
| Nara Leão | 2 | 2% | |
| Harry Belafonte | 2 | 2% | |
| Aphrodite's Child | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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