Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s by Freddie55

My 30 favourite albums of the 1960s limited to only two selections from any one artist.
The list does not include classical, opera, jazz and stage musicals.

• Chart updated: 03/30/2013 01:29
• (Created: 03/30/2013 01:17).
• Chart size: 30 albums.

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,931 charts

Rank Score:

38,764

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,810 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,842 charts

Rank Score:

40,592

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 88 (3,265 votes)

Comments:

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3. (4) 1

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,359 charts

Rank Score:

28,286

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 88 (2,802 votes)

Comments:

227

4. (5) 1

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,937 charts

Rank Score:

21,582

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,735 votes)

Comments:

174

5. (6) 1

Freak Out! 

 The Mothers Of Invention

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

3,536

Rank in 1966:

6

Rank in 1960s:

65

Overall Rank:

497

Average Rating:

 80 (731 votes)

Comments:

44

6. (7) 1

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,060 charts

Rank Score:

29,392

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,416 votes)

Comments:

221

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The Velvet Underground 

 The Velvet Underground

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

12,847

Rank in 1969:

6

Rank in 1960s:

23

Overall Rank:

96

Average Rating:

 86 (1,628 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,038 charts

Rank Score:

41,608

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,532 votes)

Comments:

354

9. (10) 1

The Doors 

 The Doors

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,403 charts

Rank Score:

27,413

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

208

10. (11) 1

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul 

 Otis Redding

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

714 charts

Rank Score:

4,695

Rank in 1965:

6

Rank in 1960s:

49

Overall Rank:

366

Average Rating:

 83 (725 votes)

Comments:

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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	0	0%
1961	1	3%
1962	0	0%
1963	0	0%
1964	0	0%
1965	2	7%
1966	4	13%
1967	5	17%
1968	7	23%
1969	11	37%

Artist	Albums	%
The Rolling Stones	2	7%
Bob Dylan	2	7%
The Kinks	2	7%
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	7%
The Moody Blues	2	7%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	7%
The Beatles	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	15	50%
	14	47%
	1	3%

Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 33rd to 30th The Stooges by The Stooges
Up 3 from 32nd to 29th Disraeli Gears by Cream
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Leavers
Revolver by The Beatles
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago Transit Authority

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