Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Mercury 
- Chart updated: 11/24/2021 05:15
- (Created: 03/30/2013 02:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
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1965
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26,594
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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11,604
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Year of Release:
1968
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36,616
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1968
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16,013
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1966
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24,651
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
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1961
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1,764
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
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1964
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1,951
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2013]
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1963
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12,703
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1967
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42,390
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2013]
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1965
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15,414
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1961 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1968 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1969 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 55 from 58th to 3rdThe Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Up 48 from 94th to 46thOut To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy |
| Up 43 from 61st to 18thI Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 61 from 34th to 95thI Do Not Play No Rock And Roll by Mississippi Fred McDowell |
| Down 59 from 35th to 94thStand! by Sly & The Family Stone |
| Down 50 from 30th to 80thBlue Afternoon by Tim Buckley |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/25/2023 03:47 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 | |
| 05/17/2021 22:35 | RioBravo | 200 | 84/100 | |
| 05/17/2021 11:10 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 02/04/2021 17:18 |  travelful | 208 | 99/100 | |
| 01/19/2021 23:36 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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From Ulf 02/27/2018 08:08 | #209730
Nice but theres too much great music from the sixties not here.
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From vancevisuals 02/27/2018 04:18 | #209726
A lot in common
No Zappa?
surprising based on some of your other selections
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Boltzmann 02/26/2018 20:46 | #209687
Boltzmann 02/26/2018 20:46 | #209687
Interesting chart, a lot of variation. I haven't really listened much of Coltrane, but A Love Supreme certainly sounds good. So thanks for that, I always have a hard time exploring jazz.
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From SamNassiri98 02/26/2018 17:15 | #209677
Definitely an interesting chart, love seeing In A Silent Way so high! Such a masterpiece... (maybe check out my charts?)
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ForegroundNoise 02/26/2018 09:39 | #209655
ForegroundNoise 02/26/2018 09:39 | #209655
From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like you're big into the more psychedelic/avant-garde stuff from the 60s but I'll leave a few recommendations anyway!
The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of ...
The Monks - Black Monk Time
The Mothers of Invention (Zappa's band) - Freak Out!
The Red Crayola - The Parable Of Arable Land
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bobbyb5 10/04/2017 15:49 | #199110
bobbyb5 10/04/2017 15:49 | #199110
I'm surprised you don't have Notorious Byrd Brothers because you have sweetheart of the rodeo. You like a lot of the same shit I do. And you got a lot of cool stuff that I never even thought of.
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Captain_Dude 07/07/2016 03:15 | #170736
Captain_Dude 07/07/2016 03:15 | #170736
Very nice, thoughtful rankings! I have never listened to Eric Dolphy. But, since he appears so high on your list filled with other favorites of mine, I'll just have to give that album some ear-time! :o)
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From JasonZaia 01/25/2015 23:23 | #132603
No, I absolutely agree with what you said about '65 to '69 showing a massive change in music. If you ask me, the 'rock 'n' roll' feel of the 50's didn't actually end until around '64, wherein the release of Dylan's '65 albums 'Bringing It All Back Home', and then 'Highway 61 Revisited' really began the 60's counter-cultural movement - not to mention the remarkable, even greater spark of influence the Beatles then had - seemingly opening the flood gates for all the other artists, as it were: Hendrix, Beach Boys, Doors, Zeppelin; countless others. Elvis may have marked the point when the development of music was born, but the 60's, without doubt, were its adolescence.
Great chart! Very insightful. P.s Sorry for the long comment lol.
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NowhereMan 08/03/2014 00:02 | #118566
NowhereMan 08/03/2014 00:02 | #118566
Brilliant. Not for the first time.
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RockyRaccoon 03/15/2014 21:36 | #106401
RockyRaccoon 03/15/2014 21:36 | #106401
Geez dude. We have 66 albums in common. Fantastic chart!
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