Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Mercury

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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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31,313
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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13,439
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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43,411
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
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1968
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17,899
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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27,885
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1961
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1,804
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
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1964
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1,843
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1963
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14,012
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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51,238
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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17,203
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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%
Country Albums %


United States 68 68%
United Kingdom 17 17%
Canada 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Zimbabwe 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Poland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 55 from 58th to 3rd
The Beatles (The White Album)
by The Beatles
Climber Up 48 from 94th to 46th
Out To Lunch!
by Eric Dolphy
Climber Up 43 from 61st to 18th
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
by Aretha Franklin
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 61 from 34th to 95th
I Do Not Play No Rock And Roll
by Mississippi Fred McDowell
Faller Down 59 from 35th to 94th
Stand!
by Sly & The Family Stone
Faller Down 50 from 30th to 80th
Blue Afternoon
by Tim Buckley

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From 02/27/2018 08:08
Nice but theres too much great music from the sixties not here.
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From 02/27/2018 04:18
A lot in common
No Zappa?
surprising based on some of your other selections
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From 02/26/2018 20:46
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 02/26/2018 17:15
Definitely an interesting chart, love seeing In A Silent Way so high! Such a masterpiece... (maybe check out my charts?)
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From 02/26/2018 09:39
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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From 10/04/2017 15:49
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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From 07/07/2016 03:15
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 01/25/2015 23:23
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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From 08/03/2014 00:02
Brilliant. Not for the first time.
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From 03/15/2014 21:36
Geez dude. We have 66 albums in common. Fantastic chart!
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