Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by cicadelic 
- Chart updated: 11/25/2025 13:45
- (Created: 03/30/2013 18:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
11,801
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
26,910
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,905
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[First added to this chart: 10/04/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
2,843
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
1,266
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
3,568
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
27,394
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
21,619
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
12,546
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Total albums: 68. Page 1 of 7
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1965 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1966 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1968 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1969 | 29 | 29% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 9 | 9% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Jefferson Airplane | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 68th to 69th Revolver by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 69th to 70th Kick Out The Jams by MC5 |
| Down 1 from 70th to 71st Rubber Soul by The Beatles |
| New entries |
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| Child Is Father To The Man by Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| Leavers |
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| The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/29/2024 14:18 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2013 08:46 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2013 22:29 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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From sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:47 | #85624
sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:47 | #85624
If I would do a 60´s list it would look pretty much like this.
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| Best Artists of 1968 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 4. Van Morrison | |
| 5. The Zombies | |
| 6. The Kinks | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. The Velvet Underground | |
| 9. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 10. The Band | |
| 11. Johnny Cash | |
| 12. The Byrds | |
| 13. Aretha Franklin | |
| 14. Frank Zappa | |
| 15. Pink Floyd | |
| 16. The Doors | |
| 17. The Mothers Of Invention | |
| 18. Big Brother And The Holding Company | |
| 19. Cream | |
| 20. Os Mutantes |
