Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by ThePoodleBites

The nineteen-sixties ... a comparatively strange era of freedom, love, peace, and music. The idealistic 'hippie' scene gave forth to new opinions, ideas, and musical creations/experimentalism that could be expressed for the first time. Censorship often lowered to a minimum. This chart, considering historical impactful as well as the well-conceptualized listening material, is rated upon the albums which I most enjoy listening to as well as appreciate the cultural impact of from one of the greatest musical generations.

• Chart updated: 05/17/2017 15:45
• (Created: 04/20/2013 21:46).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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While Hendrix's first two albums contain music way beyond that of his era, Electric Ladyland is where the guitarist, composer, musician really made his grandest artistic statement. While it contains the hits "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and "All Along The Watchtower," the tracks "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)" and "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" host some of the most beautiful lyrics Hendrix ever wrote. From beginning to end, the Experience truly made a wonderful album to experience. [First added to this chart: 04/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,682 charts

Rank Score:

18,036

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 86 (1,972 votes)

Comments:

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Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake 

 Small Faces

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While "just" a pop-rock album from the late-60s psychedelic era, the Small Faces' final album, on the pink Immediate label, somehow finds its way onto my playlist more often than not. The first side is an incredible mish-mash of psychedelic classics, each song as good as the last. The second side tells a fascinating (and slightly hilarious) story about a boy in search of the moon. Definitely worth a listen or two (... hundred)! [First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

1,755

Rank in 1968:

22

Rank in 1960s:

110

Overall Rank:

1,003

Average Rating:

 78 (293 votes)

Comments:

20

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We're Only In It For The Money 

 The Mothers Of Invention

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Yet another masterwork from a mastermind, Zappa/The Mothers made an album of pure cultural dissent with their third LP: frustration with political movements, annoyance with the "fakeness" of hippie culture, and general dissatisfaction with the general public's approach to modern societal problems. Unambiguously framed as an insult to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, "Money" quintessentially insults the framework and household of American culture and brings into perspective the essentials of familial and social formalities. [First added to this chart: 04/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

413 charts

Rank Score:

2,718

Rank in 1968:

13

Rank in 1960s:

76

Overall Rank:

640

Average Rating:

 78 (633 votes)

Comments:

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The United States Of America 

 The United States Of America

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,796

Rank in 1968:

21

Rank in 1960s:

108

Overall Rank:

977

Average Rating:

 77 (332 votes)

Comments:

23

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The Beat Goes On 

 Vanilla Fudge

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I honestly cannot understand why this album does not receive more recognition than it does; even among fans of the Fudge, this album is often at the bottom of their list of favorites (what the heck are they even hearing?). One of the first concept albums I ever heard, 'The Beat Goes On' is a sound collage, political statement, history lesson, and an important musical evolution. The Fudge's prediction itself was an evolution of the future it foresaw and the past it could not forget. I often find covers of songs to be insufficient and disrespectful, but often times the Fudge preform the tracks more effectively than the original artists, or at least twist them into an unrecognizable form within the bizarre plot the album represents. 'The Beat Goes On' should be remembered as a record of respect and psychedelic progression. [First added to this chart: 04/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

57

Rank in 1968:

220

Rank in 1960s:

1,228

Overall Rank:

18,664

Average Rating:

 67 (33 votes)

Comments:

4

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Behold And See 

 Ultimate Spinach

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 1968:

76

Rank in 1960s:

419

Overall Rank:

5,226

Average Rating:

 76 (52 votes)

Comments:

5

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Spirit 

 Spirit

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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

340

Rank in 1968:

62

Rank in 1960s:

353

Overall Rank:

4,207

Average Rating:

 77 (109 votes)

Comments:

9

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Suddenly One Summer 

 J.K. & Co.

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1968:

158

Rank in 1960s:

837

Overall Rank:

11,535

Average Rating:

 72 (27 votes)

Comments:

0

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White Light/White Heat 

 The Velvet Underground

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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

989 charts

Rank Score:

9,427

Rank in 1968:

6

Rank in 1960s:

27

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 84 (1,403 votes)

Comments:

101

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Music From Big Pink 

 The Band

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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

5,960

Rank in 1968:

8

Rank in 1960s:

43

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

 81 (959 votes)

Comments:

45

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	1	1%
1961	2	2%
1962	0	0%
1963	1	1%
1964	0	0%
1965	2	2%
1966	8	8%
1967	28	28%
1968	33	33%
1969	25	25%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
The Mothers Of Invention	4	4%
The Doors	3	3%
The Velvet Underground	2	2%
Spirit	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	59	59%
	33	33%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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85/100	08/28/2016 12:38	TheSmiths82-87	1,834	83/100
90/100	09/28/2015 20:04	jdizzle123456	207	89/100
90/100	01/05/2014 15:36	sssvnnn	2,845	83/100
80/100	05/25/2013 08:21	Johnnyo	2,467	80/100
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From sssvnnn 10/13/2013 22:44

Good Chart - but no 60`s Chart!
It´s basically a Chart of 70`s artists who started their career in the late 60`s.
Anyway, I was not part of the 60`s.
And finally now that I did a 60`s Chart myself....
It looks pretty much like yours with a focus on the years 1967 - 1969...
So I feel I should improve my rating to 90.

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From Johnnyo 05/25/2013 08:21

Really nice chart

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From hairymarx1 05/21/2013 00:48

Great chart. I thought I was the only person who loved An Evening With Wilde Man Fischer. I bought it on Vinyl about 20 years ago and it's one of my prized possessions. In a similar vein, I also recommend the work of David Peel, the Godz and the Fugs.

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