Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by EyeKanFly

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Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

[First added to this chart: 06/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

27,801

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,331 votes)

Comments:

173

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

938 charts

Rank Score:

14,015

Rank in 1963:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (991 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

[First added to this chart: 06/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

31,075

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

226

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Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
Live

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 10/24/2019]

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

832

Overall Rank:

11,338

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

5. (4)

Revolver

The Beatles

[First added to this chart: 06/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,991

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

477

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures

Sir John Barbirolli / London Symphony Orchestra / Jacqueline Du Pré / Janet Baker

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

104

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

818

Overall Rank:

11,129

Average Rating:

75 (9 votes)

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Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 4

Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

959

Overall Rank:

13,354

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Diana Ross & The Supremes

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

427

Overall Rank:

5,327

Average Rating:

79 (44 votes)

Comments:

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Sketches Of Spain

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 10/24/2019]

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

3,874

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

463

Average Rating:

81 (673 votes)

Comments:

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Pastel Blues

Nina Simone

[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

351 charts

Rank Score:

2,775

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

644

Average Rating:

81 (340 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	9	9%
1961	9	9%
1962	4	4%
1963	9	9%
1964	7	7%
1965	13	13%
1966	9	9%
1967	14	14%
1968	9	9%
1969	17	17%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	8	8%
Bob Dylan	5	5%
Charles Mingus	4	4%
Simon & Garfunkel	3	3%
Miles Davis	3	3%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	2	2%
Led Zeppelin	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	50	50%
	23	23%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	96	96%
Yes	4	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	94	94%
Yes	6	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	95	95%
Yes	5	5%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 28 from 57th to 29th Djangology by Django Reinhardt
Up 23 from 81st to 58th Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio
Up 20 from 38th to 18th West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists

Biggest fallers
Down 66 from 28th to 94th Kick Out The Jams by MC5
Down 51 from 30th to 81st Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Down 43 from 43rd to 86th Dust Bowl Ballads by Woody Guthrie

New entries
Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures by Sir John Barbirolli / London Symphony Orchestra / Jacqueline Du Pré / Janet Baker
Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 4 by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes
10 000 Lépés by Omega (HU)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4, 5 by Wolfgang Sawallisch / New Philharmonia Orchestra
At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 by Eric Dolphy
Verdi Requiem by Fritz Reiner / Vienna Philharmonic
Verdi: La Traviata by Tullio Serafin / Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus / Victoria De Los Angeles / Carlo Del Monte / Mario Sereni
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record by Mason Williams
Dvořák: Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 / Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker / Mstislav Rostropovich
J.S. Bach: Sechs Suiten Für Violoncello Solo BWV 1007-1012 by Pierre Fournier
Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield
A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Afro-Harping by Dorothy Ashby
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte by Karl Böhm / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Moondog (1969) by Moondog
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition by Thomas Schippers / New York Philharmonic
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 by Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Presents Charles Mingus by Charles Mingus
Coisas by Moacir Santos
At The Lighthouse by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Brahms: A German Requiem by Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus
Prokofieff: Piano Concerto No. 3 / MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Walter Hendl / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Van Cliburn
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis by Otto Klemperer / New Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus / Elisabeth Søderstrøm / Marga Höffgen / Waldemar Kmentt / Martti Talvela
Viva Cugat! by Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 In D by Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Scott by Scott Walker
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat by Святосла́в Ри́хтер [Sviatoslav Richter]
Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
Dvořák: Symphony No. 1 In C Minor "Bells Of Zlonice" by István Kertész / London Symphony Orchestra
The In Crowd by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Mozart: Symphonien Nr. 40 G-Moll (In G Minor); Nr. 41 "Jupiter" by Karl Böhm / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
River Deep - Mountain High by Ike & Tina Turner
First Take by Roberta Flack
Saint-Saëns: Samson Et Dalila by Georges Prêtre / Orchestre De Paris
Verdi: Aida by Georg Solti / Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus
The Fabulous Bessie Griffin & The Gospel Pearls - An Exciting In-Person Recording by Bessie Griffin & The Gospel Pearls
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen by Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Leavers
Stay Awhile / I Only Want To Be With You by Dusty Springfield
8 Bitar by Jan Johansson
Soul Station by Hank Mobley
Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Giant Steps by John Coltrane
Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
Innertrio by Jan Johansson
Strange Days by The Doors
Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Bridge by Sonny Rollins
The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
Caetano Veloso (1968) by Caetano Veloso
Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
My Generation by The Who
Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
C'Era Una Volta Il West [Once Upon A Time In The West] by Ennio Morricone
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery by Wes Montgomery
Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
Their Satanic Majesties Request by The Rolling Stones
At Last! by Etta James
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
Our Man In Paris by Dexter Gordon
The Sound Of Music by Various Artists
Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Aretha In Paris by Aretha Franklin
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter

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100/100	11/11/2020 12:47	Larcx13	1,092	86/100
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Larcx13 11/11/2020 12:48

47 album in common. The 60s were godsent.

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skelter54 11/07/2013 16:28

Really a good chart. Why not The Byrds?

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drakonium 07/17/2013 00:42

Do it! Now that Naples is gone, I'm the one and only guy whose favorite band ever is The Kinks. I can't recommend them more. They have four essential albums, starting with Face To Face until Arthur. Before, they were OK, if not groundbreaking, and after they slowly got boring. But these four albums are my favorite pop albums from the 60's (except Forever Changes obviously).

Also, Ten Years After is an excellent blues-rock band. Their album Ssssh in particular is really exceptionnal. Creedence Clearwater Revival's three albums from 69 are gold, too. And finally, Love's first two albums are IMO really worth it. While not as strong as Forever Changes, they are among my favorite psych records from that era (I like them both more than Surrealistic Pillow, for example). It may be my fanboyism, though.

Anyway, good luck, and don't hesitate to share your discoveries with me, as I'm not really a 60's expert either and would be glad to discover new things from that era ;-)

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EyeKanFly 07/16/2013 23:37

I haven't gotten my hands on any Kinks albums, and as such I haven't listened to them. It's on my to-do list though.

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Mother Nature's Son 07/16/2013 22:48

Very good, not much to disagree with.

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drakonium 07/16/2013 21:35

No Kinks? No points.

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