Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Mother Nature's Son 
My favourite albums of the 1960s.
- Chart updated: 09/03/2017 19:15
- (Created: 08/31/2013 15:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Abbey Road, the grand finale of The Beatles. This is not a wicked plot twist or anything, this is more a fitting conclusion to one of the best stories ever told. You know The Beatles: they never settle for one mood. There are delightful, dark, mysterious, whimsical, beautiful and sad moments throughtout. However, by the time the final, famous lyric of "The End" appears, knowing these words are the last ever heard from The Beatles (more or less), don't you get just a little teary-eyed?
Favourite tracks: "Something" & "You Never Give Me Your Money" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Something" & "You Never Give Me Your Money" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,596
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The Beatles weren't themselves. They were Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and they played the best imaginary concert ever! A magical show that is as nostalgic as it is timeless.
Favourite tracks: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" & "A Day in the Life" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" & "A Day in the Life" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,718
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The Beatles' "flawed" masterpiece. It wouldn't be the same without "Honey Pie", "Wild Honey Pie" and "Revolution 9". I've always loved how the strings in "Good Night" unnoticeably introduce the listener to one last piece of real musical quality after the confusing avant-garde torment of "Revolution 9".
Favourite tracks: "Dear Prudence", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Mother Nature's Son" & "Long, Long, Long" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Dear Prudence", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Mother Nature's Son" & "Long, Long, Long" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,871
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So much nostalgia in "And Your Bird Can Sing" and so much future in "Tomorrow Never Knows". So much joy in "Good Day Sunshine" and so much sadness in "Eleanor Rigby". The Beatles really delivered a wide range of genres and moods with their revolving masterpiece. Though tomorrow never knows, I'm quite certain that it's a timeless classic that will stay forever with us.
Favourite tracks: "Eleanor Rigby", "And Your Bird Can Sing" & "I Want to Tell You" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Eleanor Rigby", "And Your Bird Can Sing" & "I Want to Tell You" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,977
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I owe Bob Dylan and The Byrds a huuuge thank you for influencing the sound on "Rubber Soul". Obviously, the songwriting is great, but it's the atmosphere inspired by the folk-rock movement that makes this album magical. "Nowhere Man" has one of the simplest guitar solos, but only shows how overrated technical ability is when it comes to music. The first Beatles album where I pretty much love every song.
Favourite tracks: "Nowhere Man", "In My Life" & "If I Needed Someone" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Nowhere Man", "In My Life" & "If I Needed Someone" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,312
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To think that King Crimson's debut technically was released in the 1960s is almost impossible to believe. It sounds completely isolated from time, space and everything that is even remotely close to our world. The album can only be described one way: epic, epic, epic! For the title-track, it has to be epic times 10, if that can do it. Crazy start for progressive rock (well, one of the starts).
Favourite tracks: "I Talk to the Wind" & "The Court of the Crimson King" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "I Talk to the Wind" & "The Court of the Crimson King" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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27,869
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The magical mystery tour is dying to take you away. Don't miss it, it will be The Beatles' last psychedelic tour. And it will take you to see "I Am the Walrus" & "Strawberry Fields Forever". Seriously, don't miss the tour!
Favourite tracks: "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever" & "All You Need Is Love" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever" & "All You Need Is Love" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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14,947
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How can you not love Paul McCartney's favourite album (or at least one of them) and a strong influence on both "Revolver" and especially "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"? Deeper than the usual themes about surfing and cars, greater songs and most importantly, a timelessly beautiful and revolutionary sound. Still puzzling why Brian Wilson had a nervous breakdown after having made such a great album. So what if The Beatles made a slightly better album, is that like the end of the world? Ah, well!
Favourite tracks: "You Still Believe in Me", "That's Not Me" & "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Favourite tracks: "You Still Believe in Me", "That's Not Me" & "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" [First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,274
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One of the extremest cases of something perfectly timeless yet so distinctively a product of its time. Highly comparable to "Pet Sounds" in the sense that the songs are well-written, but the emphasis still seems to be on the sound experience. The music is pure and lightly psychedelic with delicate use of baroque instruments adding up to a magical yet organic and "natural" journey. The bonus tracks (on some version) are fantastic too!
Favourite tracks: "Another Time" & "Song to the Magic Frog (Will You Ever Know)" [First added to this chart: 07/18/2015]
Favourite tracks: "Another Time" & "Song to the Magic Frog (Will You Ever Know)" [First added to this chart: 07/18/2015]
The first side of the album is bookended with a track called "Bookends Theme"/"Bookends". Clever, clever! Makes it clear that it's a conceptual first side of the album, apparently it represents the circle of life. Everything S&G touched became nostalgic, but the song streak "Overs" through "Old Friends" is their height when it comes to sounding nostalgic.
Favourite tracks: "Fakin' It", "Mrs. Robinson" & "At the Zoo" [First added to this chart: 09/09/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Fakin' It", "Mrs. Robinson" & "At the Zoo" [First added to this chart: 09/09/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1963 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1965 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1968 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1969 | 19 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 12 | 12% | |
| The Beach Boys | 12 | 12% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| The Byrds | 5 | 5% | |
| Donovan | 5 | 5% | |
| The Doors | 4 | 4% | |
| Bee Gees | 4 | 4% | |
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| 09/30/2016 09:14 |  marklg | 159 | 87/100 | |
| 03/31/2015 19:07 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 | |
| 09/13/2014 16:28 |  Martinborras | 300 | 79/100 | |
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From sssvnnn 03/31/2015 19:16 | #138426
sssvnnn 03/31/2015 19:16 | #138426
..oh god, I´m afraid I want to be entertained ("with diversity and knowledge about lesser known artists").
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From Martinborras 09/13/2014 16:28 | #121887
Martinborras 09/13/2014 16:28 | #121887
Great chart! Sometimes is good not to listen the crowd
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