Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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My god, the late '60s were good.
- Chart updated: 05/26/2025 17:45
- (Created: 09/04/2013 18:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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17,071
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,152
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,838
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,802
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,259
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,156
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,072
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,532
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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17,416
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1963
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12,870
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1963 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1964 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1965 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1968 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1969 | 22 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Dusty Springfield | 2 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 2 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 38 from 96th to 58thBorn Under A Bad Sign by Albert King |
| Up 21 from 35th to 14thHoodoo Man Blues by Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band |
| Up 17 from 74th to 57thMingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 21 from 71st to 92ndMercy, Mercy, Mercy! - Live At "The Club" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet |
| Down 20 from 64th to 84thTijuana Moods by Charles Mingus |
| Down 14 from 50th to 64thAlmendra by Almendra |
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| ! | 11/18/2016 14:19 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2016 07:49 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2014 02:10 | vmp | 17 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2014 09:54 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 |
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From Imaybeparanoid 05/19/2016 07:52 | #166452
Amazing, 61 in common
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