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).
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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16,536
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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54,589
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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36,788
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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37,822
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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25,575
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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35,584
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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40,978
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,123
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,822
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1963
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12,343
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Nina Simone | 2 | 2% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 2% | |
| Hank Mobley | 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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| ! | 05/19/2016 07:49 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 |
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Amazing, 61 in common
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