Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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- Chart updated: 08/24/2025 15:15
- (Created: 09/12/2013 15:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,758
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Year of Release:
1960
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Rank Score:
3,856
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1961
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2,885
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1961 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1965 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1966 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1967 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1968 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1969 | 30 | 30% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Fahey | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| 13th Floor Elevators | 3 | 3% | |
| Fairport Convention | 3 | 3% | |
| Scott Walker | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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65 | 65% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 76th to 73rd Scott 2 by Scott Walker |
| Up 3 from 75th to 72nd An Electric Storm by White Noise |
| Up 1 from 67th to 66th Karma by Pharoah Sanders |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 62nd to 67th Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| Down 2 from 72nd to 74th Caetano Veloso (1968) by Caetano Veloso |
| Down 2 from 73rd to 75th Gilberto Gil (Frevo Rasgado) by Gilberto Gil |
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| ! | 08/12/2022 12:11 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 02:57 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2020 23:15 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2017 13:11 |  phantom1305 | 291 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2017 21:19 | brun027 | 246 | 97/100 |
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From leniad 11/10/2020 02:57 | #260506
good chart, happy to see liege & lief !!!
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phantom1305 12/19/2017 13:12 | #203557
Great chart! Happy to see Incredible String band so high up. I love them!
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From BowieGhostsBub 07/10/2017 17:36 | #194025
This is an awesome chart! I love Bob Dylan, Cohen, and Beefheart. There's so much here I want to learn about and listen to. Also, having a top 20 songs is cool. The Stranger Song and Electricity are just chillingly good. Favorited.
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