Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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- Chart updated: 07/07/2021 19:15
- (Created: 09/12/2013 23:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Picture yourself on a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you. You answer quite slowly: the girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Cellophane flowers of yellow and green towering over your head. Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,429
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She said she'd always been a dancer. She worked at fifteen clubs a day. And though I thought I knew the answer, well, I knew, but I could not say, and so I quit the p'lice department, and got myself a steady job, and though she tried her best to help me, she could steal, but she could not rob. Didn't anybody tell her? Didn't anybody see? Sundays on the phone to Monday, Tuesdays on the phone to me.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
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1969
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57,477
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If I were you, I'd realize that I love you more than any other guy, and I'll forgive the lie that I heard before when you gave me no reply.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1964
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2,452
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Timothy Leary's dead (No, no no no, he's outside looking in.) He'll fly the astral plane, takes you trips around and then, brings you back the same day. Timothy Leary.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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1,349
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I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just met she's just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we've met. Mm-mm-hmm la-da-di. Falling, yes I am falling, and she keeps calling me back again.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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6,886
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When some loud braggart tries to put me down, and says his school is great, I tell him right away, "Now what's the matter, buddy, ain't you heard of my school? It's number one in the state!" So be true to your school.
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Expert textpert choking smokers don't you think the joker laughs at you (ho ho ho hee hee hee ha ha ha) see how they run like pigs from a gun see how they snide. I'm crying. Semolina Pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower, elementary penguins singing hare krishna man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe. I am the eggman. They are the eggmen. I am the walrus. Goo goo g'joob.
[First added to this chart: 09/20/2013]
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1967
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14,914
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Ain't got no distractions, can't hear those buzzer and bells, must feel them on the bumpers, plays by sense of smell. He's got crazy flippin' fingers, the digit counters fall. That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.
[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
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1969
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6,793
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Tears are running, they're all running down your dress. And your friends, baby, will treat you like a guest. Don't you want somebody to love? Don't you need somebody to love? Wouldn't you love somebody to love? You better find somebody to love.
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1967
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Slow down. You move too fast. You've got to make the morning last, just kickin' down the cobblestones. Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy!
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1966
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1961 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1962 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1964 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1965 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1966 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1967 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1969 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 12 | 12% | |
| The Beach Boys | 6 | 6% | |
| The Monkees | 4 | 4% | |
| The Moody Blues | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 4 | 4% | |
| The Mamas And The Papas | 3 | 3% | |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 37 from 100th to 63rd Foggy Mountain Banjo by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs |
| Up 21 from 89th to 68th New Frontier by The Kingston Trio |
| Up 18 from 97th to 79th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 67th to 99th Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Down 25 from 65th to 90th Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 21 from 71st to 92nd Headquarters by The Monkees |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/29/2024 16:47 | Johnnyo | 2,549 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2016 15:58 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2014 09:06 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2014 15:24 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2013 20:26 | TracyJacks | 86 | 92/100 |
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seb7 05/18/2021 17:14 | #269891
seb7 05/18/2021 17:14 | #269891
It astonishes me that you have 12 Beatles albums on one list
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From buzzdainer 05/31/2016 15:59 | #167418
buzzdainer 05/31/2016 15:59 | #167418
Very nice to see Pet Sounds and Forever Changes on here. Strong list!
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From NowhereMan 08/02/2014 09:06 | #118392
NowhereMan 08/02/2014 09:06 | #118392
Nice to see Iron Butterfly too!
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From TracyJacks 10/30/2013 20:27 | #89846
This chart is so good. Great albums by Zappa, Jefferson Airplane, Beach Boyd and of course the Beatles.
I love In Search of the Lost Chord. Nice to see it up at #2.
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