Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by Graeme2

Chart updated: 08/22/2025 21:45
(Created: 05/22/2014 07:38).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Forever Changes

Love

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,500 charts

Rank Score:

15,598

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,630 votes)

Comments:

150

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Scott 4

Scott Walker

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,287

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

761

Average Rating:

79 (402 votes)

Comments:

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A Charlie Brown Christmas
Soundtrack

Vince Guaraldi

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

2,030

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

849

Average Rating:

81 (260 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,046 charts

Rank Score:

40,604

Rank in 1967:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

991 charts

Rank Score:

9,075

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

84 (1,075 votes)

Comments:

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Revolver

The Beatles

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,576 charts

Rank Score:

50,304

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

91 (4,581 votes)

Comments:

486

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Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

The Ronettes

[First added to this chart: 02/17/2018]

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,666

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

115

Overall Rank:

1,043

Average Rating:

78 (238 votes)

Comments:

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Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,299 charts

Rank Score:

14,001

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,351 votes)

Comments:

122

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

938 charts

Rank Score:

8,113

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

188

Average Rating:

84 (1,106 votes)

Comments:

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Pastel Blues

Nina Simone

[First added to this chart: 11/30/2017]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

3,156

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

556

Average Rating:

81 (373 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	1	1%
1961	3	3%
1962	3	3%
1963	1	1%
1964	9	9%
1965	12	12%
1966	9	9%
1967	18	18%
1968	12	12%
1969	32	32%

Artist	Albums	%

Horace Silver Quintet	1	1%
White Noise	1	1%
Jr. Walker And The All Stars	1	1%
Scott Walker	1	1%
King Crimson	1	1%
The Art Farmer Quartet	1	1%
Dennis Coffey	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	55	55%
	28	28%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Live?	Albums	%
No	91	91%
Yes	9	9%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 46 from 84th to 38th Caravan by Caravan
Up 31 from 72nd to 41st Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Up 10 from 50th to 40th The Doors by The Doors

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 38th to 42nd Ska Boo-Da-Ba by The Skatalites
Down 4 from 39th to 43rd The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
Down 4 from 40th to 44th Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

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95/100	08/29/2021 07:32	leniad	673	85/100
100/100	02/12/2019 21:36	DJENNY	4,365	100/100
100/100	04/02/2018 05:39	panapsal	232	93/100
90/100	06/15/2015 13:02	pa	458	91/100
85/100	06/02/2014 10:43	PauloPaz	1,759	89/100

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From leniad 08/29/2021 07:33

fanatastic, what an excellent decade for music

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pa 09/25/2019 12:26

Thank u so much buddy! I love your chart as well <3

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From panapsal 04/02/2018 05:40

great, amazing chart !!

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