Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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• Chart updated: 12/31/2020 02:45
• (Created: 10/12/2014 18:00).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,725 charts

Rank Score:

57,688

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,623 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,364 charts

Rank Score:

27,505

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,816 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,848 charts

Rank Score:

39,380

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,276 votes)

Comments:

360

4. (5) 1

Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,794 charts

Rank Score:

17,046

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (2,588 votes)

Comments:

145

5. (7) 2

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,048 charts

Rank Score:

40,299

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,547 votes)

Comments:

354

6. (4) 2

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,344 charts

Rank Score:

26,997

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,373 votes)

Comments:

261

7. (6) 1

Bringing It All Back Home 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,260 charts

Rank Score:

11,860

Rank in 1965:

4

Rank in 1960s:

24

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 86 (1,677 votes)

Comments:

104

8. (9) 1

Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,776 charts

Rank Score:

17,290

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 85 (2,102 votes)

Comments:

140

9. (10) 1

Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,528 charts

Rank Score:

16,499

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 84 (1,707 votes)

Comments:

138

10. (11) 1

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,579 charts

Rank Score:

50,028

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,583 votes)

Comments:

486

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	1	1%
1961	1	1%
1962	1	1%
1963	4	4%
1964	4	4%
1965	10	10%
1966	9	9%
1967	20	20%
1968	20	20%
1969	30	30%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	9	9%
Bob Dylan	8	8%
The Rolling Stones	5	5%
The Kinks	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
Miles Davis	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	43	43%
	7	7%
	6	6%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 52 from 78th to 26th The Stooges by The Stooges
Up 19 from 42nd to 23rd White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Up 6 from 19th to 13th The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Biggest fallers
Down 31 from 53rd to 84th A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
Down 25 from 73rd to 98th Please Please Me by The Beatles
Down 14 from 28th to 42nd Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles

New entries
Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
Illuminations by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Procol Harum by Procol Harum
Silver Apples by Silver Apples

Leavers
With The Beatles by The Beatles
Nice by The Nice
Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield

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95/100	02/06/2021 05:30	dsavard	10	92/100
95/100	10/26/2016 16:08	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
100/100	10/16/2014 13:36	Decurso	171	82/100

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From dsavard 02/06/2021 05:30

Not enough Bob Dylan. Minus 5%.

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From Decurso 10/16/2014 13:36

Pretty much flawless.

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