Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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xo66 
- Chart updated: 09/30/2025 05:15
- (Created: 12/15/2014 09:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,556
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,050
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,685
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,117
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
4,344
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,496
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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26,707
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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20,748
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,835
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,057
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1965 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1968 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 28 | 28% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 7 | 7% | |
| The Doors | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
| Burt Bacharach | 3 | 3% | |
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