Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by JasonZaia 
- Chart updated: 02/12/2015 07:15
- (Created: 02/12/2015 06:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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To strive all your life for perfection, only to realize it doesn't exist.
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Year of Release:
1966
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24,419
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Look! Just look at everything that's happening around us! Who knows where we'll end up...
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Year of Release:
1968
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5,817
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That's enough, guys. Let's do something different.
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Year of Release:
1966
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48,151
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The unpredictable trials of youth, curiosity, and ambition.
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1969
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8,537
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Despite all its sorrow, life truly is a beautiful thing.
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1966
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37,574
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Forget about reality. Let's just float down a hazy stream of ignorant innocence.
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1967
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8,819
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The world is not the wonderful place it seems to be - it's time we all grew up to realize that.
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1964
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3,428
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To lead the way to a new age.
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1967
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42,032
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To watch the sunset on the bayou - the breeze blowing through your hair - with nothing of real importance on your mind.
[First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1960
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3,894
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All is well now! I made it! I actually made it!
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Year of Release:
1968
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15,867
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1961 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1965 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1966 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1967 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1968 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1969 | 23 | 23% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 7% | |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 7% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | 4% | |
| Tim Buckley | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 93rd to 92ndAll Summer Long by The Beach Boys |
| Up 1 from 92nd to 91stTim Buckley by Tim Buckley |
| Up 1 from 91st to 90thSurrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane |
| New entries |
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| Night Beat by Sam Cooke |
| Leavers |
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| The Radha Krsna Temple by The Radha Kṛṣṇa Temple |
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| 05/12/2017 00:00 |  CharlieBarley | 476 | 94/100 | |
| 04/29/2017 17:09 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 06/25/2015 18:24 |  decemberhotel | 54 | 83/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 05/12/2017 00:02 | #190650
CharlieBarley 05/12/2017 00:02 | #190650
Top notch 60s chart. 50 in common with my own. You have picked a broad range of music and of good quality. Good stuff.
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From greatson 04/29/2017 17:09 | #190014
greatson 04/29/2017 17:09 | #190014
Great chart!
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From decemberhotel 06/25/2015 18:24 | #144574
decemberhotel 06/25/2015 18:24 | #144574
I like the list. Love seeing Van Morrison in the top 10.
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