Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Leonard 
- Chart updated: 09/05/2023 19:15
- (Created: 03/19/2015 09:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,854
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Year of Release:
1969
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56,677
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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26,610
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,092
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,789
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,815
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,954
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,786
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
8,908
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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 | % | |
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| 1960 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1962 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1966 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1967 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1968 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Doors | 4 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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