Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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- Chart updated: 09/24/2025 23:15
- (Created: 03/25/2016 02:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,370
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
12,977
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,873
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
14,839
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,566
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,353
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
5,790
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,978
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
3,543
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,290
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1965 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1968 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1969 | 25 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 11 | 11% | |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| The Kinks | 5 | 5% | |
| Scott Walker | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 5th to 2nd The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Up 2 from 8th to 6th Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18th Townes Van Zandt by Townes Van Zandt |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 20th to 31st Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks |
| Down 6 from 13th to 19th In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Down 4 from 3rd to 7th Music From Big Pink by The Band |
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| ! | 08/26/2020 19:20 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2020 16:19 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2020 16:24 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2020 15:40 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2019 10:54 | dexmc | 135 | 67/100 |
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From leniad 08/26/2020 19:22 | #257451
Happy surprise someone put Forever Changes as the best, in my opinion it could be, 55 albums in common, nice chart !
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From dexmc 12/25/2019 10:55 | #245928
Finally someone who appreciates the Flying Burrito bros.
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From vancevisuals 03/03/2018 03:58 | #209977
Have a lot in common
not a huge fan of Van Morrison but other than that like the chart a lot
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