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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15,265
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1963
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12,793
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,777
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
14,955
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,999
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,109
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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5,668
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,789
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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3,491
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,736
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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 | 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% | |
| The Band | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 5th to 2ndThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Up 2 from 8th to 6thAstral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18thTownes Van Zandt by Townes Van Zandt |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 20th to 31stSomething Else By The Kinks by The Kinks |
| Down 6 from 13th to 19thIn The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson |
| Down 4 from 3rd to 7thMusic From Big Pink by The Band |
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| 08/26/2020 19:20 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 07/05/2020 16:19 |  jnfbn | 309 | 96/100 | |
| 02/26/2020 16:24 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 01/28/2020 15:40 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 12/25/2019 10:54 | dexmc | 134 | 66/100 |
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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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