Top 59 Music Albums of the 1960s
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baystateoftheart 
- Chart updated: 09/08/2025 03:15
- (Created: 04/18/2016 00:34).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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99.2
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Year of Release:
1966
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37,245
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97.8
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Year of Release:
1965
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15,060
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97.7
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Year of Release:
1967
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9,708
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94.8
~ [First added to this chart: 06/18/2016]
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Year of Release:
1969
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7,534
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93.0
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Year of Release:
1964
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1,636
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92.6
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Year of Release:
1968
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13,418
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91.5
~ [First added to this chart: 08/15/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 08/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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8,570
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90.5
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,083
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90.5
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,348
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90.2
~ [First added to this chart: 08/15/2016]
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Total albums: 59. Page 1 of 6
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Top 59 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1965 | 10 | 17% | |
| 1966 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 14 | 24% | |
| 1968 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1969 | 10 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beach Boys | 6 | 10% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 8% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 3% | |
| The Shangri-Las | 2 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 59 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 54th to 55thSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56thWhite Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thHe's A Rebel by The Crystals |
| New entries |
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| Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet |
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