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
~ [First added to this chart: 04/17/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 04/17/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,130
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97.8
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~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,713
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97.7
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~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
9,728
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94.8
~ [First added to this chart: 06/18/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 06/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,820
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93.0
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1964
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Rank Score:
1,665
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92.6
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 04/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
13,793
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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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Rank Score:
8,870
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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:
15,371
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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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Rank Score:
12,568
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90.2
~ [First added to this chart: 08/15/2016]
~ [First added to this chart: 08/15/2016]
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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% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 8% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 3% | |
| Otis Redding | 2 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 3% | |
| The Shirelles | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 59 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 54th to 55th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56th White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57th He's A Rebel by The Crystals |
| New entries |
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| Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet |
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
