Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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AwaitingAndrew 
- Chart updated: 06/27/2025 21:15
- (Created: 06/24/2016 06:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite Track: Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental Version)
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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1,887
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Favorite Track: Golden Slumbers
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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53,396
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Favorite Track: Half As Much
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1962
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1,544
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Favorite Track: Helplessly Hoping
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
4,319
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Favorite Track: God Only Knows
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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36,302
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Favorite Track: It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]
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Favorite Track: Taxman
[First added to this chart: 11/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
46,089
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Favorite Track: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2016]
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Favorite Track: A Day In The Life
[First added to this chart: 05/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
40,179
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Favorite Track: Both Sides Now
[First added to this chart: 06/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
980
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1961 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1964 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1968 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 10 | 10% | |
| The Beach Boys | 6 | 6% | |
| Vince Guaraldi | 5 | 5% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 5 | 5% | |
| Louis Armstrong | 4 | 4% | |
| Otis Redding | 3 | 3% | |
| Nina Simone | 3 | 3% | |
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