Spin Magazine's Top Alternative Albums of the 60s
by VanillaBean 
Pretty strong list from Spin Magazine. Most of my 60s to listen to list overlaps with this list which is pretty nice.
- Chart updated: 08/09/2016 15:15
- (Created: 08/09/2016 14:23).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
8,442
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
4,452
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
37,078
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
5,914
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,497
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6. (=)
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
978
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List also includes Volume 2 here as well
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,318
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Spin Magazine's Top Alternative Albums of the 60s composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 47 | 94% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 6% | |
| Nico | 2 | 4% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 4% | |
| Terry Riley | 2 | 4% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 4% | |
| Van Dyke Parks | 1 | 2% | |
| The Sonics | 1 | 2% | |
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Great chart, very interesting, my kind of music!
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