Spin Magazine's Top Alternative Albums of the 60s
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Pretty strong list from Spin Magazine. Most of my 60s to listen to list overlaps with this list which is pretty nice.
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,075
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
4,640
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
40,201
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Top rated album (89/100 - 3545 votes)  89 (3,545 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
6,302
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,551
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
363
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
981
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
230
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List also includes Volume 2 here as well [First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
128
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,391
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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%
Country Albums %


United States 33 66%
United Kingdom 5 10%
Germany 5 10%
Mixed Nationality 3 6%
Canada 2 4%
France 1 2%
Jamaica 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 48 96%
Yes 2 4%
Live? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

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