Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s
by Lacobra 
The classics and more stuff.
- Chart updated: 11/06/2020 18:15
- (Created: 10/12/2016 13:44).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Best songs: "Eleanor Rigby", "Here, There and Everywhere", "She Said She Said", "Tomorrow Never Knows". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Eleanor Rigby", "Here, There and Everywhere", "She Said She Said", "Tomorrow Never Knows". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,523
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Best songs: "Sunday Morning", "Femme Fatale", "Venus in Furs", "All Tomorrow's Parties". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Sunday Morning", "Femme Fatale", "Venus in Furs", "All Tomorrow's Parties". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,918
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Best songs: "Shhh / Peaceful", "In a Silent Way / It's About That Time". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Shhh / Peaceful", "In a Silent Way / It's About That Time". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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7,816
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Best songs: "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Homeward Bound", "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Homeward Bound", "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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3,461
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Best songs: "Care of Cell 44", "Hung Up on a Dream", "Time of the Season". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Care of Cell 44", "Hung Up on a Dream", "Time of the Season". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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13,797
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Best songs: "What Goes On", "The Murder Mystery", "After hours". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "What Goes On", "The Murder Mystery", "After hours". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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12,562
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Best songs: "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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14,944
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Best songs: "Like a Rolling Stone", "Ballad of a Thin Man", "Desolation Row". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Like a Rolling Stone", "Ballad of a Thin Man", "Desolation Row". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,369
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Best songs: "Getting Better", "A Day in the Life". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Getting Better", "A Day in the Life". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,263
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Best songs: "Girl From the North Country", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Girl From the North Country", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1963
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7,941
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1961 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1965 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1966 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 11 | 18% | |
| 1968 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1969 | 14 | 23% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 10% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 5% | |
| Tim Buckley | 2 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 17th to 15th Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Up 1 from 36th to 35th Out There by Eric Dolphy |
| Up 1 from 4th to 3rd In A Silent Way by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 50th to 53rd Explorations by Bill Evans Trio |
| Down 3 from 51st to 54th The Real McCoy by McCoy Tyner |
| Down 3 from 52nd to 55th Quarteto Novo by Quarteto Nôvo |
| New entries |
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| Showcase by Patsy Cline |
| Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| The Jaki Byard Experience by Jaki Byard |
| Leavers |
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| Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet |
| Indestructible by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| My Generation by The Who |
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JulianR 08/18/2017 06:55 | #196246
great stuff, and a wide variety
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