Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Revolver 
United Kingdom The Beatles
Available from United States
A+

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
Appears in:
3,630 charts
Rank Score:
46,206
Rank in 1966:
1
Rank in 1960s:
2
Overall Rank:
4
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4629 votes)  91 (4,629 votes)
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The Velvet Underground & Nico 
Mixed Nationality The Velvet Underground & Nico
Available from United States
A+

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
Appears in:
3,071 charts
Rank Score:
37,229
Rank in 1967:
2
Rank in 1960s:
4
Overall Rank:
10
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 3589 votes)  89 (3,589 votes)
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In A Silent Way 
United States Miles Davis
Available from United States
A+

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
Appears in:
810 charts
Rank Score:
7,537
Rank in 1969:
9
Rank in 1960s:
33
Overall Rank:
197
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 909 votes)  86 (909 votes)
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme 
United States Simon & Garfunkel
Available from United States
A+

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
Appears in:
589 charts
Rank Score:
3,409
Rank in 1966:
7
Rank in 1960s:
64
Overall Rank:
506
Average Rating:
 80 (665 votes)
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Odessey And Oracle 
United Kingdom The Zombies
Available from United States
A+

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
Appears in:
1,315 charts
Rank Score:
13,213
Rank in 1968:
4
Rank in 1960s:
21
Overall Rank:
87
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1368 votes)  85 (1,368 votes)
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The Velvet Underground 
United States The Velvet Underground
Available from United States
A+

Best songs: "What Goes On", "The Murder Mystery", "After hours". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
1,230 charts
Rank Score:
11,998
Rank in 1969:
6
Rank in 1960s:
23
Overall Rank:
96
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1656 votes)  86 (1,656 votes)
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Magical Mystery Tour 
Soundtrack
United Kingdom The Beatles
Available from United States
A+

Best songs: "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
1,518 charts
Rank Score:
14,420
Rank in 1967:
6
Rank in 1960s:
20
Overall Rank:
78
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2595 votes)  86 (2,595 votes)
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Highway 61 Revisited 
United States Bob Dylan
Available from United States
A

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
Appears in:
2,384 charts
Rank Score:
25,173
Rank in 1965:
1
Rank in 1960s:
9
Overall Rank:
29
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2843 votes)  88 (2,843 votes)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 
United Kingdom The Beatles
Available from United States
A

Best songs: "Getting Better", "A Day in the Life". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
3,524 charts
Rank Score:
40,271
Rank in 1967:
1
Rank in 1960s:
3
Overall Rank:
8
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 4637 votes)  90 (4,637 votes)
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 
United States Bob Dylan
Available from United States
A

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
Appears in:
1,003 charts
Rank Score:
7,702
Rank in 1963:
2
Rank in 1960s:
32
Overall Rank:
192
Average Rating:
 84 (1,525 votes)
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 2 from 17th to 15th
Blonde On Blonde
by Bob Dylan
Climber Up 1 from 36th to 35th
Out There
by Eric Dolphy
Climber Up 1 from 4th to 3rd
In A Silent Way
by Miles Davis
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 50th to 53rd
Explorations
by Bill Evans Trio
Faller Down 3 from 51st to 54th
The Real McCoy
by McCoy Tyner
Faller Down 3 from 52nd to 55th
Quarteto Novo
by Quarteto Nôvo
New entries
New entry
Astral Weeks
by Van Morrison
New entry
Showcase
by Patsy Cline
New entry
The Jaki Byard Experience
by Jaki Byard
Leavers
Leaver
Africa/Brass
by John Coltrane Quartet
Leaver
Indestructible
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Leaver
My Generation
by The Who
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