Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by 
CharlieBarley 
What can you say about the greatest decade in the history of popular music? Well arguably the 50s were important too with the birth of rock 'n roll but the 60s was when everything changed. Revolution was in the air, the kids were rebelling against the old system and things would never be the same again. As for the music? Well it was sublime. My all-time favourite band hail from the 60s and from my shores: The Beatles; closely followed by the mighty Pink Floyd. Some of my all-time favourite music comes from this decade as well as the one following it. This chart was tough, I took a long time over it. Hope you enjoy.
- Chart updated: 02/17/2024 04:45
- (Created: 11/14/2016 07:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,310
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,279
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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973
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,371
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[First added to this chart: 09/27/2021]
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1966
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857
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
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1967
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26,862
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
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1967
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21,549
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2016]
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1969
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17,157
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2019]
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1969
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2,304
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2022]
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1969
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535
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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 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1963 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1965 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1967 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1968 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 25 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 10 | 10% | |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 43 from 86th to 43rd The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan |
| Up 40 from 44th to 4th Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
| Up 39 from 57th to 18th Sunshine Superman by Donovan |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 26 from 12th to 38th Black Monk Time by Monks (US) |
| Down 16 from 23rd to 39th My Generation by The Who |
| Down 15 from 22nd to 37th Elvis (TV Special) by Elvis Presley |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan |
| Leavers |
|---|
| David Bowie (Space Oddity) by David Bowie |
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| ! | 09/08/2022 10:54 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 11/03/2020 23:33 | #260155
CharlieBarley 11/03/2020 23:33 | #260155
thanks man
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From leniad 11/03/2020 23:00 | #260150
a lot of great selections
good to see safe as milk and hot buttered soul in your top 20
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bobbyb5 02/27/2017 12:36 | #186452
bobbyb5 02/27/2017 12:36 | #186452
Did u ever notice everybody has similar charts for the 60s? Is this because.there's a consensus about what was good? I seem to agree with everyone else. U need to have William Shatner's album on here to go along with Leonard Nimoy. Heh heh. Its insane. I used to have it.
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