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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1967
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1968
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35,118
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1968
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920
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1965
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25,192
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1966
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927
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1967
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1967
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1969
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16,380
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1969
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1969
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
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Up 43 from 86th to 43rd |
Up 40 from 44th to 4th |
Up 39 from 57th to 18th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 26 from 12th to 38th |
Down 16 from 23rd to 39th |
Down 15 from 22nd to 37th |
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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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