Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by JR

• Chart updated: 09/15/2025 14:15
• (Created: 12/13/2016 20:58).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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1. (4) 3

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,850 charts

Rank Score:

39,655

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,276 votes)

Comments:

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,726 charts

Rank Score:

58,041

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,622 votes)

Comments:

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Bringing It All Back Home 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,262 charts

Rank Score:

11,954

Rank in 1965:

4

Rank in 1960s:

24

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 86 (1,677 votes)

Comments:

104

4. (3) 1

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,576 charts

Rank Score:

50,304

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,581 votes)

Comments:

486

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

27,527

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,814 votes)

Comments:

227

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,484 charts

Rank Score:

44,011

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,589 votes)

Comments:

491

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Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,776 charts

Rank Score:

17,456

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 85 (2,101 votes)

Comments:

140

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,031 charts

Rank Score:

25,208

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,398 votes)

Comments:

175

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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 

 The Kinks

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,052 charts

Rank Score:

9,474

Rank in 1968:

5

Rank in 1960s:

26

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

 84 (1,142 votes)

Comments:

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10. (9) 1

Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,299 charts

Rank Score:

14,001

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 85 (1,351 votes)

Comments:

122

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	4	4%
1961	2	2%
1962	2	2%
1963	6	6%
1964	6	6%
1965	9	9%
1966	11	11%
1967	20	20%
1968	16	16%
1969	24	24%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	11	11%
Bob Dylan	9	9%
The Rolling Stones	5	5%
The Kinks	4	4%
The Who	4	4%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
John Coltrane	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	38	38%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 16 from 50th to 34th Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Up 8 from 36th to 28th Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
Up 6 from 38th to 32nd Please Please Me by The Beatles

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 34th to 41st Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
Down 6 from 43rd to 49th White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Down 5 from 47th to 52nd The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

New entries
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles

Leavers
Karma by Pharoah Sanders

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90/100	08/05/2019 06:37	Johnnyo	2,528	80/100
95/100	04/25/2018 09:05	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
95/100	03/24/2018 18:41	nitomano	82	78/100
95/100	10/20/2017 17:19	stangetzaway	173	89/100

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From Johnnyo 08/05/2019 06:37

Outstanding chart

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From nitomano 03/24/2018 18:41

nice taste in music

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From stangetzaway 10/20/2017 17:21

Strong, comprehensive chart. Well done!

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