Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Romanelli

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Produced by Tom Wilson. Dylan went electric here for the first time, and the results are nothing short of amazing. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Maggies Farm" and the rest of side one are great, burning rock tunes...but the real monster track here is "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)". This is Dylan at his most open, angry and expressive song, and the album rates this high for its inclusion alone. If this was the only song he ever recorded, he'd be a legend for it. "Money doesn't talk, it swears". Amen, Bob. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1965
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Produced by George Martin. The growth of The Beatles from Help! to Rubber Soul to Revolver is staggering. That it took place in the span of a year and a half is amazing. It baffles me when people say that Revolver is nothing special. This album is special in every way. They took the under three minute pop song format and turned it upside down, into something it had never been before. Hard to believe that "Eleanor Rigby" clocks in at 2:08. "Tomorrow Never Knows" at 2:57. How do you cram that much experience into such a short period of time? Genius, I say. Genius. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
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1966
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56,856
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2012]
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1969
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3,467
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2011]
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1963
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Produced by George Martin. Originally a 19 minute EP, this was released to American audiences as a stunning album to accompany a pretty terrible TV show. And while it's a rare Beatles album with two weaker tracks (the instrumental "Flying" and "The Fool On The Hill"), the rest more than makes up for it. "I Am The Walrus", "All You Need Is Love", the 1-2 punch of "Strawberry Fields" and "Penny Lane"...it's tough to beat this one out, even though it wasn't intended to come out the way it did. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1967
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16,042
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A Hard Day's Night 
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Produced by George Martin. The first Beatles album to contain all original songs, A Hard Day's Night is the album most dominated by John Lennon. With only three McCartney tracks and one by Harrison, the rest is all John. Into his band, into being a songwriter, and cranking out classics. Paul may have peaked later on, but Lennon peaked here. For this one album, The Beatles really WERE John's band. And it was a great album. "I'll Cry Instead". "You Can't Do That". "If I Fell". John at his very best. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
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1964
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Produced by Kit Lambert. Despite the flawed storytelling (is the question to ask a deaf dumb and blind pinball wizard really "what makes you so good" rather than "Why pinball???"), Tommy is ambitious and musically amazing. Hard to believe they did this all with just bass, drums, guitar and a French horn. When taken as a whole, this is an absolute gem of an album, with all four members performing at their very best. Don't take the concept too seriously,,,just have fun with it. It's worth the ride. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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1969
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7,254
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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1968
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Help! 
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Produced by George Martin. Seven songs from the film with the same name, and seven more for good measure. It's not the best work by The Beatles, but even their lesser albums rate high because that's the standard they set. Two covers and two songs by George Harrison leaves room for 10 Lennon-McCartney originals, which includes "Yesterday", "Ticket To Ride", and "The Night Before". Much better than the film, and much better than what anyone else in rock was doing at the time, Help! remains a classic album, an essential part of any Beatles collection. [First added to this chart: 12/19/2011]
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1965
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Produced by Bob Johnston. A stunning double album at the height of Dylan's creativity. Being able to utilize full band instrumentation proves to be a catalyst for him to write even better songs, and he's on top of everything he touches at this point. Even "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", maligned as it is, is a genius of a song, proving that he doesn't have to be writing a novel each time out. This album is sprawling, brave exceptional and perfect at each and every turn. Why is Dylan legend? Right here. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1966
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 1 1%
1961 1 1%
1962 2 2%
1963 6 6%
1964 7 7%
1965 11 11%
1966 9 9%
1967 18 18%
1968 16 16%
1969 28 28%
Country Albums %


United States 59 59%
United Kingdom 33 33%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Canada 3 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

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From 09/15/2023 22:37
47 in common! Great list!
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From 03/06/2023 07:29
Yep, nailed it.
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From 04/16/2022 17:39
26 in common (and there's only 36 in my 60's chart).
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From 04/13/2022 07:41
Really appreaciate the comments below the albums and the producer.
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From 10/26/2020 01:57
good choices
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From 10/25/2017 11:35
Great chart. I love the time that has gone into this with notes against albums. I've tried to do this myself but run out of patience. Respect.
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From 07/25/2014 21:04
Hard day's night in top 10. Brilliant.
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From 10/29/2013 17:25
Nice chart. I Agree with some Albuns. But i don't Guess ThatvThe White Album Is The Best Of The 60s. Yes He is one of the best abums of the beatles but not to be the best
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From 10/10/2013 23:13
Great Album. But I don't think the White Album is the best Beatles album
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37 albums in common. Not bad.
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