Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Romanelli

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Buffalo Springfield 

 Buffalo Springfield

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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

951

Rank in 1966:

22

Rank in 1960s:

173

Overall Rank:

1,773

Average Rating:

 77 (225 votes)

Comments:

13

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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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]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,991

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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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]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

27,801

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 88 (2,331 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Produced by Brian Wilson. One of the records that changed the way albums are made, Pet Sounds is a great mix of non traditional rock instrumentation, great songwriting, and what always made the Beach Boys great: perfect harmony vocals. "God Only Knows" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and Wilson's vision here is breathtaking. With just enough doo wop influenced surf rock in the mix to make Pet Sounds a truly unique album, one of the best ever made. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,778 charts

Rank Score:

45,045

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,193 votes)

Comments:

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Sounds Of Silence 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

608 charts

Rank Score:

4,422

Rank in 1966:

4

Rank in 1960s:

52

Overall Rank:

405

Average Rating:

 79 (711 votes)

Comments:

29

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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears 

 The Mamas And The Papas

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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2015]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

1,557

Rank in 1966:

13

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,139

Average Rating:

 77 (321 votes)

Comments:

17

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Freak Out! 

 The Mothers Of Invention

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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,761

Rank in 1966:

6

Rank in 1960s:

61

Overall Rank:

480

Average Rating:

 80 (716 votes)

Comments:

44

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East-West 

 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 1966:

41

Rank in 1960s:

389

Overall Rank:

4,740

Average Rating:

 75 (96 votes)

Comments:

3

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Unit Structures 

 Cecil Taylor

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

599

Rank in 1966:

26

Rank in 1960s:

240

Overall Rank:

2,590

Average Rating:

 76 (132 votes)

Comments:

5

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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%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	12	12%
Bob Dylan	7	7%
The Byrds	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
The Mothers Of Invention	3	3%
The Kinks	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	59	59%
	33	33%
	5	5%
	3	3%

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100/100	09/15/2023 11:08	Larcx13	1,091	86/100
95/100	03/06/2023 07:29	Moondance	454	84/100
95/100	03/06/2023 00:04	Rm12398	99	89/100
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90/100	04/16/2022 17:37	Goliath	348	86/100

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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.9/100, a mean average of 88.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 16.1.

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From Rm12398 09/15/2023 22:37

47 in common! Great list!

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From Moondance 03/06/2023 07:29

Yep, nailed it.

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From Goliath 04/16/2022 17:39

26 in common (and there's only 36 in my 60's chart).

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From Juneof44 04/13/2022 07:41

Really appreaciate the comments below the albums and the producer.

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From leniad 10/26/2020 01:57

good choices

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From Johnnyo 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 NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:04

Hard day's night in top 10. Brilliant.

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From Antonio-Pedro 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 tgarritsen 10/10/2013 23:13

Great Album. But I don't think the White Album is the best Beatles album

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From sheep21 03/15/2013 10:13

37 albums in common. Not bad.

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