Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Produced by Chas Chandler. Jimi Hendrix was a star for only four years before he died, but in that time, he did more to revolutionize the guitar than anyone else in the history of rock combined. The Experience was a great band...but it was all about Jimi. Are You Experienced is his coming out party. Thisis guitar like it had never been played before, and people are still trying to copy the playing on this album. This is the album that proves Jimi was the master of the electric guitar. Accept no substitutes.
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1967
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Produced by Chas Chandler. Once you get past the somewhat ridiculous (and thankfully short)interview with the alien thing at the beginning,you have what may be the greatest guitar playing over the course of a ton of short little songs ever assembled. Only two tracks extend past four minutes...yet the guitar genius of Hendrix is never in the background. He did this with 2 and 3 minute snippets...imagine a double album with the songs stretched out so he could really wail on them!
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1967
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1967-POLYDOR
Produced By ANDY WARHOL
1. Sunday Morning
2. I'm Waiting For The Man
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus In Furs
5. Run Run Run
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
7. Heroin
8. There She Goes Again
9. I'll Be Your Mirror
10. The Black Angel's Death Song
11. European Son
The debut album from The Velvet Underground was an event that changed the way rock music would be made forever...although hardly anyone knew about it at the time. It's been said that the only people who bought their records ended up in bands, and a lot of that may be true. Highly influential, yet mostly unheard. This is where we first got to hear Lou Reed and John Cale, a highly volatile pair. Reed's songwriting is powerful from the beginning, with treasures like "Femme Fatale", "Venus In Furs" and "Heroin". This was not the stuff of hippies, this was the beginning of punk and alternative music.
Nico was a fashion model with a stiff sounding voice that somehow worked. As for Andy Warhol, it's questionable as to what he really had to do with this musically. But this, and all of the Velvet's albums, are of huge importance in the evolution of rock. [First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Produced By ANDY WARHOL
1. Sunday Morning
2. I'm Waiting For The Man
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus In Furs
5. Run Run Run
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
7. Heroin
8. There She Goes Again
9. I'll Be Your Mirror
10. The Black Angel's Death Song
11. European Son
The debut album from The Velvet Underground was an event that changed the way rock music would be made forever...although hardly anyone knew about it at the time. It's been said that the only people who bought their records ended up in bands, and a lot of that may be true. Highly influential, yet mostly unheard. This is where we first got to hear Lou Reed and John Cale, a highly volatile pair. Reed's songwriting is powerful from the beginning, with treasures like "Femme Fatale", "Venus In Furs" and "Heroin". This was not the stuff of hippies, this was the beginning of punk and alternative music.
Nico was a fashion model with a stiff sounding voice that somehow worked. As for Andy Warhol, it's questionable as to what he really had to do with this musically. But this, and all of the Velvet's albums, are of huge importance in the evolution of rock. [First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
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1967
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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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Produced by George Martin. Along with Pet Sounds, one of the most influencial albums of all time. For me, it's showing its age a bit right now...but that doesn't mean it's not an amazing album, nor does it mean that I don't still love it as much as ever. Some songs will never grow old, like "A Day In The Life". Some, like "With A Little Help From My Friends", sound dated. This one moves up and down for me...someday, it will be higher again. That day might be tomorrow...you never know.
[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1967
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Produced by Norman Smith. Now, I love Pink Floyd as much as anyone. And I think that the Syd Barrett album was really very good, and really interesting as a study of the onset of insanity. Is Piper At The Gates Of Dawn the best work by Pink Floyd? Far from it. But there are enough great moments on this record to warrant it being rated very highly. Pink Floyd was a completely different band here, beyond interesting, highly entertaining, and a necessary part of the history of one of rocks best bands.
[First added to this chart: 03/09/2012]
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1967
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1967-POLYDOR
Produced By FELIX PAPPALARDI
1. Strange Brew
2. Sunshine Of Your Love
3. World Of Pain
4. Dance The Night Away
5. Blue Condition
6. Tales Of Brave Ulysses
7. Swlabr
8. We’re Going Wrong
9. Outside Woman Blues
10. Take It Back
11. Mother’s Lament
After the supergroup Cream got their feet wet on Fresh Cream, they went all out on their second effort, Disraeli Gears. For the most part putting their love of straight ahead blues to the side (but not completely), the band made a psychedelic album loaded with great songs and particularly great guitar work from Eric Clapton. Rock’s first power trio makes an almost perfect album, and one that has stood the test of time for 45 years. Even the blues numbers have a more adventurous spirit to them.
Each side of the album closes with a clunker…”Blue Condition” is why Ginger Baker should never sing. And “Mother’s Lament” is simply ridiculous. But everything else works very well. The songs are short (only “Sunshine Of Your Love” is at 4 minutes…barely) and excellently played. Jack Bruce takes most of the vocals, with Clapton stepping up for the first time in his career. “Strange Brew”, “Tales Of Brave Ulysses”, and “Sunshine Of Your Love” are classics, and “World Of Pain” is also exceptional. Cream would expand into lengthy jams and within 2 years implode…but they were very good here. A classic album, almost flawless. [First added to this chart: 11/02/2012]
Produced By FELIX PAPPALARDI
1. Strange Brew
2. Sunshine Of Your Love
3. World Of Pain
4. Dance The Night Away
5. Blue Condition
6. Tales Of Brave Ulysses
7. Swlabr
8. We’re Going Wrong
9. Outside Woman Blues
10. Take It Back
11. Mother’s Lament
After the supergroup Cream got their feet wet on Fresh Cream, they went all out on their second effort, Disraeli Gears. For the most part putting their love of straight ahead blues to the side (but not completely), the band made a psychedelic album loaded with great songs and particularly great guitar work from Eric Clapton. Rock’s first power trio makes an almost perfect album, and one that has stood the test of time for 45 years. Even the blues numbers have a more adventurous spirit to them.
Each side of the album closes with a clunker…”Blue Condition” is why Ginger Baker should never sing. And “Mother’s Lament” is simply ridiculous. But everything else works very well. The songs are short (only “Sunshine Of Your Love” is at 4 minutes…barely) and excellently played. Jack Bruce takes most of the vocals, with Clapton stepping up for the first time in his career. “Strange Brew”, “Tales Of Brave Ulysses”, and “Sunshine Of Your Love” are classics, and “World Of Pain” is also exceptional. Cream would expand into lengthy jams and within 2 years implode…but they were very good here. A classic album, almost flawless. [First added to this chart: 11/02/2012]
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1967
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1967-ELEKTRA
Produced By PAUL A ROTHCHILD
1. Strange Days
2. You're Lost Little Girl
3. Love Me Two Times
4. Unhappy Girl
5. Horse Lattitudes
6. Moonlight Drive
7. People Are Strange
8. My Eyes Have Seen You
9. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
10. When The Music's Over
Following up the success of their debut album was no easy task for The Doors, and the results were pretty mixed. Strange Days is like a lot of second albums: it sounds forced, clumsy, and ultimately weaker than its predecessor. Not to say that this is a bad album: it's not. But the weak points are much more prominent here. "Unhappy Girl", the tame "You're Lost Little Girl", and the downright weird and horrible "Horse Lattitudes".
What saves the album are the two very strong tracks, "Love Me Two Times" and the epic "When The Music's Over", which may be the best 11 minutes of the band's entire career. Strange Days is not bad, but there was better music to come. Worth having for that final track alone. [First added to this chart: 12/17/2011]
Produced By PAUL A ROTHCHILD
1. Strange Days
2. You're Lost Little Girl
3. Love Me Two Times
4. Unhappy Girl
5. Horse Lattitudes
6. Moonlight Drive
7. People Are Strange
8. My Eyes Have Seen You
9. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
10. When The Music's Over
Following up the success of their debut album was no easy task for The Doors, and the results were pretty mixed. Strange Days is like a lot of second albums: it sounds forced, clumsy, and ultimately weaker than its predecessor. Not to say that this is a bad album: it's not. But the weak points are much more prominent here. "Unhappy Girl", the tame "You're Lost Little Girl", and the downright weird and horrible "Horse Lattitudes".
What saves the album are the two very strong tracks, "Love Me Two Times" and the epic "When The Music's Over", which may be the best 11 minutes of the band's entire career. Strange Days is not bad, but there was better music to come. Worth having for that final track alone. [First added to this chart: 12/17/2011]
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1967
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1967-ATLANTIC
Produced By JERRY WEXLER
1. Respect
2. Drown In My Own Tears
3. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
4. Soul Serenade
5. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream
6. Baby, Baby, Baby
7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
8. Good Times
9. Do Right Woman – Do Right Man
10. Save Me
11. A Change Is Gonna Come
This may be, very simply, the best soul album ever made. People forget just how much of a vocal force Aretha Franklin was in the late 60’s, but she was the one contemporary singer who Janis Joplin could aspire to be, and who every female singer since has wished she could be. Aretha had more soul, more power, and more feel…not to mention talent and sheer vocal ability…than any soul singer before or since. Christina Aguilera and Celene Dion have nothing on Aretha Franklin.
This album? Overlooked. Like I said, maybe the best soul album ever made. “Respect”, “Do Right Woman-Do Right Man” and the title track should be enough for you, but there’s also not a minute of filler. The best group of soul musicians of the time. Amazing songs. Aretha in her prime. This album is a must have, and should be owned by anyone who loves soul music, past or present. This is Soul 101. It’s never going to be better than this…no one has beaten this album in 50 years so far…so I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet. [First added to this chart: 09/02/2012]
Produced By JERRY WEXLER
1. Respect
2. Drown In My Own Tears
3. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
4. Soul Serenade
5. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream
6. Baby, Baby, Baby
7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
8. Good Times
9. Do Right Woman – Do Right Man
10. Save Me
11. A Change Is Gonna Come
This may be, very simply, the best soul album ever made. People forget just how much of a vocal force Aretha Franklin was in the late 60’s, but she was the one contemporary singer who Janis Joplin could aspire to be, and who every female singer since has wished she could be. Aretha had more soul, more power, and more feel…not to mention talent and sheer vocal ability…than any soul singer before or since. Christina Aguilera and Celene Dion have nothing on Aretha Franklin.
This album? Overlooked. Like I said, maybe the best soul album ever made. “Respect”, “Do Right Woman-Do Right Man” and the title track should be enough for you, but there’s also not a minute of filler. The best group of soul musicians of the time. Amazing songs. Aretha in her prime. This album is a must have, and should be owned by anyone who loves soul music, past or present. This is Soul 101. It’s never going to be better than this…no one has beaten this album in 50 years so far…so I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet. [First added to this chart: 09/02/2012]
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1967
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1967-ELEKTRA
Produced By PAUL A ROTHCHILD
1. Break On Through (To The Other Side)
2. Soul Kitchen
3. The Crystal Ship
4. Twentieth Century Fox
5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
6. Light My Fire
7. Back Door Man
8. I Looked At You
9. End Of The Night
10. Take It As It Comes
11. The End
Ah, The Doors. There was a time when I could listen to this band any time. Then, once every six months was a reminder of how burned out I got on them. Maybe it was the whole 80's revival, or maybe it's just that Jim Morrison got on my nerves. Either way, I couldn't go there very often. And now, I can enjoy them as before without being bored at all.
Their debut album is undeniably very good. Even with Morrison's shortcomings as a vocalist, the rest of the band is strong. Instrumentally, songs like "Light My Fire" and "Soul Kitchen" are excellent, and Morrison makes "The End" something magical. His voice can grate, but in this band, it turned out he was the perfect fit. Later versions of this have Morrison's obscenities on "The End" intact, if you need to hear them. [First added to this chart: 12/13/2011]
Produced By PAUL A ROTHCHILD
1. Break On Through (To The Other Side)
2. Soul Kitchen
3. The Crystal Ship
4. Twentieth Century Fox
5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
6. Light My Fire
7. Back Door Man
8. I Looked At You
9. End Of The Night
10. Take It As It Comes
11. The End
Ah, The Doors. There was a time when I could listen to this band any time. Then, once every six months was a reminder of how burned out I got on them. Maybe it was the whole 80's revival, or maybe it's just that Jim Morrison got on my nerves. Either way, I couldn't go there very often. And now, I can enjoy them as before without being bored at all.
Their debut album is undeniably very good. Even with Morrison's shortcomings as a vocalist, the rest of the band is strong. Instrumentally, songs like "Light My Fire" and "Soul Kitchen" are excellent, and Morrison makes "The End" something magical. His voice can grate, but in this band, it turned out he was the perfect fit. Later versions of this have Morrison's obscenities on "The End" intact, if you need to hear them. [First added to this chart: 12/13/2011]
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1967
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1962 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1964 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1968 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1969 | 28 | 28% |
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| The Beatles | 12 | 12% | |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 7% | |
| The Byrds | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 3% | |
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| 95/100 | 08/08/2024 20:52 |  pedro1976 | | 85/100 |
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Tamthebam 07/22/2024 08:41
Tamthebam 07/22/2024 08:41
Well what can I say 48 albums in common ! You have good taste ! the order we rank them is slightly different so overall 95/100 but a really good chart obviously its one of my favourites.
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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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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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NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:04
NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:04
Hard day's night in top 10. Brilliant.
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Antonio-Pedro 10/29/2013 17:25
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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tgarritsen 10/10/2013 23:13
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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