Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by 
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Toss Bringing It All Back Home somewhere in there too. More Coltrane. Wild Is The Wind. Probably a Buddy Rich record. James Brown. Bobby Timmons. Tina Brooks. James Carr. Etta James. Coleman. Burton. Shorter. Definitely Sun Ra. There's lots. This really isn't a very good chart at all. Sorry.
- Chart updated: 03/08/2025 16:15
- (Created: 12/04/2011 22:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1962 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1963 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1967 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1968 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 26 | 26% |
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| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| Ali Akbar Khan | 2 | 2% | |
| Max Roach | 2 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Nico | 2 | 2% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 76th to 71st Meditations by John Coltrane |
| Up 3 from 89th to 86th Moondog (1969) by Moondog |
| Up 2 from 55th to 53rd The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 37th to 39th Chelsea Girl by Nico |
| Down 2 from 78th to 80th Astigmatic by Komeda Quintet |
| Down 2 from 87th to 89th The Marble Index by Nico |
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| 95/100 | 05/05/2021 23:25 | jackq | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 03/10/2021 08:56 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
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Not a very good chart! Pahhh. Great chart man
seb7 03/09/2021 16:53
In your description you state that this is not a very good chart. I beg to differ. While your top five is a bit basic for me, the rest of your chart is varied and perfectly describes your music taste. The White light/white heat, underground by Monk, your Karma. All of these are great albums and I totally agree with it. Awesome chart!
Tamthebam 07/06/2019 14:07
You nailed it ! Nina Simone deserves much more recognition on this site well done !
This is so good... Congratulation !
magnificent chart !!!!
One of the best charts I've seen so far, congrats. We have similar tastes in the music of the 60s :) I'm glad.
NowhereMan 08/02/2014 21:18
Love it man.
Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 18:12
I respect totally your opnion about this chart but why isnt led zeppelin II on the top 10? Again i respect your opnion
Very nice list!
EyeKanFly 05/28/2013 17:40
This is both really original and a great list (from what I can tell from the albums I've listened to).
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