Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s
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- Chart updated: 04/20/2025 06:15
- (Created: 06/19/2017 05:03).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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15,360
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2023]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
12,571
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,757
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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39,138
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,304
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
15,716
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,234
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
13,797
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
14,928
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1964 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1965 | 3 | 10% | |
| 1966 | 4 | 13% | |
| 1967 | 9 | 30% | |
| 1968 | 5 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 7 | 23% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 23% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 7% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 7% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 7% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 3% | |
| Robert Johnson | 1 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 25th to 18th Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| Up 7 from 21st to 14th The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks |
| Up 5 from 24th to 19th King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 17th to 23rd Wild Honey by The Beach Boys |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17th Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Down 4 from 16th to 20th The Doors by The Doors |
| New entries |
|---|
| Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| In A Silent Way by Miles Davis |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Who Sell Out by The Who |
| Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
