Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by hairymarx1 
For me, rock music began in 1966 and this is reflected in the chart. As well as the obvious, I've included some of the more obscure psychedelic gems from the era. Far better than anything off 'Nuggets' or 'Pebbles volume 3', many of these artists truelly deserve a wide audience. Albums by Godz, Insect Trust, Chicago Transit Authority, Peter Ivers, Devils Anvil, Fifty Foot Hose, Ken Nordine, Mort Garson, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and Limbus 3 are particularly good.
- Chart updated: 12/14/2011 13:15
- (Created: 12/07/2011 19:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1969
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1968
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Year of Release:
1967
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Year of Release:
1968
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2,611
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1967
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1,331
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1965
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27,339
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1969
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1968
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1967
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886
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1969
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1964 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1965 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1968 | 35 | 35% | |
| 1969 | 30 | 30% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kaleidoscope (US) | 1 | 1% | |
| Traffic | 1 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 1% | |
| The Seeds (1960s) | 1 | 1% | |
| The Byrds | 1 | 1% | |
| The Flying Burrito Brothers | 1 | 1% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 42 from 85th to 43rd Scott 4 by Scott Walker |
| Up 31 from 73rd to 42nd Hard Rock From The Middle East by Devils Anvil |
| Up 24 from 91st to 67th Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago Transit Authority |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 43rd to 53rd Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 7 from 30th to 37th No Record by Nihilist Spasm Band |
| Down 7 from 63rd to 70th Philosophy Of The World by The Shaggs |
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| ! | 07/30/2015 05:21 |  bestdressed | 120 | 67/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2013 20:07 |  NickVolos | 112 | 92/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2012 15:50 | Nightfly | 8 | 93/100 |
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| ! | 01/27/2012 09:59 |  Facetious | 171 | 92/100 |
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From bestdressed 07/30/2015 05:21 | #146719
bestdressed 07/30/2015 05:21 | #146719
good chart
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greatson 11/06/2013 08:39 | #90945
greatson 11/06/2013 08:39 | #90945
You seem to know much more of 60`s music than I do.
I thought I´m one of the grandfathers on BEA...
But maybe I´m just the father und the grandfather it`s you...
I feel it´s again a brilliant chart, but I cannot rate yet, there`s too much I don`t know!
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From NickVolos 10/14/2013 20:07 | #88422
NickVolos 10/14/2013 20:07 | #88422
Very nice list of some less known 60's gems. Thank you for sharing it.
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From Nightfly 06/08/2012 15:52 | #44100
congratulations! (this is perhaps the most interesting chart I've seen on this site...)
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From daftpunter 12/21/2011 06:26 | #33394
Whoa! I LIVE to dig up obscurities. Is it within budget? The reason I have a huge collection of record guides (and now BAE) is to help me manage that budget. Now, if certain people were willing to oblige my willingness to hear the obscure...
Rubbish? Tough call on that one. Obscurities are where you find the true gems. For instance, Have Moicy! others? I've been listening to Pere Ubu for 35 years, talk about an unpopular choice at parties. And I just saw that damn Townes Van Zandt in the record store yesterday for three bucks and I didn't pick it up. Damn! Don't think I'm not paying attention.
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From hairymarx1 12/14/2011 07:13 | #32918
Daftpunter
I understand your reluctance to want to dig out what you might consider rubbish, but obscurities by the Insect Trust and Godz, for example, are gems that really deserve a wide audience.
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From daftpunter 12/13/2011 05:06 | #32798
Dude, I understand your obvious desire to educate the planet and name drop at the same time. There's a lot of interesting album names and I'm sure there are many great minutes per underrated album BUT, and this is a big BUTT, there's usually a reason many bands and albums are left to the cut-out bins and singles left to K-Tel compilations of time (ok, maybe Nuggets for The Sonics and Blues Magoos). I'd love to hear each and every one of these albums...but much like I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die and The Morey Eels Eat the Holy Model Rounders one listen is usually enough. Great list though. And remember, name dropping aside, great is still great.
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CellarDoor 12/09/2011 14:42 | #32414
CellarDoor 12/09/2011 14:42 | #32414
"There are 76 albums you've not listened"
Oh dear, I have a lot of catching up to do. But a very exciting chart indeed :)
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From hairymarx1 12/08/2011 01:44 | #32243
I wanted to include the underrated band 'The Misunderstood' but the system denied me.
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From CellarDoor 12/07/2011 20:10 | #32224
CellarDoor 12/07/2011 20:10 | #32224
Can't wait to see more of the psychedelic 60s :)
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