Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by PurpleHazel 
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- Chart updated: 08/18/2018 13:15
- (Created: 09/10/2017 09:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1963
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13,467
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Year of Release:
1968
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18,204
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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16,256
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Year of Release:
1967
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510
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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52,683
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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1,189
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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6,597
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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4,762
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,436
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1961 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1962 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1967 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1968 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 22 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 2% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 91st to 84th Adam's Apple by Wayne Shorter |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 83rd to 90th A Genuine Tong Funeral by Gary Burton |
| Down 2 from 89th to 91st Birth Sign by George Freeman |
| Down 2 from 90th to 92nd Santana by Santana |
| New entries |
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 Ezz-theticsby George Russell Sextet |
| Leavers |
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 Electric Funkby Jimmy McGriff |
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90/100 | 12/13/2019 14:06 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
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From vancevisuals 03/07/2018 15:59
Uncle Meat is an underrated Zappa album
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