Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by paladisiac

1960s, baby

Chart updated: 01/03/2025 14:45
(Created: 12/17/2011 02:09).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

1040/12= 86.67 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

581 charts

Rank Score:

3,474

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

507

Average Rating:

80 (651 votes)

Comments:

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Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

(not counting theme segues) 830/10= 83 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

804 charts

Rank Score:

5,941

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

280

Average Rating:

82 (870 votes)

Comments:

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Revolver

The Beatles

1085/14= 77.5 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,574 charts

Rank Score:

50,437

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

91 (4,581 votes)

Comments:

486

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The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

(w/o segue #5) 2240/29= 77.24 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,943 charts

Rank Score:

37,905

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Average Rating:

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1075/14= 76.79 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,344 charts

Rank Score:

27,262

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (3,371 votes)

Comments:

261

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Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

690/9= 76.67 [First added to this chart: 03/12/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

641 charts

Rank Score:

4,183

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

406

Average Rating:

81 (722 votes)

Comments:

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Willy And The Poor Boys

Creedence Clearwater Revival

765/10= 76.5 [First added to this chart: 03/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,538

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

491

Average Rating:

82 (617 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

680/9= 75.56 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

17,505

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,102 votes)

Comments:

140

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Magical Mystery Tour
Soundtrack

The Beatles

830/11= 75.46 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,494 charts

Rank Score:

15,059

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,562 votes)

Comments:

181

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

525/7= 75 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

939 charts

Rank Score:

8,139

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

84 (1,105 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	1	1%
1961	3	3%
1962	2	2%
1963	1	1%
1964	7	7%
1965	13	13%
1966	14	14%
1967	15	15%
1968	14	14%
1969	30	30%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	8	8%
The Rolling Stones	6	6%
Simon & Garfunkel	4	4%
Stevie Wonder	3	3%
Marvin Gaye	3	3%
Aretha Franklin	3	3%
Neil Diamond	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	60	60%
	29	29%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	95	95%
Yes	5	5%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 67th to 68th Breathe Awhile by Arcadium
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New entries
Begin Here by The Zombies

Leavers
What We Did On Our Holidays by Fairport Convention

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86/100 (from 31 votes)

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75/100	07/26/2025 13:58	BorderFreeAndrew	94	81/100
95/100	04/13/2022 18:01	Cytoma	171	90/100
95/100	04/13/2022 15:12	leniad	673	85/100
90/100	01/25/2021 07:35	desh79	1,278	93/100
100/100	01/25/2021 02:46	Rhyner	1,454	99/100

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90/100

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RoundTheBend 12/14/2024 04:39

35 albums in common. Also I think you need more S&G and Beatles (me too).

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95/100

From leniad 04/13/2022 15:12

good chart

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From Rivera 01/24/2021 10:51

Outstanding chart! We have many albums in common, and for sure I will most definitely have to check out the others. Thank you for the research list =)

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90/100

From Johnnyo 02/28/2019 07:58

If I had to sort these 100 albums into order (1 - 100) I might not do it quite as you have but you can't argue with the quality of the albums in this chart. Great choices.

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70/100

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Oselju 04/20/2017 07:05

42 albums in common but 2 Simon & Garfunkel + 6 Beatles in your top 10, that seems to me extreme.

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80/100

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Liedzeit 04/19/2017 10:36

Nice, but I do not believe in arithmetics when it comes to rating. First, there is the cover art. Sometimes a bad track does not matter, sometimes it spoils the whole album. Even an exceptionally great track can spoil an album if it does not fit in. Also, there is sometimes a sentimental value attached. A gift by a friend? A live performance you have once seen? And the reverse is true. Sometimes you just love to have an album even if you have to admit that the tracks are just fine.

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RoundTheBend 04/02/2016 00:14

47 in common... uh... I think that's the highest I've ever seen. Also love to see PSRT in first place.

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Decurso 01/14/2016 19:12

33 Albums and 14 artists in common...nice!

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From forzautregivo 03/13/2015 13:42

Maybe too much obvious choices, but still great! If someone forces me to listen to all the albums in this chart I would be a lucky man!

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From vruslov 10/11/2014 21:58

deep and fundamental!

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