Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by Fritz 
The most revolutionary and influential decade for music, the 1960s gave us perfect songs, such as:
Blue Moon, by the Marcels
The Girl From Ipanema, by Tom Jobim & Frank Sinatra
Can't Help Falling in Love, by Elvis Presley
The Times They Are A-Changin', by Bob Dylan
I Can't Get No (Satisfaction), by The Rolling Stones
Brown Eyed Girl, by Van Morrison
Mr. Tambourine Man, by the Byrds
Yesterday, by The Beatles
Respect, by Aretha Franklin
God Only Knows, by The Beach Boys
Something Stupid, by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra
Season of the Witch, by Donovan
Sugar Sugar, by The Archies
My Generation, by The Who
Can't Take My Eyes Off You, by Frankie Valli
Happy Together, by The Turtles
A Whiter Shade of Pale, by Procol Harum
96 Tears, by ? & The Mysterians
I'm a Believer, by The Monkees
These Days, by Nico
Waterloo Sunset, by The Kinks
Time of the Season, by The Zombies
The Sound of Silence, by Simon and Garfunkel
Sunday Morning, by The Velvet Undergound & Nico
Foxy Lady, by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A Minha Menina, by Os Mutantes & Jorge Ben
White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane
Astronomy Domine, by Pink Floyd
Fortunate Son, by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Maybe, by Janis Joplin
Muchacha (Ojos de Papel), by Almendra
Space Oddity, by David Bowie
White Room, by Cream
Good Times, Bad Times, by Led Zeppelin
I Wanna Be Your Dog, by The Stooges
- Chart updated: 09/03/2023 20:15
- (Created: 03/18/2018 23:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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55,567
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,067
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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37,506
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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16,842
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
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41,998
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
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1967
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26,252
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,366
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,149
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2019]
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1968
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13,524
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2018]
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1969
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659
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1964 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 28 | 28% | |
| 1968 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1969 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 10 | 10% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beach Boys | 5 | 5% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4 | 4% | |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 36th to 28thOs Mutantes by Os Mutantes |
| Up 4 from 13th to 9thOdessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Up 3 from 25th to 22ndMutantes by Mutantes |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 10th to 14thBeggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18thRubber Soul by The Beatles |
| Down 2 from 29th to 31stGetz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto |
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