Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by lancashirearab

If an album is in my Top 100 Greatest Music Albums of all time, it will not re-appear in this one. The sixties produced so much great music. Unfortunately my parent's taste in music from the sixties was appalling. Apart from the occasional nod towards the Beatles, I was left to discover the music from this decade on my own. Thank goodness for the music papers.

• Chart updated: 04/25/2012 22:02
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Trout Mask Replica 

 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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This is probably the most important album ever. Without it so much would not have happened. Where would post-punk be without this album. My record collection would be so different. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

736 charts

Rank Score:

6,604

Rank in 1969:

13

Rank in 1960s:

41

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

 74 (1,075 votes)

Comments:

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Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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I love this album. The musicianship is scary. The songs just sound right. I really wasn't expecting this after hearing one of my mates introduce me to his music with A Sense of Wonder. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,527 charts

Rank Score:

17,312

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 85 (1,695 votes)

Comments:

136

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White Light/White Heat 

 The Velvet Underground

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This was the Velvet's album I hoped my son would love the most. It is so challenging. Sister Ray gets a lot of deserved praise, but I love I Heard Her Call My Name especially when Cale knocks over the pile of chairs in the studio. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

986 charts

Rank Score:

9,473

Rank in 1968:

6

Rank in 1960s:

27

Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

 84 (1,400 votes)

Comments:

101

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Silver Apples 

 Silver Apples

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I have seen Simeon reproduce a lot of this album live. He had a hand-built pile of electronics. It wasn't the original Simeon machine. He tweaked oscillators to make an amzing sound. It was a great night that gave me a clearer insight into how he made this album. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,212

Rank in 1968:

28

Rank in 1960s:

147

Overall Rank:

1,427

Average Rating:

 76 (213 votes)

Comments:

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Safe As Milk 

 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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The following tone is a reference tone recorded at our operating level. I love this album. His voice is just so powerful. I believe it that he could break microphones. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

516 charts

Rank Score:

3,505

Rank in 1967:

17

Rank in 1960s:

65

Overall Rank:

503

Average Rating:

 80 (618 votes)

Comments:

42

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Strange Days 

 The Doors

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I never wanted to be Jim Morrison, but so many of my mates did. Some even bought leather breeks just to be a bit more like him! This is such a great album that I was tempted, but with such short legs, I couldn't get any to fit, thankfully. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

888 charts

Rank Score:

7,123

Rank in 1967:

10

Rank in 1960s:

37

Overall Rank:

234

Average Rating:

 82 (1,213 votes)

Comments:

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Bayou Country 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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How can a group of lads who grew up further from the bayou than I did produce an album like this? [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

1,667

Rank in 1969:

31

Rank in 1960s:

114

Overall Rank:

1,050

Average Rating:

 79 (435 votes)

Comments:

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Volume 3: A Child's Guide To Good And Evil 

 The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

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This is the one album of their's I still need to get. It is on that list, but something else keeps cropping up. Thank goodness for Spotify. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

111

Rank in 1968:

143

Rank in 1960s:

779

Overall Rank:

10,536

Average Rating:

 71 (47 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground 

 The Velvet Underground

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How can a song be so good that it gets a committed atheist to sing "Jesus, help me find my proper place" out loud in the streets of Arbroath? Fantastic album. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,220 charts

Rank Score:

13,117

Rank in 1969:

6

Rank in 1960s:

23

Overall Rank:

94

Average Rating:

 86 (1,625 votes)

Comments:

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Sweet And Dandy 

 Toots & The Maytals

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I recently saw Toots playing the same old songs at a FREE concert in Blackburn. Rain had washed off the free festival in the park, so Toots was moved to the small stage at King George's Hall. What a great night. He played a number of tracks from this, including the title track. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

368

Rank in 1969:

83

Rank in 1960s:

337

Overall Rank:

3,932

Average Rating:

 76 (44 votes)

Comments:

6

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	2	2%
1961	0	0%
1962	0	0%
1963	3	3%
1964	6	6%
1965	8	8%
1966	12	12%
1967	22	22%
1968	18	18%
1969	29	29%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	11	11%
The Rolling Stones	8	8%
Bob Dylan	5	5%
Simon & Garfunkel	4	4%
The Kinks	4	4%
Scott Walker	3	3%
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	35	35%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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From greatson 01/27/2016 08:31

Great chart!
Classical and inventive at the same time!

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From Gus34 04/27/2012 00:17

great list

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From Supercakes 04/09/2012 21:25

Good chart

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