Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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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
- (Created: 04/08/2012 10:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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.
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1969
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6,037
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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.
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Year of Release:
1968
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16,068
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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.
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Year of Release:
1968
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8,747
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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.
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1968
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1,202
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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.
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Year of Release:
1967
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3,461
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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.
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1967
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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?
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1969
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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.
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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.
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1969
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12,363
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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.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| The Beatles | 11 | 11% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 8 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | 4% | |
| The Doors | 3 | 3% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 3% | |
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From greatson 01/27/2016 08:31 | #157886
greatson 01/27/2016 08:31 | #157886
Great chart!
Classical and inventive at the same time!
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From Gus34 04/27/2012 00:17 | #40995
great list
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