Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by stevengnz 
- Chart updated: 06/02/2025 06:15
- (Created: 04/09/2012 03:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,298
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,234
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
28,347
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,304
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Year of Release:
1969
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1,719
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1964 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1965 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1966 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1967 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1968 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1969 | 33 | 33% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 12 | 12% | |
| Golden Earring | 5 | 5% | |
| Donovan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Moody Blues | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 3% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 96th to 83rd Super Session by Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper / Steve Stills |
| Up 5 from 47th to 42nd Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones |
| Up 5 from 35th to 30th Hair by The Original Broadway Cast |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 95th to 98th Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show by Neil Diamond |
| Down 3 from 97th to 100th 12 x 5 by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 2 from 89th to 91st Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin |
| New entries |
|---|
| Green, Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones |
| Games That Lovers Play by James Last |
| Headquarters by The Monkees |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan |
| Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass |
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