Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Patman360 
- Chart updated: 03/20/2025 15:15
- (Created: 04/14/2012 03:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,058
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,241
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
7,906
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,497
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
40,117
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,899
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,831
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,903
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
2,024
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1961 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1962 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1965 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1968 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 30 | 30% |
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| The Kinks | 1 | 1% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 1% | |
| Mongo Santamaría | 1 | 1% | |
| The Band | 1 | 1% | |
| The Zombies | 1 | 1% | |
| Os Mutantes | 1 | 1% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 1% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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From Imaybeparanoid 05/18/2016 17:02 | #166400
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