Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s
by New Music Express (1993) 
New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of 1960s.
(Official website: https://www.nme.com)
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1966
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1966
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1967
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39,554
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1968
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1965
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27,089
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1968
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16,191
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1967
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15,349
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1969
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17,082
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1966
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Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1964 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1965 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1966 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 12 | 24% | |
| 1968 | 10 | 20% | |
| 1969 | 12 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 7 | 14% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 8% | |
| The Byrds | 3 | 6% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 4% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 4% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
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Other 1960s decade charts
A total of 12 charts from recognised sources are available for 1960s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 752 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | Pitchfork | 1960s decade chart | 2017 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s | New Music Express | 1960s decade chart | 1993 | |
| The Greatest Albums Of The 1960s | Uncut | 1960s decade chart | 2022 | |
Other charts by New Music Express
A total of 61 charts from New Music Express are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s | New Music Express | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s | New Music Express | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s | New Music Express | 1980s decade chart | 1990 | |
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| ! | 12/26/2021 11:51 | salvador | 4 | 96/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2020 07:57 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2020 17:52 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2020 14:38 | Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2020 15:35 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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From Larcx13 06/19/2020 15:35 | #253918
Larcx13 06/19/2020 15:35 | #253918
The order is weird but the album choices are fairly on point.
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From FloydMJ 07/09/2019 21:59 | #239231
Abbey Road in 28th is a bit weird.
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From mianfei 04/04/2019 10:31 | #234491
Even more than NME’s 1970s and 1980s list, this is rather unoriginal and offers no surprise.
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