Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by 
Jameth 
This is my favorite decade of music, which has made it pretty difficult for me to rank these albums. There are so many great ones.
I’ve decided not to implement any album limits. I want to get the closest approximation to my actual opinion that I can.
- Chart updated: 05/22/2025 06:45
- (Created: 06/24/2019 13:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s has an average rating of 87 out of 100 (from 2 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 58,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This spot is reserved for the superior U.S. release.
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,342
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,591
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 08/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,104
Rank in 1965:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,252
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
36,645
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1960
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,435
Rank in 1960:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,458
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,452
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 05/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,202
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
642
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1965 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1966 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1967 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1968 | 30 | 30% | |
| 1969 | 27 | 27% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Fairport Convention | 3 | 3% | |
| The Byrds | 3 | 3% | |
| The Godz (Psychedelic) | 2 | 2% | |
| Taj Mahal | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
50 | 50% | |
 |
33 | 33% | |
 |
6 | 6% | |
 |
4 | 4% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 12th to 9thSilver Apples by Silver Apples |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thThen Play On by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12thWhat We Did On Our Holidays by Fairport Convention |
| Down 2 from 11th to 13thFolk Blues & Beyond by Davy Graham |
| New entries |
|---|
| Machine Gun by The Peter Brötzmann Octet |
| Leavers |
|---|
| In Blissful Company by Quintessence |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s |  Arthurknight | 1960s decade chart | 2022 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | amirmishali | 1960s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s |  Shepard | 1960s decade chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | Giant2015 | 1960s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | juanr1096 | 1960s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | toast223 | 1960s decade chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s |  ssteve | 1960s decade chart | 2021 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s |  discojets1 | 1960s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | Ashmark | 1960s decade chart | 2018 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | garycottier | 1960s decade chart | 2016 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by Jameth
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 Music Albums of the 2020s | Jameth | 2020s decade chart | 2024 | |
| Top 48 Music Albums of the 2010s | Jameth | 2010s decade chart | 2021 | |
| Top 58 Music Albums of the 2000s | Jameth | 2000s decade chart | 2024 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 2 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2020 16:44 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 | |
| 07/30/2020 13:47 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s favourites
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
