Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by leniad

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Oh Well the 60’s !!!

What a time to be alive and enjoy some of the best music E-V-E-R

Beatles, John Coltrane, The Velvet Undergound, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, etc

Hope you can enjoy as much as me this 100 albums i ranked , discover new music and share your opinions with me !!!

• Chart updated: 09/20/2023 05:45
• (Created: 07/28/2019 18:06).
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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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95.5

The Best Album By the Best Band Ever
Its so amazing how in a span of 3 years they change from "Love me do" to "Tomorrow never knows"
This album has everything from Romantic Ballads to Art Rcok and Experimental
My only "disappointment" is that the singles "Rain" and "Paperback Writer" are not on the album
Nevertheless another masterpiece from the Fab Four

Art Rock, Baroque, Psychedelia, Avant Pop, Acid Rock

Best Song: Tomorrow Never Knows / Eleanor Rigby / I'm Only Sleeping [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,477 charts

Rank Score:

57,058

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,470 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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95.5

Best Debut Album of All Time
Lou Reed and John Cale what a perfect and ahead of its time duo, From the Iconic album cover to the production of Andy Warhol and the amazing Art rock and Proto-punk songs that will shock you if you are in the mood
Track by Track a masterpiece that at time of release was real underground music and with cero praise
In my opinion no other album has influenced (Created) so many artists and genres than this one

Art Rock, Proto Punk, Avant Pop, Psychedelic Rock

Best Song: Heroin / Sunday Morning / Venus in Furs [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,977 charts

Rank Score:

46,147

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,453 votes)

Comments:

350

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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95.5

The Perfect Goodbye from the best Songwriting Partnership and the most influential band of all time

The 2 George songs are AMAZING, John Songs are Excellent but the Medley is Perfect, Paul is almost the responsible for the medley and almost all songs are from him, the song The End closer the greatest chapter in contemporary music history
Im not sure if this is better than Revolver, both are awesome albums

Progressive Rock. Art Pop, Rock

Best Songs: Medley / Something / I Want You (Shes So Heavy) [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,624 charts

Rank Score:

65,384

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,506 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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95

This is the album that for a period of time put The Beach Boys (Particulary Brian Wilson) tied with Lennon/Mccartney in terms of musicianship and taking the music in the mid 60's forward creating some all time classics
This is what happens when a genius stop touring and focus just 1 year in a music studio trying to create the ultimate album, the vocals here are so precise, so well crafted, its difficult to believe this album has almost 56 years with some of the greatest songs ever i mean who doesn't like God Only Knows????

Composed, Produced and arranged by Brian Wilson with help of Tony Asher

Art Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Chamber, Progressive Pop

God Only Knows, / I Just Wasn't Made For These Times / Sloop John B [First added to this chart: 07/29/2019]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,776 charts

Rank Score:

45,162

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,191 votes)

Comments:

354

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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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95

The Very First Progressive Rock Album


Oh man what are this 5 guys doing back in 1969 ???!!!
They all are really really excellent musicians, its brilliant how the songs change from absolute chaos (in a good way) to beautiful harmonic in 2 seconds also the lyrics are poesy !!
combined Jazz with Classical and Rock!!! creating the fundaments for my favorite Rock sub-genre, i think this is an essential album for anyone who likes and wants to know more about music
Robert Fripp, Greg Lake, Ian Mcdonald, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield all genius of the 20th century

Progressive Rock / Jazz / Classical

Epitaph / 21st Century Man / The Court of the King Crimson [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,984 charts

Rank Score:

31,687

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,348 votes)

Comments:

219

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The Doors 

 The Doors

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95

Jim Morrison on Stage perfomance and vocals together with Ray Manzarek Keyborad and Organ greatness are one of my favorite All Time Duo's

This debut album is almost perfect just saying this one is package with The End, Break on Trough and Light My Fire, i really can listen to Manzarek Keyboard and Organ deliver on this one All day long, Jim's voice is like a Shaman calling you to discover your soul in a world of mysticism and excesses so profound and so crazy
I really think the 70s were going to be The Doors Decade, sadly we will never know

Psychedelic Rock / Art Rock / Hard Rock

The End / Light My Fire / Break on Through [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,339 charts

Rank Score:

29,179

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 87 (2,761 votes)

Comments:

207

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Forever Changes 

 Love

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95

Baroque Pop, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Pop

Best Song: Alone Again Or / A House Is Not A Motel / You Set The Scene [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,439 charts

Rank Score:

17,180

Rank in 1967:

5

Rank in 1960s:

18

Overall Rank:

72

Average Rating:

 85 (1,587 votes)

Comments:

150

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Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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95

Psychedelic Pop, Baroque Pop, Chamber Pop

Best Song: Time Of The Season / Beechwood Park / Care Of Cell 44 [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,255 charts

Rank Score:

15,300

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

118

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A Love Supreme 

 John Coltrane

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95

Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Modal Jazz
Best Song: Part I - Acknowledgement [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

17,120

Rank in 1965:

3

Rank in 1960s:

19

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 87 (1,451 votes)

Comments:

99

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Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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95

Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Best Song: Whole Lotta Love / Thank You / Ramble On [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,880 charts

Rank Score:

22,924

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,676 votes)

Comments:

174

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	7	7%
1961	2	2%
1962	1	1%
1963	3	3%
1964	3	3%
1965	10	10%
1966	11	11%
1967	17	17%
1968	18	18%
1969	28	28%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	8	8%
Bob Dylan	5	5%
John Coltrane	5	5%
The Doors	3	3%
Simon & Garfunkel	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
The Rolling Stones	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	29	29%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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95/100	11/02/2020 21:53	Larcx13	1,090	86/100

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From Larcx13 11/02/2020 21:54

Beautiful 60s.
46 albums in common.

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From tim0505 07/29/2019 16:11

Good chart ! Look forward to your best albums chart with no greatest hits lol

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