Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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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 !!!

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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)
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Year of Release:
1969
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57,945
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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
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1969
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28,532
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95

Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Best Song: Whole Lotta Love / Thank You / Ramble On
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Year of Release:
1969
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21,198
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94.5

Jazz Fusion, Space, Jazz Rock

Best Song: Shhh/Peaceful
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1969
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7,820
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94.5 [First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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6,869
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94.5

Hard Rock, Blues, Country Blues

Best Song: You Can't Always Get What You Want / Gimme Shelter / Let It Bleed
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1969
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17,449
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94.5

Hard Rock, Blues Rock


Best Song: Good Times Bad Times / Babe I'm Gonna Leave You / How Many More Times
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Year of Release:
1969
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17,118
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94

Folk Rock, Pop, Rock

Best Song: Candy Says / What Goes On / Pale Blue Eyes
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1969
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12,677
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93.5 [First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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1969
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8,974
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93.5

Best Song: Cinnamon Girl / Down By The River / Cowgirl In The Sand
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1969
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Total albums: 28. Page 1 of 3

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 7 7%
1961 3 3%
1962 1 1%
1963 3 3%
1964 3 3%
1965 10 10%
1966 12 12%
1967 17 17%
1968 16 16%
1969 28 28%
Country Albums %


United States 61 61%
United Kingdom 28 28%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Brazil 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
Mexico 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%

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Really love your chart
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Beautiful 60s.
46 albums in common.
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From 07/29/2019 16:11
Good chart ! Look forward to your best albums chart with no greatest hits lol
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