The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s by Paste (2012)

Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. These are their best albums of 1960s.
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1.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,416 charts

Rank Score:

50,842

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,485 votes)

Comments:

480

4.

Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,721 charts

Rank Score:

18,825

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 85 (2,044 votes)

Comments:

138

5.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,992

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

477

13.

Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,256 charts

Rank Score:

15,309

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

118

14.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,629 charts

Rank Score:

65,475

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,509 votes)

Comments:

466

16.

Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,481 charts

Rank Score:

17,749

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 85 (1,662 votes)

Comments:

135

18.

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 

 The Kinks

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,007 charts

Rank Score:

10,205

Rank in 1968:

5

Rank in 1960s:

26

Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

 84 (1,107 votes)

Comments:

76

22.

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

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,985 charts

Rank Score:

31,619

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,349 votes)

Comments:

219

23.

Tommy 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

969 charts

Rank Score:

7,265

Rank in 1969:

11

Rank in 1960s:

39

Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

 81 (1,430 votes)

Comments:

80

24.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,882 charts

Rank Score:

22,891

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,680 votes)

Comments:

174

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The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	2	3%
1961	0	0%
1962	2	3%
1963	3	5%
1964	1	2%
1965	4	7%
1966	5	8%
1967	12	20%
1968	13	22%
1969	18	30%

Artist	Albums	%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	5%
The Beatles	3	5%
Bob Dylan	3	5%
The Who	2	3%
Led Zeppelin	2	3%
Otis Redding	2	3%
The Band	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	37	62%
	17	28%
	4	7%
	2	3%

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75/100	11/11/2020 13:08	Larcx13	1,091	86/100
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