Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Best tracks of the 1960s (TBC - unfinished):

80+ rating only

The Beatles (Rev) - For No One 100
The Beatles (SPLHCB) - A Day In The Life 100
The Guess Who (WS) - These Eyes. 98
The Guess Who (WS) - Friends Of Mine. 98
The Beatles (AR) - Something 98
The Beatles (AR) - I Want You (She's So Heavy) 97
The Beatles (AR) - Golden Slumbers 97
* Elvis Presley (FEIM - US - Jun 69) - In The Ghetto 96
The Guess Who (WS) - I Found Her In A Star. 95
The Beatles (AR) - You Never Give Me Your Money 94
The Beatles (AR) - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 94
* Four Tops (TFTN - US - Mar 69) - Eleanor Rigby 93
* Mary Butterworth (MB - USA - Mar 69) - Week In Eight Days 92
* Françoise Hardy (IS - FRA - Dec 69) - The Rose (Mon Amie La Rose) 92
The Beatles (AR) - Oh! Darling 92
* Elvis Presley (FEIM - Bonus - US - Jun 69) - Kentucky Rain 92
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - I Stand Accused 91
The Beatles (Rev) - Here, There And Everywhere 91
* Elvis Presley (FEIM - Bonus - US - Jun 69) - Suspicious Minds 90
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - Summertime 90
The Beatles (Rev) - And Your Bird Can Sing 89
The Beatles (AR) - Here Comes The Sun 89
The Beatles (AR) - Carry That Weight 89
The Guess Who (WS) - When You Touch Me. 88
The Beatles (AR) - Come Together 88
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - Hey Joe 87
* Lee Michaels (LM - USA - Oct 69) - Tell Me How Do You Feel 87
* The Corporation (TC - USA - Feb 69) - Ring That Bell 87
The Beatles (Rev) - Got To Get You Into My Life 87
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Dolphins 86
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - Greasy Heart 86
* Barry Mann (AADWG - USA - Jul 69) - Angel, Angel, Down We Go 86
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - By The Time I Get To Phoenix 85
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Brother, Where Are You 85
* Lee Michaels (LM - USA - Oct 69) - (Don't Want No) Woman 85
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - I'm So Glad 85
The Guess Who (WS) - A Wednesday In Your Garden. 85
The Beatles (Rev) - Tomorrow Never Knows 85
* Elvis Presley (FEIM - US - Jun 69) - Any Day Now 85
* Lee Michaels (LM - USA - Oct 69) - Think I'll Go Back 84
* Françoise Hardy (IS - FRA - Dec 69) - La Maison Où J'ai Grandi 84
* Johnnie Taylor (TJTPC - USA - Aug 69) - Games People Play 84
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Snake 84
The Beatles (Rev) - I Want To Tell You 84
* Four Tops (TFTN - US - Mar 69) - Macarthur Park 84
* Spiral Starecase (MTTY - USA - May 69) - For Once In My Life 84
* Jimmy Campbell (SoA - UK - Apr 69) - When I Sit Down To Reason 84
* Percy Faith His Orchestra And Chorus (LTFR&J - CAN - Apr 69) - Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" 84
* Elvis Presley (FEIM - US - Jun 69) - Long Black Limousine 84
The Beatles (Rev) - I'm Only Sleeping 84
* Johnnie Taylor (TJTPC - USA - Aug 69) - Testify (I Wonna) 83
* Lee Michaels (LM - USA - Oct 69) - My Friends 83
* Zen (NL) - (Hair - NL/NED - Jan 69) - Hair (From The Musical "Hair") 83
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - White Room 83
* Zen (NL) - (Hair - NL/NED - Jan 69) - You Better Start Running Away From Me 83
* Mary Butterworth (MB - USA - Mar 69) - Phase II. 83
* Yuya Uchida & The Flowers (Chall - JAP - Jul 69) - Piece Of My Heart 83
* Mary Butterworth (MB - USA - Mar 69) - It's A Hard Road 83
* The Corporation (TC - USA - Feb 69) - I Want To Get Out Of My Grave 83
* Zen (NL) - (Hair - NL/NED - Jan 69) - Tiny Little Bee 83
* The Friends Of Distinction (HD - USA - Sep 69) - Light My Fire 83
* Ray Charles (DHT - USA - May 69) - I Told You So 83
* Jimmy Campbell (SoA - UK - Apr 69) - Michelangelo 83
The Beatles (AR) - Polythene Pam 83
The Beatles (Rev) - Taxman 83
* Françoise Hardy (ONSZ - FRA - Oct 69) - Sunshine 83
* Four Tops (TFTN - US - Mar 69) - Wish I Didn't Love You So 82
* Françoise Hardy (IS - FRA - Dec 69) - So Many Friends (L'amitié) 82
* Spiral Starecase (MTTY - USA - May 69) - Since I Don't Have You 81
* The Shiver (CH) (Walp - CH/SWI - May 69) - Repent Walpurgis 81
* Percy Faith His Orchestra And Chorus (LTFR&J - CAN - Apr 69) - One 81
The Beatles (SPLHCB) - She's Leaving Home 81
* Jimmy Campbell (SoA - UK - Apr 69) - Painting A Sign 81
* Four Tops (TFTN - US - Mar 69) - What Is A Man 80
* Françoise Hardy (IS - FRA - Dec 69) - La Mer 80
* Spiral Starecase (MTTY - USA - May 69) - Judas To The Love We Knew 80

• Chart updated: 06/16/2025 14:45
• (Created: 02/18/2020 22:08).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Velvet Underground 

 The Velvet Underground

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Album Rating: 93.10
(931/10)

Yes, this 1969 album is intentionally a more commercial sound than the brilliant, Nico assisted, 1967 effort. Yes, as a body of art it is inferior. Yes, it’s not technically as good. But, as much I love Velvet Underground & Nico, I prefer the highs of this 1969 album and there are no lows.

1. "Candy Says" Yule - 93
2. "What Goes On" Reed - 95
3. "Some Kinda Love" Reed - 81
4. "Pale Blue Eyes" Reed - 99
5. "Jesus" Reed with Yule - 90
6. "Beginning to See the Light" Reed - 100
7. "I'm Set Free" Reed - 99
8. "That's the Story of My Life" Reed - 87
9. "The Murder Mystery" Reed, Morrison, Yule, and Tucker - 92
10. "After Hours" Tucker - 95 [First added to this chart: 03/24/2021]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,228 charts

Rank Score:

12,571

Rank in 1969:

6

Rank in 1960s:

23

Overall Rank:

94

Average Rating:

 86 (1,643 votes)

Comments:

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Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,306 charts

Rank Score:

13,797

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 85 (1,356 votes)

Comments:

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Hot Buttered Soul 

 Isaac Hayes

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Album Rating: 89.00
(356/4)

I like a good Isaac Hayes monologue. But 8:40 of, admittedly smooth Hayes musings on the final track (‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’) is too much even for me. It’s 20% of the album. Without it this could have been my favourite album of all time and it is still right up there.

1.Walk On By. 100
2.Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 98
3.One Woman. 83
4.By The Time I Get To Phoenix. 75 [First added to this chart: 05/13/2022]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

2,384

Rank in 1969:

23

Rank in 1960s:

82

Overall Rank:

729

Average Rating:

 79 (370 votes)

Comments:

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Gun 

 The Gun (1960s)

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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 1968:

84

Rank in 1960s:

453

Overall Rank:

5,837

Average Rating:

 79 (35 votes)

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,054 charts

Rank Score:

39,878

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,550 votes)

Comments:

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Forever Changes 

 Love

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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,503 charts

Rank Score:

15,360

Rank in 1967:

5

Rank in 1960s:

19

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,633 votes)

Comments:

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The Spice Of Life 

 Marlena Shaw

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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2021]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1969:

147

Rank in 1960s:

723

Overall Rank:

10,003

Average Rating:

 78 (27 votes)

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There Are But Four Small Faces 

 Small Faces

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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1968:

103

Rank in 1960s:

517

Overall Rank:

6,742

Average Rating:

 77 (83 votes)

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Wheatfield Soul 

 The Guess Who

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Album Rating: 83.90
(839/10)

01.03.1969

The Guess Who (CAN): Wheatfield Soul

1.These Eyes. 98
2.Pink Wine Sparkles In The Glass. 74
3.I Found Her In A Star. 95
4.Friends Of Mine. 98
5.When You Touch Me. 88
6.A Wednesday In Your Garden. 85
7.Lightfoot. 75
8.Love And A Yellow Rose. 79
9.Maple Fudge. 70
10.We're Coming To Dinner. 77

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The Guess Who (WS) - These Eyes. 98
The Guess Who (WS) - Friends Of Mine. 98
The Guess Who (WS) - I Found Her In A Star. 95
The Guess Who (WS) - When You Touch Me. 88
The Guess Who (WS) - A Wednesday In Your Garden. 85
The Guess Who (WS) - Love And A Yellow Rose. 79
The Guess Who (WS) - We're Coming To Dinner. 77
The Guess Who (WS) - Lightfoot. 75
The Guess Who (WS) - Pink Wine Sparkles In The Glass. 74
The Guess Who (WS) - Maple Fudge. 70 [First added to this chart: 06/06/2025]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1969:

146

Rank in 1960s:

721

Overall Rank:

9,964

Average Rating:

 73 (49 votes)

Comments:

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Françoise Hardy (Comment Te Dire Adieu) 

 Françoise Hardy

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Album Rating: 83.08
(997/12)

1.Comment Te Dire Adieu? 90
2.Où Va La Chance? 84
3.L'Anamour. 81
4.Suzanne. 79
5.Il N'Ya Pas D'Amour Heureux. 98
6.La Mésange. 83
7.Parlez-Moi De Lui. 83
8.À Quoi Ça Sert? 84
9.Il Vaut Mieux Une Petite Maison Dans La Main Qu'Un Grand Chateau Dans Les Nuages. 75
10.La Rue Des Coeurs Perdus. 76
11.Étonnez-Moi, Benoit...! 68
12.La Mer, Les Étoiles Et Le Vent. 96 [First added to this chart: 05/20/2022]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1968:

90

Rank in 1960s:

477

Overall Rank:

6,143

Average Rating:

 74 (53 votes)

Comments:

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