Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by 
DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 08/31/2025 21:15
- (Created: 04/25/2020 19:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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88.9
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
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85.4
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2023]
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1961
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Rank Score:
572
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84.9
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1961
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705
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83.2
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2023]
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1961
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2,880
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82.9
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80.8
[First added to this chart: 05/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1961
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1,082
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80.3
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79.7
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78.8
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78
[First added to this chart: 01/26/2025]
Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1961 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1962 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1963 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1964 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1965 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1966 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1967 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1968 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1969 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| John Coltrane | 5 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 5 | 5% | |
| Scott Walker | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| Bill Evans Trio | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 85th to 86th Astral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Down 1 from 86th to 87th Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88th Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus |
| New entries |
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 Folk Singer!by Paul Clayton |
| Leavers |
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 85/100  | 01/31/2025 14:21 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 07/20/2021 15:04 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 100/100 | 04/28/2021 19:07 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 03/25/2021 23:46 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/20/2021 15:04
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Hell yeah for Dylan
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