Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 08/31/2025 21:15
- (Created: 04/25/2020 19:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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91.1
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
617
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84.1
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2025]
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81
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,171
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80.7
[First added to this chart: 03/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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8,901
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80.5
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
931
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80.4
[First added to this chart: 01/28/2025]
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78.9
[First added to this chart: 02/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,278
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77.6
[First added to this chart: 03/28/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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5,869
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Charles Mingus | 5 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beach Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| Bill Evans Trio | 4 | 4% | |
| Scott Walker | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 85th to 86thAstral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Down 1 from 86th to 87thLonely And Blue by Roy Orbison |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88thOh Yeah by Charles Mingus |
| New entries |
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| Folk Singer! by Paul Clayton |
| Leavers |
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| Page One by Joe Henderson |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/31/2025 14:21 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2021 15:04 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2021 19:07 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2021 23:46 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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Hell yeah for Dylan
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