Top 58 Music Albums of the 1960s
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- Chart updated: 11/09/2025 21:45
- (Created: 05/25/2020 20:20).
- Chart size: 58 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
9,659
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,282
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
21,548
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,588
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
14,843
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,788
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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,876
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,178
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
7,552
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,463
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Top 58 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1963 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1964 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1965 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1967 | 12 | 21% | |
| 1968 | 10 | 17% | |
| 1969 | 11 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 12 | 21% | |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 12% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 5% | |
| The Kinks | 3 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 58 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 43rd to 25th Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 12 from 18th to 6th Rubber Soul by The Beatles |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7th Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 7th to 17th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 8 from 45th to 53rd John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan |
| Down 8 from 46th to 54th White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground |
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