Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by Larcx13

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Jimi Hendrix
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Led Zeppelin
The Velvet Underground
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A+ // A record that approaches perfection. // 100-96%

A // A great record with only a couple weaker tracks. // 95-91%

A- // A great record that is either over-produced, micro-marketed or just missing something to get rid of that minus. // 90-86%

B+ // A very good record that sometimes flirts with the half-assed. // 85-81%

B // A good record often thoroughly enjoyed by the artist's fanbase. Nothing extraordinary, but definitely decent. // 80-76%

*** // Honorable Mention. For those who cherish it. // 80-79%

** // Honorable Mention. For those who enjoy it. // 78-77%

* // Honorable Mention. For those who like its over-riding aesthetic. // 76-75%

B- // Has a fair few good tracks but is either too long, too repetitive, or just plain too much of something at times. // 75-71%

C+ // A hackwork kind of record. Pick and choose your favorites. // 70-66%

C // Professional record with seemingly no substance OR a decent try at something different. Often corny. // 65-60%

C- // Honest work that doesn't quite cut it. Also often quite corny. // 59-50%

✂️ // 1 or 2 good songs could be cut out and added to a greatest hits album. // 49-45%

? // A grade of D, E or F lands a "dud". It fails in every way. // 44-0%
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Highway 61 Revisited 
United States Bob Dylan
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A+ [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
2,368 charts
Rank Score:
27,369
Rank in 1965:
1
Rank in 1960s:
8
Overall Rank:
27
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2818 votes)  89 (2,818 votes)
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Are You Experienced 
United States The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
2,219 charts
Rank Score:
21,610
Rank in 1967:
4
Rank in 1960s:
12
Overall Rank:
39
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2493 votes)  87 (2,493 votes)
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Willy And The Poor Boys 
United States Creedence Clearwater Revival
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
532 charts
Rank Score:
3,541
Rank in 1969:
19
Rank in 1960s:
64
Overall Rank:
489
Average Rating:
 82 (620 votes)
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Blonde On Blonde 
United States Bob Dylan
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,039 charts
Rank Score:
25,056
Rank in 1966:
3
Rank in 1960s:
11
Overall Rank:
32
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2399 votes)  88 (2,399 votes)
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Electric Ladyland 
United States The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
1,698 charts
Rank Score:
17,483
Rank in 1968:
2
Rank in 1960s:
14
Overall Rank:
59
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1984 votes)  86 (1,984 votes)
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Green River 
United States Creedence Clearwater Revival
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
644 charts
Rank Score:
4,175
Rank in 1969:
17
Rank in 1960s:
56
Overall Rank:
401
Average Rating:
 81 (726 votes)
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Axis: Bold As Love 
United States The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
1,029 charts
Rank Score:
7,543
Rank in 1967:
9
Rank in 1960s:
34
Overall Rank:
203
Average Rating:
 83 (1,380 votes)
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Revolver 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
3,590 charts
Rank Score:
49,523
Rank in 1966:
1
Rank in 1960s:
2
Overall Rank:
4
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4586 votes)  91 (4,586 votes)
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Bringing It All Back Home 
United States Bob Dylan
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
1,262 charts
Rank Score:
11,838
Rank in 1965:
4
Rank in 1960s:
24
Overall Rank:
108
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1683 votes)  86 (1,683 votes)
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Led Zeppelin II 
United Kingdom Led Zeppelin
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
1,954 charts
Rank Score:
20,881
Rank in 1969:
3
Rank in 1960s:
13
Overall Rank:
41
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2748 votes)  87 (2,748 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 3 3%
1961 5 5%
1962 3 3%
1963 8 8%
1964 10 10%
1965 12 12%
1966 12 12%
1967 14 14%
1968 14 14%
1969 19 19%
Country Albums %


United States 66 66%
United Kingdom 29 29%
Canada 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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From 11/02/2020 23:54 | #260107

dylan lyrycs are cool but musically mmm no , i think you could have more variety within the top 30
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Thx for the comment, great chart here too!

I actually do like jazz but the majority of my favourites are from the 50s (and then from 40s). Not much into Brubeck or Mingus, but like Davis, and Coltrane. And love Monk, Reinhardt, Parker and Ellington.
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