Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Error Finn

Conceptual Extension - part 2, 1960s: "Origin of Species"

It might be crazy to use the name of the 1960s music, "Darwin's doctrine". By this I mean that the modern form of popular music was born just this decade. Selected albums are the musical development of the significant, but more importantly (in this case) - my favorites.
Selected albums tend to indicate as much as possible throughout the decade of the music spectrum. I became interested in music in the 1960s, around the year 1986. Why? Since the current pop sounded in my opinion too plastic, while the rock seemed to drag on.I wanted to hear something more vivid, as I thought. And I found it!
Many of the discoveries are still my favorites. (Note: this list is a more so-called all-time than the current. When: You can´t listen to all the disks at the same time!)Of the 1960s pop music bands, developed its own personality and sound. It can also be seen this on my list.Key role in 1960's music was, of course, The Beatles (5 albums on my list), and sometimes over-emphasized. They had the ability to break the music business formulas. They opened the way for other British contemporaries such as The Rolling Stones (3), Kinks (2) and the Who (2). All of the above bands were at first only a "single bands", but within a decade they began to publish important albums.
Decade brought considerable variety of music factors such as the Dylan (4). Thanks to him, pop music, the content became more serious. In turn, Frank Zappa (4), the most significant pop music in an individualist, made ​​his first recordings. They were inspired by a number of new personalities all over the world.
Guitar was a decade instrument. It started with the blues renaissance moving to psychedelic sound like Jimi Hendrix (3), Eric Clapton (3), Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green (2), and many others.
Music styles created a combination of interesting new music: folk rock, coutry rock, popsoul... The representatives of these styles I've raised my list.
I'm a big movie music lover. During this decade, Ennio Morricone, Michel Legrand, Manos Hadjidakis made ​​a lot of great music, that beauty can only admire.
I have not forgotten female artists. They are on my list a surprisingly important role (Franklin, Nyro, Joplin, Dusty, Simone, Baez ..)
Jazz has happened to amazing things. Miles Davis (4), John Coltrane (3), Ornette, Mingus, Roach, Montgomery, Green, Hancock, Rollins, Dizzy, Johansson, Komeda (as a film musician) created the incredible abilities of fine albums that sound like new every time.
In short, the real musicians in a decade!
Note! I have set out three albums on the Pantheon (= frozen albums): The Beatles / Pepper, Dylan / Blonde, VU & Nico / Banana.

• Chart updated: 10/26/2020 19:15
• (Created: 06/06/2012 01:47).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Represent the guitar and the studio.I bought this album (LP) in 1989, and I realized then that Hendrix is more than just a guitar player. Listen, even album's 'psychedelic tango',"House Burning Down", then you know that, what Hendrix was left on stage, he continued to the studio with engineer Eddie Kramer.Although the album is filled with rock classics, it is sometimes hard to listen to. Perhaps the dusky atmosphere of the disk is obvious, although "1983 ... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)". By the way, I own the famous, "women's vinyl". [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

18,714

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

63

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Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Represent the brutal blues / rock power. Without lying, I have over the years, lost interest in this album. Rank 22. is high, but the points come from years back, My charts are, so-called "all time". One reason may be that I think more Hendrix as a MUSICIAN(=influences the whole era of music), in 1967, he was the only rock star who did gimmicks. I also agree with Jon Landau (Rolling Stone 11/67): "Are you Experienced is a rough, violent, and unartistic album". Now 75/100. [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,163 charts

Rank Score:

24,227

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

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Axis: Bold As Love 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Represent a great guitar player of being a songwriter. [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

978 charts

Rank Score:

8,110

Rank in 1967:

9

Rank in 1960s:

33

Overall Rank:

206

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	2	2%
1961	3	3%
1962	2	2%
1963	6	6%
1964	4	4%
1965	7	7%
1966	7	7%
1967	13	13%
1968	21	21%
1969	33	33%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
Miles Davis	4	4%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
John Coltrane	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
The Mothers Of Invention	3	3%
The Band	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	33	33%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 74th to 62nd Then Play On by Fleetwood Mac
Up 8 from 73rd to 65th Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks
Up 1 from 97th to 96th Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 64th to 66th Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Down 2 from 65th to 67th Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Down 2 from 66th to 68th Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Leavers
Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

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From tgarritsen 01/14/2014 21:31

Great chart. I had a blast reading through it. I think you should add the albums you wrote about in your introduction. Sgt. Peppers and Velvet Underground and Nico are albums I think deserve to be on every 60's chart.

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From Error Finn 06/16/2012 22:55

And newest of the new, the first "day chart"
Released (Friday) October 10, 1969:

Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)- Kinks
Those were the days!

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From Error Finn 06/06/2012 12:32

I have used this list to make a lot of time ... Actually, it is a sign of 30 years, not war, but about listening to music.

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