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: 11/11/2024 11:45
• (Created: 06/06/2012 01:47).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Represent the Leadership of Jazz. [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

975 charts

Rank Score:

12,971

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (1,033 votes)

Comments:

74

44. (=)

Impressions 
Live

 John Coltrane

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Represent Coltrane's career as a step towards spirituality. [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

179

Rank in 1963:

27

Rank in 1960s:

543

Overall Rank:

7,110

Average Rating:

 76 (71 votes)

Comments:

2

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 

 Bob Dylan

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Represent acoustic Dylan's finest diamond.I recently listened to Dylan's early recordings (The first four). "The Freewheelin 'Bob Dylan" is by far the best. There are a couple covers, with "Corrina Corrina" and "Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance," and his career as the most important protest songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

994 charts

Rank Score:

7,930

Rank in 1963:

2

Rank in 1960s:

32

Overall Rank:

191

Average Rating:

 84 (1,510 votes)

Comments:

87

77. (78) 1

America, America 

 Μάνος Χατζιδάκις [Manos Hadjidakis]

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Represent moving and beautiful film score. [First added to this chart: 06/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

21

Rank in 1963:

143

Rank in 1960s:

2,180

Overall Rank:

37,099

Average Rating:

 72 (12 votes)

Comments:

0

91. (93) 2

Midnight Blue 

 Kenny Burrell

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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

609

Rank in 1963:

12

Rank in 1960s:

238

Overall Rank:

2,579

Average Rating:

 78 (122 votes)

Comments:

4

92. (94) 2

Night Train 

 Oscar Peterson Trio

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

534

Rank in 1963:

13

Rank in 1960s:

259

Overall Rank:

2,872

Average Rating:

 77 (124 votes)

Comments:

3

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	49	49%
	35	35%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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From tgarritsen 01/14/2014 21:31 | #100666

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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