Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
by 
KitchenSink 
still workin on this one, got some more albums to add to the database (and some I'm still trying to hunt down and listen to that I have a hunch might wind up on here once I do...)
- Chart updated: 09/26/2025 07:15
- (Created: 01/17/2021 12:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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527
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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1,631
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
990
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1969
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2,795
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1961 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1962 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1965 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1966 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1967 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1968 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1969 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Gerd Zacher | 2 | 2% | |
| Otis Redding | 2 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cake | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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