Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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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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Year of Release:
1966
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504
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Year of Release:
1966
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1,657
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Year of Release:
1968
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985
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Year of Release:
1969
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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% | |
| Sun Ra | 2 | 2% | |
| Otis Redding | 2 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 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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