Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Squonk007 
- Chart updated: 02/18/2026 21:15
- (Created: 04/28/2021 19:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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3,458
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Year of Release:
1969
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56,359
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Year of Release:
1965
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26,332
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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1,080
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Year of Release:
1969
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20,818
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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48,724
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Year of Release:
1967
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4,307
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
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1967
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7,430
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1962 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1964 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1965 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1966 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1967 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1968 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1969 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 10 | 10% | |
| The Beach Boys | 7 | 7% | |
| John Barry | 5 | 5% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 3 | 3% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 2% | |
| The Kinks | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 09/20/2021 13:24 |  Goliath | 350 | 86/100 | |
| 09/19/2021 20:45 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 | |
| 04/30/2021 15:28 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 |
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From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/19/2021 20:48 | #273965
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/19/2021 20:48 | #273965
The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, and Chuck Berry. Nice list! It didn't come much better than the 60s and 70s. Best part about the 60s is the music gave us such exciting incite into what would be coming next!
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