Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Squonk007 
- Chart updated: 12/04/2025 11:15
- (Created: 04/28/2021 19:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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3,470
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
4,331
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1967
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7,552
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
1,308
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[First added to this chart: 08/15/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
39,178
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2021]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1961 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1962 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1963 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1964 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1965 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1966 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1967 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1968 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1969 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 10 | 10% | |
| The Beach Boys | 7 | 7% | |
| John Barry | 5 | 5% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 2% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 63rd to 58th Heat Wave by Martha And The Vandellas |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 58th to 59th There Are But Four Small Faces by Small Faces |
| Down 1 from 59th to 60th Up-Tight by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 1 from 60th to 61st Hollies Sing Hollies by The Hollies |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/20/2021 13:24 |  Goliath | 351 | 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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