Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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Squonk007 
- Chart updated: 11/23/2025 11:15
- (Created: 04/28/2021 19:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 2% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 2% | |
| Henry Mancini | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 74th to 36th The Doris Day Christmas Album by Doris Day |
| Up 2 from 89th to 87th Blowin' Your Mind! by Van Morrison |
| Up 2 from 88th to 86th Twist And Shout by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 31 from 65th to 96th With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker |
| Down 24 from 64th to 88th When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge |
| Down 4 from 68th to 72nd Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison |
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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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