Top 69 Music Albums of the 1960s by Exist-en-ciel

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Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modal Jazz

8.7/10

Track selection: Part I - Acknowledgement (& Part IV - Psalm)

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1. Part I - Acknowledgement 9
2. Part II - Resolution 8.5
3. Part III - Pursuance / Part IV - Psalm 8.5
[First added to this chart: 08/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1965
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16,265
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Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock

8.7/10

Track selection: Willie the Pimp & The Gumbo Variations

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1. Peaches en Regalia 8.5
2. Willie the Pimp 9
3. Son of Mr. Green Genes 8.5
4. Little Umbrellas 8.5
5. The Gumbo Variations 9
6. It Must Be a Camel 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,184
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Romanticism, Symphony, Orchestral Song

8.5/10

Track selection: Der Abschied

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1. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde 8.5
2. Der Einsame im Herbst 8.5
3. Von der Jugend 8.5
4. Von der Schönheit 8.5
5. Der Trunkene im Frühling 8.5
6. Der Abschied 8.5
[First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
139
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Romanticism, Nocturne

8.5/10

Track selection: Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2 in E-flat

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1. Opus 9 No. 1 in B-flat minor 8.5
2. Opus 9 No. 2 in E-flat 8.5
3. Opus 9 No. 3 in Bwork 8.5
4. Opus 15 No. 1 in F 8.5
5. Opus 15 No. 2 in F-sharp 8.5
6. Opus 15 No. 3 in G minor 8.5
7. Opus 27 No. 1 in C-sharp minor 8.5
8. Opus 27 No. 2 in D-flat 8.5
9. Opus 32 No. 1 in B 8.5
10. Opus 32 No. 2 in A-flat 8.5
11. Opus 37 No. 1 in G minor 8.5
12. Opus 37 No. 2 in G 8.5
13. Opus 48 No. 1 in C minor 8.5
14. Opus 48 No. 2 in F-sharp minor 8.5
15. Opus 55 No. 1 in F minor 8.5
16. Opus 55 No. 2 in E-flat 8.5
17. Opus 62 No. 1 in B 8.5
18. Opus 62 No. 2 in E 8.5
19. Opus 72 No. 1 in E minor 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
293
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Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Prog

8.5/10

Track selection: Epitaph

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1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including 'Mirrors') 8.5
2. I Talk to the Wind 8.5
3. Epitaph (Including 'March for No Reason' and 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow') 8.5
4. Moonchild (Including 'The Dream' and 'The Illusion') 8.5
5. The Court of the Crimson King (Including 'The Return of the Fire Witch' and 'The Dance of the Puppets') 8.5
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2022]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
29,388
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Jazz Fusion, Modal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz

8.5/10

Track selection: Shhh / Peaceful

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1. Shhh / Peaceful 8.5
2. In a Silent Way / It's About That Time 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,897
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Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk

8.4/10

Track selection: Suzanne

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1. Suzanne 9
2. Master Song 8.5
3. Winter Lady 8
4. The Stranger Song 8.5
5. Sisters of Mercy 8.5
6. So Long, Marianne 8.5
7. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye 8.5
8. Stories of the Street 8
9. Teachers 8
10. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/13/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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10,003
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Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream, Experimental Big Band

8.4/10

Track selection: Trio and Group Dancers (Stop! Look! And Sing Songs of Revolutions!) / Single Solos and Group Dance (Saint and Sinner Join in Merriment on Battle Front) / Group and Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, and Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'Til It's Freedom Day)

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1. Solo Dancer (Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!) 8.5
2. Duet Solo Dancers (Heart's Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces) 8
3. Group Dancers (Soul Fusion) (Freewoman and Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries) 8.5
4. Trio and Group Dancers (Stop! Look! And Sing Songs of Revolutions!) / Single Solos and Group Dance (Saint and Sinner Join in Merriment on Battle Front) / Group and Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, and Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'Til It's Freedom Day) 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1963
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Rank Score:
13,295
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Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop

8.3/10

Track selection: God Only Knows

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1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 8.5
2. You Still Believe in Me 8.5
3. That's Not Me 8.5
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 8
5. I'm Waiting for the Day 8
6. Let's Go Away for Awhile 8
7. Sloop John B 8.5
8. God Only Knows 9
9. I Know There's an Answer 8
10. Here Today 8.5
11. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 8.5
12. Pet Sounds 8
13. Caroline No 8.5
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1966
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40,598
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Concerto, Romanticism

8.3/10

Track selection: 3rd movement (Rondo (Allegro - Cadenza (by Kreisler) - Tempo I)

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1. Allegro ma non troppo - Cadenza (by Kreisler) - Tempo I 8.5
2. Larghetto 8
3. Rondo (Allegro - Cadenza (by Kreisler) - Tempo I 8.5
[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1966
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23
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Top 69 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 1 1%
1961 5 7%
1962 2 3%
1963 4 6%
1964 3 4%
1965 9 13%
1966 7 10%
1967 13 19%
1968 7 10%
1969 18 26%
Country Albums %


United States 39 57%
United Kingdom 19 28%
Mixed Nationality 3 4%
France 2 3%
Germany 2 3%
Canada 1 1%
Poland 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 67 97%
Yes 2 3%
Live? Albums %
No 68 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 68 99%
Yes 1 1%

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