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

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(Created: 08/23/2022 00:00).
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A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

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

Appears in:

1,324 charts

Rank Score:

16,189

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Average Rating:

87 (1,492 votes)

Comments:

101

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Mozart: Concerto Pour Flûte & Harpe KV 299; Concerto Pour Clarinette KV 622

Jean-François Paillard / Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard / Jean-Pierre Rampal / Lily Laskine / Jacques Lancelot

Classical Period, Concerto

8.3/10

Track selection: Clarinet Concerto - 1rst movement (Allegro)

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• Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra 8
1. Allegro 8
2. Andantino 8
3. Rondeau — Allegro 8
• Clarinet Concerto in A major 8.5
4. Allegro 8.5
5. Adagio 8.5
6. Rondo. Allegro 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/27/2022]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

4 charts

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Pastel Blues

Nina Simone

Vocal Jazz, Soul, Rhythm & Blues

8.2/10

Track selection: Sinnerman

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1. Be My Husband 8
2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 8.5
3. End of the Line 8
4. Trouble in Mind 8
5. Tell Me More and More and Then Some 8
6. Chilly Winds Don't Blow 8
7. Ain't No Use 8
8. Strange Fruit 8.5
9. Sinnerman 9 [First added to this chart: 12/22/2024]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

3,173

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Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

82 (369 votes)

Comments:

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The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

John Coltrane Quartet

Avant-Garde Jazz, Modal Jazz, Post-Bop

8.1/10

Track selection: Brazilia

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1. Chim Chim Cheree 8
2. Brazilia 8.5
3. Nature Boy 8
4. Song of Praise 8 [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

25 charts

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Blues Rock

8.1/10

Track selection: Like a Rolling Stone

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1. Like a Rolling Stone 8.5
2. Tombstone Blues 8
3. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 8
4. From a Buick 6 8
5. Ballad of a Thin Man 8
6. Queen Jane Approximately 8
7. Highway 61 Revisited 8
8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 8
9. Desolation Row 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/19/2024]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

28,196

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Average Rating:

88 (2,804 votes)

Comments:

227

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Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

8.1/10

Track selection: Mr. Tambourine Man

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1. Subterranean Homesick Blues 8
2. She Belongs to Me 8
3. Maggie's Farm 8
4. Love Minus Zero / No Limit 8.5
5. Outlaw Blues 8
6. On the Road Again 7.5
7. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream 8
8. Mr. Tambourine Man 8.5
9. Gates of Eden 8
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 8
11. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/19/2024]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,264 charts

Rank Score:

12,278

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Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Pop

8/10

Track selection: In My Life

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1. Drive My Car 8
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 8.5
3. You Won't See Me 8
4. Nowhere Man 8.5
5. Think for Yourself 7.5
6. The Word 7.5
7. Michelle 8
8. What Goes On 7.5
9. Girl 8
10. I'm Looking Through Youl 8.5
11. In My Life 8.5
12. Wait 7.5
13. If I Needed Someone 8.5
14 Run for Your Life 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/17/2025]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,334 charts

Rank Score:

27,568

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Average Rating:

88 (3,361 votes)

Comments:

261

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Bert Jansch

Folk Baroque, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

7.6/10

Best track: Needle of Death

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1. Strolling Down the Highway 7.5
2. Smokey River 7.5
3. Oh How Your Love Is Strong 7.5
4. I Have No Time 7.5
5. Finches 7.5
6. Rambling's Going to Be the Death of Me 7.5
7. Veronica 7.5
8. Needle of Death 8
9. Do You Hear Me Now? 7.5
10. Alice's Wonderland 7.5
11. Running From Home 7.5
12. Courting Blues 7.5
13. Casbah 7.5
14. Dreams of Love 7.5
15. Angie 8 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

766

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

202

Overall Rank:

2,143

Average Rating:

78 (173 votes)

Comments:

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Percussion Ensemble

Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble With Sunny Morgan

Free Improvisation, Free Jazz

7.5/10

Best track: Nothing

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1. Nothing 5-7 7.5
2. Nothing 11-10 7.5
3. Nothing 19 7.5
4. Nothing 13 7.5
5. Nothing 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/01/2025]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

127

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

686

Overall Rank:

9,457

Average Rating:

70 (12 votes)

Comments:

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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%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	5	7%
Pink Floyd	4	6%
Bob Dylan	4	6%
Nina Simone	3	4%
Charles Mingus	3	4%
John Coltrane	3	4%
John Coltrane Quartet	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	39	57%
	19	28%
	3	4%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	1	1%
	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%

Top 69 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

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