Ranking the years in music ~ 1960-2024 by Moondance 
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In this chart I have ranked each year between 1960 - 2024 based on my assessment of the overall quality of albums released in each of those 65 years.
Each year will be represented by my #1 album for the relevant year.
Not surprisingly, my lifetime interest in the songwriting talent of Bob Dylan will be highlighted in this chart - for most years that Dylan released a studio album of original songs was always filled with great expectation for me - and he has released over 40 such albums between 1962 - 2021.
- Chart updated: 03/10/2025 23:15
- (Created: 12/27/2022 22:22).
- Chart size: 51 albums.
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Like many of the years for the 90's & beyond, a relatively low ranking of #TBA of the 63 years between 1960 - 2022. [First added to this chart: 02/11/2023]
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Ranking the years in music ~ 1960-2024 composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 12 | 24% | |
| Moby | 2 | 4% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 4% | |
| Richard Thompson | 2 | 4% | |
| The Living End | 2 | 4% | |
| Cherry Ghost | 2 | 4% | |
| Sade | 1 | 2% | |
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Ranking the years in music ~ 1960-2024 chart changes
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 Time Out Of Mindby Bob Dylan |
| Leavers |
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 The Healing Gameby Van Morrison |
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Great idea for a chart, many of my favorites here and the 1970s was clearly the best decade for Albums.
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