Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s
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slatsheit 
Could not include Dylan's Royal Albert Hall gig because it's indexed to the "wrong year;" ditto Smile as well as The Velvet Underground's Live 1969 album.
- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 16:15
- (Created: 11/21/2024 05:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,056
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,448
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1964
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7,129
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,415
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,089
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
8,812
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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36,912
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,739
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,004
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,428
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1964 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1965 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1966 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1968 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 25 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 11 | 11% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| The Byrds | 5 | 5% | |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4% | |
| The Yardbirds | 4 | 4% | |
| Scott Walker | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 6th to 3rdA Hard Day's Night by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 3rd to 5thAstral Weeks by Van Morrison |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thFive Leaves Left by Nick Drake |
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