Best Albums of the 1960s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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5.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,850 charts

Rank Score:

40,232

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,273 votes)

Comments:

360

8.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

27,966

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 88 (2,810 votes)

Comments:

227

10.

The Doors 

 The Doors

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,410 charts

Rank Score:

27,139

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (2,843 votes)

Comments:

208

11.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,032 charts

Rank Score:

25,603

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,394 votes)

Comments:

175

12.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,216 charts

Rank Score:

22,304

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,485 votes)

Comments:

169

14.

Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,686 charts

Rank Score:

17,812

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

59

Average Rating:

 86 (1,976 votes)

Comments:

109

18.

A Love Supreme 

 John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,328 charts

Rank Score:

16,137

Rank in 1965:

3

Rank in 1960s:

18

Overall Rank:

73

Average Rating:

 87 (1,497 votes)

Comments:

101

19.

Forever Changes 

 Love

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,500 charts

Rank Score:

15,735

Rank in 1967:

5

Rank in 1960s:

19

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,626 votes)

Comments:

150

22.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

972 charts

Rank Score:

13,299

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

91

Average Rating:

 86 (1,025 votes)

Comments:

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23.

The Velvet Underground 

 The Velvet Underground

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,227 charts

Rank Score:

12,782

Rank in 1969:

6

Rank in 1960s:

23

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 86 (1,635 votes)

Comments:

118

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1960	57	6%
1961	64	6%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	87	9%
1966	100	10%
1967	139	14%
1968	191	19%
1969	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	15	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	639	64%
	198	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%