Best Albums of the 1960s

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111.

Kick Out The Jams 
Live

 MC5

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"Exposing the real 60's, Kick out the Jams is one of the best albums of the 60's and all time. As doop said, a literal explosion of drugs, sex, and violence. This album is what rock n roll is all about. When Kick out the Jams was first released it was the most controversial aside from Velvet Under..."" Exposing the real 60's, Kick out the Jams is one of the best albums of the 60's and all time. As doop said, a literal explosion of drugs, sex, and violence. This album is what rock n roll is all about. When Kick out the Jams was first released it was the most controversial aside from Velvet Underground and Nico ever. It is an unbelievably good debut and showed that live albums can be much more than just something you release to end your contract with your record company. Along with the three Stooges albums and the Four Velvet Underground Albums, Kick out the Jams planted the seeds for punk, post-punk, hardcore punk, pop punk, alternative, and hard rock. Wayne Kramer's guitar playing was fresh, fierce, and unforgettable and fitted Rob Tyner's vocals perfectly. Dennis, Michael, and Fred "Sonic" Smith made the music flow and back in the 60's it would be hard to find musicians who could play this loud, noisy, aggressive new rock so well together. The MC5's influence and the influence of Kick out the Jams spreads across almost every genre. A a closing note i would like to list Kramer's advice to guitar playing and musical success: 1. Plug the thing in. I'm no technical wiz, but I've noticed that electric things always work better plugged in. 2. Wash your hands, You play better with clean hands. 3. If you have to sing and play guitar, practice by yourself before you do it at band practice; you don't want to bring down the rest of the band by making them watch you learn how to walk and chew gum at the same time. 4. Always wear your coolest clothes onstage. It's better to look good than feel good. 5. Work on developing your own sound 6. Learn music-not guitar 7. Write songs (with words!) 8. Watch other guitarists' hands-and feet 9. Breathe-don't hold your breath 10. When smashing the guitar keep a smile on your lips and a song in your heart"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

1,705

Rank in 1969:

31

Rank in 1960s:

111

Overall Rank:

1,026

Average Rating:

 77 (415 votes)

Comments:

25

112.

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake 

 Small Faces

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"This is such an underrated album. Sure, it didn’t break the mold like Sgt Peppers or Are You Experienced, but it combined the best parts of those kind of musical revolutions at the time and perfected it. So what if the concept doesn’t hold up, the music still does. Steve Marriott is also the best...""This is such an underrated album. Sure, it didn’t break the mold like Sgt Peppers or Are You Experienced, but it combined the best parts of those kind of musical revolutions at the time and perfected it. So what if the concept doesn’t hold up, the music still does. Steve Marriott is also the best rock singer ever....just gotta lay that fact down."  [+]  Reply

- CJMishellsan | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

1,695

Rank in 1968:

22

Rank in 1960s:

112

Overall Rank:

1,036

Average Rating:

 78 (300 votes)

Comments:

21

113.

Bayou Country 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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"Another enjoyable Creedence Clearwater Revival record. Bayou country, isn't as brilliant as, green river, but it's yet another great rock'n'roll LP from one of America's great rock'n'roll bands. Proud Mary, is a classic song, as is the title track. Not their best then, but still good."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

383 charts

Rank Score:

1,694

Rank in 1969:

32

Rank in 1960s:

113

Overall Rank:

1,038

Average Rating:

 79 (445 votes)

Comments:

20

114.

Ascension 

 John Coltrane

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"Props to purple, whose album comment delivers a great impression of this site's own beloved member RFNAPLES. ... This jazzy album-length-track is both chaotic and precise. I especially like the piano and drum work near the end."  Reply

- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,687

Rank in 1966:

11

Rank in 1960s:

114

Overall Rank:

1,042

Average Rating:

 77 (331 votes)

Comments:

18

115.

Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica 

 The Ronettes

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"There is truly no more saccharine, lovely pop album than The Ronettes' debut. As far as per-minute sweetness, excitement, earworminess, and fun, this might be the most technically perfect pop album ever constructed. If you've met a person who dislikes The Ronettes, you've met a person who a) hasn...""There is truly no more saccharine, lovely pop album than The Ronettes' debut. As far as per-minute sweetness, excitement, earworminess, and fun, this might be the most technically perfect pop album ever constructed. If you've met a person who dislikes The Ronettes, you've met a person who a) hasn't heard them, or b) is a dick."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,641

Rank in 1964:

7

Rank in 1960s:

115

Overall Rank:

1,067

Average Rating:

 79 (239 votes)

Comments:

12

116.

Here Are The Sonics!!! 

 The Sonics

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"What do you need to provide the energy needed for a song ? Nowadays it seems to be easy , but imagine doing this in the 60s. Where a concept of fierce but very fast song almost did not exist. The answer is screaming with your voice , to cheer everyone at the beginning of each song, and believe yo...""What do you need to provide the energy needed for a song ? Nowadays it seems to be easy , but imagine doing this in the 60s. Where a concept of fierce but very fast song almost did not exist. The answer is screaming with your voice , to cheer everyone at the beginning of each song, and believe you will be infected every time that he shouts.I always liked the name of this band ... The Sonics . They reminded me of "Sonic Youth" but I did not believe that the material they produced could be compared to something that I love ,made in later years. "The Witch" can bewitch anyone with its unforgettable beat and its strange-movement guitar that looks bluesy but closely deludes the people who say that it is simple. And in the middle of the song when everything looks calm The Band accelerates everything coming next to tenuous line of punk. This acceleration lasts only a few seconds , but believe this was the best 23 seconds of the band, when the drums decide to stop playing and the song starts to be serious , not really, and in the first song you are already beginning to be infected.Other songs (Do you love me , Roll Over Beethoven) make you want to dance , they are quite simple however can lead anyone to madness when the band shows its Unforgettable ability and geniality to transform this to a wonder machine. And those screams at the beginning of the song, that add a lot of energy to every song, only give you ever more desire to get up from the chair and dance, not a formal dance, but the dance of madness and dance of evolution. "Psycho" is my favorite of that album, also came very close to punk, and divided the three chords with "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan. And its unforgettable lyrics (although not so smart) sticks in your memory, taking you from the boredom of the day the most boring moments.ending the album "Strychine" leads the band to a new progression, a new style of music that was to come, already showing what the following bands would bring. Known by few this album was (for me) the first step toward punk, and an evolution in rock. Don't stop screaming bro."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

1,530

Rank in 1965:

12

Rank in 1960s:

116

Overall Rank:

1,137

Average Rating:

 77 (297 votes)

Comments:

20

117.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin 

 The Flying Burrito Brothers

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"Gram Parsons' greatest achievement. This album contains the best songwriting in country rock, with Hillman often being overlooked for his songwriting contributions here. They also had the greatest pedal steel player ever commited to tape in Sneaky Pete Kleinow"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,516

Rank in 1969:

33

Rank in 1960s:

117

Overall Rank:

1,152

Average Rating:

 79 (300 votes)

Comments:

18

118.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music 

 Ray Charles

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"His voice was never better. So much soul. Not quite Otis Redding, but close."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

1,493

Rank in 1962:

1

Rank in 1960s:

118

Overall Rank:

1,166

Average Rating:

 79 (318 votes)

Comments:

19

119.

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Blind Faith 

 Blind Faith

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"The one & only album from a "supergroup" ~ Clapton, Winwood, Baker & Grech. I played the album quite a few times in the early 70's and, for its time, it was up there with the best. There is no 'filler' - each track has merit; and it plays an important part in the history of UK music (& the music ...""The one & only album from a "supergroup" ~ Clapton, Winwood, Baker & Grech. I played the album quite a few times in the early 70's and, for its time, it was up there with the best. There is no 'filler' - each track has merit; and it plays an important part in the history of UK music (& the music makers) of the late 60's."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

1,490

Rank in 1969:

34

Rank in 1960s:

119

Overall Rank:

1,171

Average Rating:

 77 (412 votes)

Comments:

28

120.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears 

 The Mamas And The Papas

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"Very underrated band. California dreamin' has got to be a contender for greatest song of the 60s."  Reply

- kingdomhearts678 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,489

Rank in 1966:

12

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,173

Average Rating:

 77 (347 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1960	58	6%
1961	66	7%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	70	7%
1965	89	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	187	19%
1969	190	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	%
	637	64%
	199	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

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