Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"First the album grabs you, with 'Ride My See-Saw', then it intrigues you with 'House of Four Doors' and 'Legend of a Mind', then it blows your mind with 'Best Way to Travel' and 'Visions of Paradise'. Finally, it brings it all together with 'The Word' and 'Om'. The 1967-1972 Moody Blues (as oppos..." [+] Reply
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Listmeister | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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1,380
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"This was a bit of a train wreck for example Tell All the People. I recommend Touch Me and The Soft Parade nothing else is too memorable but it's not awful just not up to their standard." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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1,359
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"From the first few seconds, the jazz influence can be heard through the melody of "Strange Feelin'" which is lifted from Miles Davis' "All Blues". The jazz tendencies continue throughout the album and make for a great departure from his previously folk-inflected albums. Not only does the musical ..." [+] Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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1,349
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"This is one of the weakest Can albums. Goes to show how awesome Can is." Reply
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Defago | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1969
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1,348
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"Their first 3 albums (Stand Up, This Was & Benefit) share a hard blues feel that would be seriously dampened after their big hit Aqualung. If you like the heavier/blues side of Tull go towards these earlier albums; if you like their folksier/prog side, the '70s albums starting with TAAB are for y..." [+] Reply
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Robert Anton Wilson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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1,338
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"Brilliant voodoo blues. A superb record; atmospheric and gritty it's a perfect late night, lights out record. Brilliant." Reply
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1968
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1,320
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"I have listened to bits and pieces. I'll listen to this when I get the copy for my cd player, seems like something I would have to pay a lot of attention to. Are those 'Free Form Freak Outs' part of the album? They sound like a novel idea." Reply
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1967
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1,295
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"One of the eeriest,darkest,bleakest thing I've ever heard. And also one of the greatest." Reply
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giulius06 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Personally, this sounds fantastic. What else sounds like this? True sonic innovation, just like Pet Sounds before it. So why not as celebrated? Perhaps it's too weird for the masses. But a listen to Wind Chimes, for example, reveals a hauntingly beautiful deranged symphony. Quite frankly, it's Wo..." [+] Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1967
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1,286
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"Ummagumma, is the dreaded two record set. Still, this one is saved by the fact they decided to give half the record over to a live recording. The live disc is great with, Eugene, and, heart of the sun, especially brilliant. The groans start on the second disc. Oh,no, this is a band without a clue..." [+] Reply
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1969
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1,285
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 14 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 69 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 140 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 189 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 190 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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636 | 64% | |
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200 | 20% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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