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: 5 hours ago).
"God on earth. Debussy, Ravel, Ellington..all is in Evans and Evans is in heaven. The best pianist of all time and not only in jazz. Gould, Rubinstein, Pollini, Horowitz..... yes, of course, but Bill Evans forever. N.- Evans, LaFaro and Motian are THE TRIO." Reply
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1961
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"I feel like this album could have been (and still could be) better received if it had better packaging and marketing, and a better title, which sounds weird maybe, but people weren't prepared for what a change of direction it is. If you tell me something is cosmic blues, I'm expecting loosey-goos..." [+] Reply
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1969
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""Ain't that Good News" from 1964 was the last album Sam Cooke released in his lifetime, and for me it is also one of his most consistent and artistically successful. In 1964 Cooke was more or less a veteran in pop music, but this album clearly (especially the original side 1) proves he was far fr..." [+] Reply
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1964
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991
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""At San Quentin" is one of the all-time essential live albums. Johnny Cash had released the live album "At Folsom Prison" just a year before but "At San Quentin" is its equal in every way (well, except for the fact that this album lacks the song "Cocaine Blues"). The defining moment comes on the ..." [+] Reply
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johnnyonthespot1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay has to be one of the all-time great tracks for empathy. You can really imagine the lack of direction, sense of loss, and searching for hope. You can see yourself sitting there with him watching time roll away. What a craftsman with his voice." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Quite a simple collection of songs that are trying to hook you to their choruses and make you sing them for the rest of the day. This works to a varying degree of success with the best tracks coming very early on. Almost every track on side 1 has a fantastic chorus and is so infectious to listen ..." [+] Reply
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1964
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"Joni has been blowing my mind lately. I previously had only a passing knowledge of her work, and in my head I almost thought of Blue as her coming out party, her first great album. I thought of her jazz albums as her most revered albums and perhaps that is true, but I just didn't have a clear pic..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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983
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"A Salty Dog was the last Procol Harum album to feature the original 5-piece line-up. Compared to the previous two, which were very much dominated by Gary Booker's songs and vocals ( not a negative thing at all ), more space is given to guitarist Robin Trower and organist Matthew Fisher. Robin Tro..." [+] Reply
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1969
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973
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"Has some great parts, but some mediocre parts drag it down a bit. The bass and drum solos are too long and rambling, yet I would say Ornette's soloing stands out (minutes 10-19)" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1961
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962
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"This record --- and BB King --- doesn't need me to enhance any reputation. Obviously this is one of the greatest blues recordings ever made." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 17 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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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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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
