Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"ON THE ROAD Strollin' down the highway I'm going to get there my way Dusk till dawn I'm walkin' Can hear my guitar rocking? (Strolling Down The Highway) If Neil Cassady & the gang (from Jack Kerrouc’s classic On The Road) weren’t so into jazz - if they had been born perhaps just five years years ..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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"Without any doubt one of best Mingu's albums. Incendiary and lyrical, volcanic and moody, graceful and giant. Like Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus." Reply
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1964
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"This is a quintessential hard bop album. The tunes are excellent and the improvising spectacular. Lee Morgan is at his peak both as a soloist and as a leader here." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1964
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"Baez is an important figure in the American folk revival and the development of folk rock, so some awareness of her is important. This is her debut album, and works well enough to give good idea of her singing and her style. It is also widely regarded as her most significant album. The songs are ..." [+] Reply
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1960
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"One of The greatest jazz albums. An absolute masterpiece. It's right there with Moncur's Evolution, Mclean's Destination Out, Miles Smiles, Kind of Blue. If you are dabbling in postbop, and are looking to strike it rich on album satisfaction, you won't be disappointed." Reply
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1964
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716
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"This is my first exposure to Gal Costa and tropicália. I'm definitely going to be checking out more of this." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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707
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"I'm not all that into instrumental albums, but this is a really fun, light hearted record." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1962
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704
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"A very interesting record. Challenging and angry not for all tastes." Reply
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1960
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697
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"Borrowing elements from folk, country, blues and tex-mex, Townes Van Zandt's poetry is emotionally intense. His gentle acoustic style has a unique desolate quality to it and his stories are simultaneously intimate and universal." Reply
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1969
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"With all Beach Boys' album it has great harmonies, but this one is unlike any album they've recorded before."Wild Honey" has a raw soulful, loose feel with a stripped-down production. These upbeat songs are a departure from both the sunshine hits and the huge production of "Pet Sounds". This enjo..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1967
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 21 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 65 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 70 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 188 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 192 | 19% |
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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% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
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634 | 63% | |
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201 | 20% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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