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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summaryThe best artists of the 1960s were The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.
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1962
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493
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1968
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492
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1967
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490
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1965
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489
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1967
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489
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1969
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488
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1964
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487
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Year of Release:
1969
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478
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Year of Release:
1967
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475
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1965
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463
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 28 of 100

Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 57 6%
1961 65 7%
1962 50 5%
1963 52 5%
1964 68 7%
1965 88 9%
1966 98 10%
1967 141 14%
1968 191 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 %


United States 639 64%
United Kingdom 200 20%
Mixed Nationality 38 4%
France 24 2%
Brazil 23 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 29 3%
Live? Albums %
No 960 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
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