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: 5 hours ago).
"In Dreams is beautifully sung and Roy Orbison's voice is what makes the album stand out as much as it does. His vocal is incredible and he makes it a near impossible task not to sing along with him even if you don't know the lyrics. On the whole it is a pure and innocent record and is very enjoya..." [+] Reply
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1963
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"In the path to Melody Nelson (which was the album I actually wanted to listen) I stumbled across this amazing pop gem, this guy has an amzing musical sense and every song of the album benefits of it with catchy arrangements and sweet, lovable melodies that stuck in your head for days all along, c..." [+] Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"This record has some true classic's on it. It does contain some filler material but Patsy puts her all into them anyway. A country superstar if there ever was one." Reply
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1961
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"While this album holds it place in the history of music as being (arguably) the first ever true heavy metal record, it hardly holds its own. The strongest track is the worse-than-the-original cover of Summertime Blues, the other two covers are also steps down from previous versions, and the three..." [+] Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1968
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""Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina" reviews itself. Walk Away Renee and Pretty Ballerina are absolutely fantastic tracks, and the rest, although not bad, aren't worth a mention." Reply
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1967
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"Bland is one of the five greatest singers of all time. His voice, tone, phrasing are wonderful. And this album is a masterpiece every bit with many jewels like "I'll Take Care Of You", the tittle track and above all, "Lead Me On". You know how it feels-you understand What is it to be a stranger, ..." [+] Reply
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1961
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"This is my favourite of the early beach boys albums, at least up until the, today album. They've really found their feet, and seem to know exactly what they're doing. The album opens with the absolutely beautiful title track. Stunning. Catch a wave, is a giddy hoot. Surfer moon, is another nice o..." [+] Reply
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1963
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"Listening to this was an interesting experience. The whole dreamy vibe, with the strange echoey production especially on the classic opener "The Dolphins" sounded so unique. Also it does sound like it had a slight influence on Buckley. Fred Neil's vocals here are the usual unaffected cool, velvet..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Fantastic vocal delivery - A subdued Coltrane proves himself as an extraordinary accompanist." Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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