Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1960	712	26,978	Giant Steps (431st)by John Coltrane
1961	623	22,894	My Favorite Things (601st)by John Coltrane
1962	649	21,089	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,098th)by Ray Charles
1963	681	49,537	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	793	49,162	A Hard Day's Night (225th)by The Beatles
1965	945	145,822	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,028	187,687	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,836	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,583	225,159	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,982	345,024	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,219	1,373,188

The 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, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.

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311.

Point Of Departure

Andrew Hill

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

311

Overall Rank:

3,670

Average Rating:

78 (112 votes)

Comments:

312.

Ballads

John Coltrane Quartet

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

397

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

312

Overall Rank:

3,671

Average Rating:

79 (122 votes)

Comments:

313.

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

313

Overall Rank:

3,679

Average Rating:

74 (86 votes)

Comments:

314.

Shades Of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

314

Overall Rank:

3,718

Average Rating:

71 (160 votes)

Comments:

315.

Spirit

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

315

Overall Rank:

3,719

Average Rating:

77 (108 votes)

Comments:

316.

Mutantes

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

387

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

316

Overall Rank:

3,753

Average Rating:

81 (93 votes)

Comments:

317.

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The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death

John Fahey

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

386

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

317

Overall Rank:

3,756

Average Rating:

77 (94 votes)

Comments:

318.

This Was

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

318

Overall Rank:

3,766

Average Rating:

74 (142 votes)

Comments:

319.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

319

Overall Rank:

3,768

Average Rating:

71 (108 votes)

Comments:

320.

Beethoven: Symphonien No. 9

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

320

Overall Rank:

3,772

Average Rating:

81 (75 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	60	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	51	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	93	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
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	%

	630	63%
	209	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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