Best Albums of the 1960s

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31.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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"'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' (1969), the first Young album produced by David Briggs, is is first masterpiece, a complex and 'heavy' work punctuated by long sermons backed by the rhythm and the interweaving of instrumental rock band Crazy Horse and pierced by stigmata stabbing of his guitar. ...""'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' (1969), the first Young album produced by David Briggs, is is first masterpiece, a complex and 'heavy' work punctuated by long sermons backed by the rhythm and the interweaving of instrumental rock band Crazy Horse and pierced by stigmata stabbing of his guitar. The guitar playing is violent and his stories a neurotic exploration of urban alienation as if glimpsed behind the scenes of the great open spaces of North America. The album also exemplifies the painful convulsions of his generation, torn apart by drugs, civil unrest and fear. Young swings his ballads between the two extremes of solemn folk and archaic gritty rock. The tone of his voice, a kind of falsetto tenor, ranges from sublime pathos to a forceful aggression. Young's art is, first and foremost, a fusion of music and words that identifies with his era's zeitgeist. Young is unique in targeting the inner chaos of the individual that followed the outer chaos of society. While an artist like Dylan "transfers" his era's events into a metaphysical universe, or an artist like Springsteen relates the epic sense of ordinary life, Young carries out a more complex psychological operation that, basically, bridges the idealism of the hippy communes and the neuroses of the urban population. His voice, his lyrics, his melodies and his guitar style compose a message of suffering and redemption that, at its best, transcends in hallucination, mystical vision, philosophical enlightenment, while still grounded in a context that is fundamentally a hell on earth. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

954 charts

Rank Score:

8,108

Rank in 1969:

8

Rank in 1960s:

31

Overall Rank:

182

Average Rating:

 84 (1,124 votes)

Comments:

58

32.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 

 Bob Dylan

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"24 August 2013 - This is just about as perfect as it gets. This album just feels good, natural, real and off the cuff. At the same time it is perhaps the most beautifully varied set of songs Dylan ever put out. The break up songs, the social songs, the love songs, the talking blues songs, the blu...""24 August 2013 - This is just about as perfect as it gets. This album just feels good, natural, real and off the cuff. At the same time it is perhaps the most beautifully varied set of songs Dylan ever put out. The break up songs, the social songs, the love songs, the talking blues songs, the blues songs, the cover songs are all immaculately performed and beautifully recorded. The some of all it's parts is just a complete musical experience that is so much deeper and richer and more reaffirming than any (almost) purely acoustic guitar/harmonica folk album should possibly be. This record is miraculously good. And Dylan was just 21 when he recorded this! WTF!?!?!! Grade 100/100"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

997 charts

Rank Score:

7,849

Rank in 1963:

2

Rank in 1960s:

32

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 84 (1,519 votes)

Comments:

87

33.

In A Silent Way 

 Miles Davis

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"My favourite ever album. Complex, and simple, assured but experimental. Done in one session! with the best jazz musicians assembled, they were all on form. You cannot "get" this music, it seems to change and surprise and delight at every playing. Mature, confident, engaging and rewarding. The mor...""My favourite ever album. Complex, and simple, assured but experimental. Done in one session! with the best jazz musicians assembled, they were all on form. You cannot "get" this music, it seems to change and surprise and delight at every playing. Mature, confident, engaging and rewarding. The more you play the better it gets. The pinnacle output of a genius! It takes you to levels that other artists can only dream about. The best album ever made. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

7,572

Rank in 1969:

9

Rank in 1960s:

33

Overall Rank:

200

Average Rating:

 86 (906 votes)

Comments:

48

34.

Axis: Bold As Love 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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"I used to hear this the way other commenters say: great, but a little uneven and not as good as Electric Ladyland. But it has soaked in on me over the years. Now, there's not a single microsecond of this album that I don't absolutely love, and I now think it's the Hendrix album where the voodoo r...""I used to hear this the way other commenters say: great, but a little uneven and not as good as Electric Ladyland. But it has soaked in on me over the years. Now, there's not a single microsecond of this album that I don't absolutely love, and I now think it's the Hendrix album where the voodoo runs purest and strongest. Hendrix was SO much more than a guitar pioneer. His songwriting and conceptual clarity was razor sharp, and beyond the sheer intelligence, there's an extra spark--that's genius. I f'ing love this f'ing album."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,027 charts

Rank Score:

7,301

Rank in 1967:

9

Rank in 1960s:

34

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

 84 (1,392 votes)

Comments:

62

35.

Strange Days 

 The Doors

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"This is what the Doors are all about. Jim Morrison was a loner in many respects. The late 60's in LA. these WERE Strange days and People were Strange. Girls were lost. Moonlight Drive is Venice beach, You reach your hand to hold me, but I can't be your guide. Gonna Drown tonight. Morrison is dark...""This is what the Doors are all about. Jim Morrison was a loner in many respects. The late 60's in LA. these WERE Strange days and People were Strange. Girls were lost. Moonlight Drive is Venice beach, You reach your hand to hold me, but I can't be your guide. Gonna Drown tonight. Morrison is dark, death was never far from his soul. I love the Beatles, they are happy and major chords. This is minors, this is loneliness this is real. You listen to the doors with a joint and bottle of Whiskey and bad intentions. Only truly disturbed people really really love this CD. It is my favorite CD of any band of all time. It never gets old, it speaks and makes Jim and rest live forever. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

901 charts

Rank Score:

7,003

Rank in 1967:

10

Rank in 1960s:

35

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 82 (1,240 votes)

Comments:

61

36.

A Hard Day's Night 
Soundtrack

 The Beatles

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"Pure joy. Don't overlook their early work and paint it all as silly pop-music. These boys knew how to construct melody, and we're always adding in beautiful and perfect musical touches. Little riffs, added harmonies, runs of notes, harmonica here, Rickenbacker there. These guys were geniuses, but...""Pure joy. Don't overlook their early work and paint it all as silly pop-music. These boys knew how to construct melody, and we're always adding in beautiful and perfect musical touches. Little riffs, added harmonies, runs of notes, harmonica here, Rickenbacker there. These guys were geniuses, but we think it has to be profound to count. Not so here - pure pop excellence."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

971 charts

Rank Score:

6,936

Rank in 1964:

1

Rank in 1960s:

36

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 81 (1,923 votes)

Comments:

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37.

Hot Rats 

 Frank Zappa

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"oh thank god i was worried. you see i really like this and i dont want to turn into some tool trying to interlectulise an art form of beauty emotion fun and expression. Fortunately you think this is overrated. Maybe its just too fun or somthing?"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

6,883

Rank in 1969:

10

Rank in 1960s:

37

Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

 83 (1,002 votes)

Comments:

57

38.

Help! 
Soundtrack

 The Beatles

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"Help! is just packed with the most fantastic 2:30 minute songs ever written, let me refresh your memory: "Help!" - abso-bloody-lutely rockin' - the whole world knows what's coming when they strike that first chord... "The Night Before" - great hit... "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" - John doi...""Help! is just packed with the most fantastic 2:30 minute songs ever written, let me refresh your memory: "Help!" - abso-bloody-lutely rockin' - the whole world knows what's coming when they strike that first chord... "The Night Before" - great hit... "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" - John doing Bob Dylan, and he's better at it than mr. Zimmerman! "I Need You" - No, You need to get this album! "Another Girl" - They just keep 'em coming! "You're Going to Lose That Girl" - Not amazing lyrics, hehe, but the tunes are fantastic... "Ticket to Ride" - Ringo at his best... "Act Naturally" - Every rose has it's thorns :-) "It's Only Love" - Well, that's how I feel about "Help!" "You Like Me Too Much" - It's a great, happy album free of suicide wishes and self-destruction! "Tell Me What You See" - Even the greatest album has a filler! "I've Just Seen a Face" - Or two! "Yesterday" - Yes, here we find the world's most recorded song - right here on "Help!" "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - Rock'n'Roll, baby!"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

987 charts

Rank Score:

6,789

Rank in 1965:

5

Rank in 1960s:

38

Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

 81 (1,961 votes)

Comments:

126

39.

Tommy 

 The Who

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"The opera-rock label has made this album huge in the past but makes people lift up an eyebrow today. It was ambitious and stepforward when it came out but to judge it for what it was THEN is just as unfair as judge it from the POV of "hey other people made more coherent rock opera after that" as ...""The opera-rock label has made this album huge in the past but makes people lift up an eyebrow today. It was ambitious and stepforward when it came out but to judge it for what it was THEN is just as unfair as judge it from the POV of "hey other people made more coherent rock opera after that" as if all that matters about an album would be some sort of plot. I like to judge it for the music itself. How it sounds today and how it sounds in the context of what was being made at that time. And I find this to be a hell of a good album. Who's next and Quadrophenia could arguably be better in performance and sound but here we got superb riffs, a very powerful backsection and Roger Daltrey finally finding his voice as a frontman and singer. A lot of subtle electronica and imaginative use of studio possibilities too (just listen to "amazing journey" for example). As with any double album there are some fillers, interludes and songs that are not up there with the best ones. Anyway it works very well in one sitting. Overall an outstanding record."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,018 charts

Rank Score:

6,728

Rank in 1969:

11

Rank in 1960s:

39

Overall Rank:

236

Average Rating:

 81 (1,472 votes)

Comments:

81

40.

The Band 

 The Band

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"The Band were one of the most creative and influential acts of roots-rock. The group reinstated self respect, dignity and humility within a revisited fusion of gospel, blues and country music. It was an ethical approach that was to be adopted by their generation and subsequent generations. Their ...""The Band were one of the most creative and influential acts of roots-rock. The group reinstated self respect, dignity and humility within a revisited fusion of gospel, blues and country music. It was an ethical approach that was to be adopted by their generation and subsequent generations. Their albums were instrumental in bringing about the age of 're-alignment' after the excesses of the hippie era. But their 're- alignment' was not merely a shameless nostagia trip or surrender to the old, but a balance of old and new. The group self-consciously adopted an 'anti-star' and 'anti-hero worship' attitude which was a welcome relief from the commercial exploitation of rock music. 'The Band' is the groups masterpiece. It is a superbly arranged and exquisitely played piece of music - a mature and beautifully varied, dense and understated work that nonchanantly chugs to a syncopated rhythm. The centrpiece of the album is the sublimely beautiful 'Whispering Pines'. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

6,324

Rank in 1969:

12

Rank in 1960s:

40

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 81 (986 votes)

Comments:

46

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
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%

Artist	Albums	%
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	%
	634	63%
	201	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%