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: 3 hours ago).
"Very hard bop.ll played and rhythmically challenging album is not for everybody. Requires many listens to be evaluated properly" Reply
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1965
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356
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"Family first album "Music In A Doll's House" is one of the albums, which must not be ignored. With Traffic guitarist Dave Mason as producer, the group recorded a very exciting album which is both innovative, melodic and bearing Mason's obvious Traffic imprint. The group's original line-up include..." [+] Reply
"One of the all time jazz greats! Wynton Kelly and his trio make a perfect match for Montgomery's leads and improvisation. Indispensable for any jazz fan." Reply
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"How can this record be rated in the upper 8 thousands. Well produced, thoughtful and brilliantly executed this album deserves more respect. People open your minds!" Reply
"Not an easy voice to like, but the variety of instrumentation on this record makes it stand out from the crowd. Great cover too." Reply
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1969
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353
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"Jimmy Smith's most popular album and often considered his best, but too much of Stanley Turrentine's tenor and not nearly enough organ for my taste. I recommend "House Party" over this if you like straight-ahead jazz, and if you want to hear Smith stretching out on the organ, check out "Groovin' ..." [+] Reply
"44 minutes of the ocean lapping the shore" Reply
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1965
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"It was time for me to talk about Ra who is, in my opinion, the god of music, the greatest jazzman in history and the most original artist of all time. During his life on Earth, Saturnian Sun Ra has created pioneering sounds that have helped change not only the sound of jazz, but many other genres..." [+] Reply
"Glad that you enjoyed her, so influential..She reminds me a little of Rickie lee Jones (1979-present) who I am sure that you are familiar with although she is also not on this website. I guess RLJ is more like a cross between Tom Waits(who she dated) and Laura Nyro, If you haven't heard her befor..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The Small Faces' first album for Immediate is really an overlooked classic. The album, consists of entirely new original songs. Bubbling fantasy and playing pleasure is what characterizes the album and it obvious that the band took and enjoyed the freedom given to them by Immediate to further dev..." [+] Reply
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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% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
| Nina Simone | 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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11 | 1% | |
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