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 56,000 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, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.

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Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

30 charts

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991

Overall Rank:

14,063

Average Rating:

75 (27 votes)

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992.

Green Street

Grant Green

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

31 charts

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992

Overall Rank:

14,070

Average Rating:

75 (22 votes)

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993.

Ask The Unicorn

Ed Askew

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

6 charts

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994.

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde

Karl Böhm

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

11 charts

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994

Overall Rank:

14,079

Average Rating:

71 (19 votes)

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995.

Grande Liquidação

Tom Zé

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

15 charts

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996.

The Nat King Cole Story

Nat King Cole

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

16 charts

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996

Overall Rank:

14,143

Average Rating:

68 (24 votes)

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997.

Mr Soul

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

32 charts

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997

Overall Rank:

14,186

Average Rating:

72 (26 votes)

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998.

The Ark

Chad & Jeremy

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

13 charts

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999.

Empty Sky

Elton John

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

45 charts

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Sov Gott Rose-Marie

International Harvester

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

34 charts

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	193	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%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	633	63%
	207	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
10. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
18. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf