Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"For what it's worth, the most mind bending live performance I've ever heard." Reply
"Excellent album with a more acoustic feel. Psychedelia hasn’t arrived yet but you can hear the direction Donovan will head in." Reply
"Coltrane's two appearances on this album, elevate it, greatly." Reply
"Vivian Stanshall's Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band were one of the most comical UK bands of the late 1960s and this was undoubtedly their best LP release. Its satirical side undoubtedly served, to some, as a welcome release for those tiring of the inundation of so much psychedelia and other less meritable..." [+] Reply
"The beach boys debut album is an enjoyable one, harmless fun really. It's incredibly charming, yet naive, but you have to remember how young they were when they made it. It's all throwaway material but it's fun. The title track is easily the best song on the album. Surfin' is good too. So this is..." [+] Reply
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1962
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"Fun and light album, but it's Chico Buarque so obviously it has great lyrics." Reply
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"O this album Herbie starts his long your as one of jazz renovators. I just cant help digging this. So good" Reply
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"The ultimate beach boys surf album. It's a definite improvement on their debut, in terms of quality. The title track is a fun reworking of Chuck Berry's sweet little sixteen. Other standouts are the absolutely beautiful lonely sea, Brian's fist great ballad, and, noble surfer. There's quite a few..." [+] Reply
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1963
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312
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"Astonishing, heavy, acid prog masterpiece. I'm on my way is an all time mega rock classic, and the rest of the album comes close to this too." Reply
"A neighbor had this and played it with his windows open, so I heard it in 1964. Then later in college I heard the version he rerecorded because the masters were thought lost. Then they were found, and the version I now have is both takes back to back, and it is amazing-- half a decade apart, and ..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 70 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 188 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 190 | 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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637 | 64% | |
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199 | 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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