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: 4 hours ago).
"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
"Two Giants of Jazz meet. Greatness as result" Reply
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"This debut is fairly impressive with some memorable songs such as "Early in the Morning" and "If I Had a Hammer". Certainly worth the listen for any fan of Folk music, or music in general." Reply
"A very underrated release. Needs more attention." Reply
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"Classic folk album from Pentangle. Half live, half studio, it's an excellent document of one of the genres top groups. After, Basket of light, it's Pentangle's most essential album." Reply
"It seems many of those visiting this site were first introduced to the Bee Gees from their disco days. This album charted in the Top Ten in both the U.K. and the U.S. in 1967. A few of us are still around that remember the group as they burst on to the scene during the Summer of Love. The group i..." [+] Reply
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1967
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300
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"This album is pure fun. It's sounds really early punk-like to my ears the way these girls shout their suggestive lyrics." Reply
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"Now this guy could play the guitar. He was one of the founding fathers of jazz guitar along with Eddie Lang. He is truly amazing, highly recommended!" Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 38 of 100
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% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 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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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Beatles | |
| 11. The Stooges | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Deep Purple | |
| 20. Cat Stevens |
