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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade 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, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

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501.

The Original Telstar: The Sounds Of The Tornadoes

The Tornados

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

200

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Rank in 1960s:

501

Overall Rank:

6,487

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

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502.

Afro-Harping

Dorothy Ashby

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

199

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502

Overall Rank:

6,502

Average Rating:

76 (24 votes)

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503.

Crimson & Clover

Tommy James & The Shondells

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

199

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504.

Incense And Peppermints

The Strawberry Alarm Clock

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

198

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Rank in 1960s:

504

Overall Rank:

6,520

Average Rating:

75 (67 votes)

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505.

Boogie With Canned Heat

Canned Heat

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

198

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506.

Pleasures Of The Harbor

Phil Ochs

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

197

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506

Overall Rank:

6,563

Average Rating:

77 (55 votes)

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507.

Balaklava

Pearls Before Swine

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

196

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508.

Ballad Of Easy Rider

The Byrds

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

195

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509.

Page One

Joe Henderson

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

194

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509

Overall Rank:

6,610

Average Rating:

76 (54 votes)

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510.

Jacques Brel (Les Bourgeois)

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

194

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510

Overall Rank:

6,613

Average Rating:

73 (33 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	65	7%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	190	19%
1969	191	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	%

	637	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	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%

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