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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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5

Jackson 5

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

43 charts

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992.

Bleecker And MacDougal

Fred Neil

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

34 charts

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Overall Rank:

14,280

Average Rating:

73 (41 votes)

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993.

H. P. Lovecraft II

H. P. Lovecraft

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

32 charts

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994.

Big Band Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

30 charts

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994

Overall Rank:

14,380

Average Rating:

75 (31 votes)

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Angels And Demons At Play

Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

28 charts

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995

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14,397

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73 (31 votes)

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Sov Gott Rose-Marie

International Harvester

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

34 charts

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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

47 charts

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European Echoes

Manfred Schoof

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

11 charts

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Feliciano!

José Feliciano

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

20 charts

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Boz Scaggs

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1969

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44 charts

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	63	6%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	192	19%
1969	193	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%
	203	20%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	12	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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