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: 6 hours ago).
"What an incendiary listen. It’s as much a great album as it is a blueprint to the present and nearly next decade of popular music. In this record I hear influence on Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Steve Miller.... the list could go on. This is a great album held up by the pillar of sound cr..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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4,410
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"My rating and comment are for the US version. It's a nice showcase for Jagger and Richards as songwriters. It starts incredibly strong with Paint it Black....and all-time great song. Stupid Girl is one of my favourite lesser known Stones songs and Lady Jane and Under My Thumb are great as well. H..." [+] Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1966
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4,325
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"Fantastic album! :D Great for a sunday morning with coffee." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1964
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4,313
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"Alicia Keys, one of the most instantly recognizable voices of modern soul and blues, has said that she considers someone without an Aretha Franklin album only half a person. And if there is one Aretha album to own, this is the one. Obviously you know Aretha's iconic cover to Otis Redding's "Respe..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1967
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4,253
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"A good Simon & Garfunkel album, though not as good as their later music. Some of this stuff drags a bit, but even the songs that drag are usually pretty." Reply
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1966
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4,218
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"One of, if not the best Creedence Clearwater Revival. Green river, is a fantastic record of good old honest rock'n'roll. It features possibly CCR best set of songs, featuring, amongst others, sinister purpose, Lodi, and the timeless, bad moon rising. This is rock'n'roll with heart and soul." Reply
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1969
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4,127
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"Something else, is my favourite Kinks album. Everything that had been promised over the course of a brilliant run of singles, and almost achieved on preceding record, face to face, finally comes to fruition on a perfect LP. Something else, is the album where Ray Davies finally lands on his feet. ..." [+] Reply
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1967
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3,992
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"So what if it's not Jazz? Who said it had to be Jazz?" Reply
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1960
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3,902
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"So this is where it all started with ten of the songs recorded in an eleven hour session. It features their two singles up to that point, love me do and the title track. The other standouts from Lennon-McCartney are the rollicking opener, I saw her standing there and the beautiful and overlooked ..." [+] Reply
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1963
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3,891
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"This is a truly great album. The energy, insanity, and desire to rock that Sly and his Family bring make this funkier than James Brown and rawer than Iggy." Reply
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1969
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3,767
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 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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11 | 1% | |
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