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: 1 hour ago).
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"This album is borderline classic. Great performances by everyone in the quintet! 9/10!" Reply
"In my eyes, Sam Cooke is the greatest male singer of the 20th century. He had more soul than anyone I've ever heard, and this album bears no exception to that gift." Reply
"A good solid record from a very talented and underrated musician." Reply
"While Smokin' at the Half Note is generally considered to be the definitive live Wes Montgomery album, I find this one to be at least its equal. This is live jazz guitar as good as it gets." Reply
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"A truly annoying album that deserves the relative obscurity it has earned, despite the pleadings of a few delusional music critics. Sal Valentino's vocals combine the nasal tone of Dylan with the irritating vibrato of Tiny Tim for a rather brutal 1-2 punch to the nerves. The music isn't completel..." [+] Reply
"Not a bad album but very Dylanesque and as Dylan was at his peak you're better off listening to Bringing It All Back Home" Reply
"Interesting piece of contemporary 20th century music." Reply
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"Reminds me of the late fifties style music, where the subjects are straightforward and deal with unrequited love or love gone wrong. That's not to say this records sounds dated; on the contrary, Solomon delivers with a unique and passionate voice. And his cover of "He'll gave to go" is flat out a..." [+] Reply
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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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