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 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1960	595	26,826	Giant Steps (434th)by John Coltrane
1961	562	23,072	My Favorite Things (593rd)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,840	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,089th)by Ray Charles
1963	647	49,887	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	763	49,051	A Hard Day's Night (225th)by The Beatles
1965	902	148,167	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	978	191,562	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	306,074	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,561	229,106	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,944	350,590	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,777	1,395,177

The 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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581.

The Genius Hits The Road

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

159

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

581

Overall Rank:

7,819

Average Rating:

70 (53 votes)

Comments:

582.

For Your Love

The Yardbirds

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

159

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Rank in 1960s:

582

Overall Rank:

7,822

Average Rating:

74 (69 votes)

Comments:

583.

Guitarra Portuguesa

Carlos Paredes

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

159

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Rank in 1960s:

583

Overall Rank:

7,827

Average Rating:

80 (27 votes)

Comments:

584.

Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

159

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

584

Overall Rank:

7,835

Average Rating:

71 (52 votes)

Comments:

585.

Valentyne Suite

Colosseum (UK)

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

159

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586.

Full House
Live

Wes Montgomery

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

158

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

586

Overall Rank:

7,867

Average Rating:

76 (45 votes)

Comments:

587.

For Once In My Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

157

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588.

Whistle Stop

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

588

Overall Rank:

7,885

Average Rating:

75 (24 votes)

Comments:

589.

N°4

Serge Gainsbourg

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

589

Overall Rank:

7,899

Average Rating:

72 (34 votes)

Comments:

590.

Fat Albert Rotunda

Herbie Hancock

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

157

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	190	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%
Nina Simone	10	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	631	63%
	210	21%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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Best Artists of 1969
1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. King Crimson
4. The Rolling Stones
5. The Velvet Underground
6. Nick Drake
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. Frank Zappa
9. Neil Young
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
11. Miles Davis
12. The Who
13. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
14. The Band
15. The Kinks
16. Crosby, Stills & Nash
17. The Stooges
18. Fairport Convention
19. Sly & The Family Stone
20. Scott Walker