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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761.

N° 7

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

115

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761

Overall Rank:

10,298

Average Rating:

73 (15 votes)

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762.

Love Child

Diana Ross & The Supremes

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

115

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763.

Lush Life

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

115

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763

Overall Rank:

10,316

Average Rating:

75 (61 votes)

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764.

The Pentangle

Pentangle

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

114

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765.

Morning And Evening Ragas

Ali Akbar Khan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

114

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765

Overall Rank:

10,333

Average Rating:

73 (13 votes)

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766.

Sorcerer

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

114

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767.

Cornbread

Lee Morgan

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

114

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768.

Milton Nascimento

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

113

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769.

Future

The Seeds (1960s)

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

113

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770.

Don't Play That Song!

Ben E. King

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

112

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770

Overall Rank:

10,449

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	89	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	142	14%
1968	192	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%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	634	63%
	206	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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