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	594	26,830	Giant Steps (434th)by John Coltrane
1961	560	23,068	My Favorite Things (592nd)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,855	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,112th)by Ray Charles
1963	647	49,988	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	763	49,183	A Hard Day's Night (226th)by The Beatles
1965	902	148,569	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	976	191,939	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,199	306,791	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,561	229,199	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,314	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,769	1,397,737

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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71.

Karma

Pharoah Sanders

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,821

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

626

Average Rating:

82 (321 votes)

Comments:

72.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,807

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

631

Average Rating:

78 (617 votes)

Comments:

73.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

2,804

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

634

Average Rating:

77 (484 votes)

Comments:

74.

Pastel Blues

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,785

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

644

Average Rating:

81 (344 votes)

Comments:

75.

My Generation

The Who

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

2,752

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

651

Average Rating:

78 (782 votes)

Comments:

76.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

455 charts

Rank Score:

2,697

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

665

Average Rating:

79 (523 votes)

Comments:

77.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

2,647

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

680

Average Rating:

79 (479 votes)

Comments:

78.

James Brown Live At The Apollo
Live

James Brown

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

2,605

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

692

Average Rating:

79 (555 votes)

Comments:

79.

Santana

Santana

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

2,463

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

728

Average Rating:

80 (411 votes)

Comments:

80.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother And The Holding Company

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,426

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

738

Average Rating:

79 (393 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	55	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	191	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	%

	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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