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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831.

New York Eye And Ear Control
Soundtrack

Albert Ayler / Don Cherry / John Tchicai / Roswell Rudd / Gary Peacock / Sonny Murray

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

103

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831

Overall Rank:

11,303

Average Rating:

73 (31 votes)

Comments:

832.

Chet Is Back!

Chet Baker

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

103

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Rank in 1960s:

832

Overall Rank:

11,314

Average Rating:

73 (43 votes)

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833.

Make It Happen

Smokey Robinson And The Miracles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

103

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834.

Everything Playing

The Lovin' Spoonful

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

103

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835.

Magical Mystery Tour (EP)
Soundtrack

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

103

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836.

I'm A Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

102

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837.

Folk Songs And Blues

Mississippi John Hurt

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

102

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Rank in 1960s:

837

Overall Rank:

11,368

Average Rating:

71 (27 votes)

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838.

1968

France Gall

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

102

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839.

Michel Polnareff

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

102

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839

Overall Rank:

11,377

Average Rating:

74 (27 votes)

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840.

Gesang Der Jünglinge - Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

102

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840

Overall Rank:

11,388

Average Rating:

72 (42 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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