Best Albums of 1960

Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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91.

Mahler: Symphony #4 

 Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

38

Rank in 1960:

91

Rank in 1960s:

1,542

Overall Rank:

24,698

Average Rating:

 72 (5 votes)

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92.

Look Out! 

 Stanley Turrentine

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

36

Rank in 1960:

92

Rank in 1960s:

1,584

Overall Rank:

25,526

Average Rating:

 75 (12 votes)

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93.

The Nutcracker Suite 

 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

36

Rank in 1960:

93

Rank in 1960s:

1,595

Overall Rank:

25,715

Average Rating:

 73 (15 votes)

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94.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe 

 Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1960:

94

Rank in 1960s:

1,612

Overall Rank:

25,853

Average Rating:

 70 (6 votes)

Comments:

1

95.

Country Songs, Old And New 

 The Country Gentlemen

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1960:

95

Rank in 1960s:

1,617

Overall Rank:

25,917

Average Rating:

 70 (19 votes)

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96.

I Believe 

 Mahalia Jackson

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1960:

96

Rank in 1960s:

1,623

Overall Rank:

26,077

Average Rating:

 72 (8 votes)

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97.

More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs 

 Marty Robbins

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1960:

97

Rank in 1960s:

1,624

Overall Rank:

26,082

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

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98.

Jackie Sings The Blues 

 Jackie Wilson

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1960:

98

Rank in 1960s:

1,626

Overall Rank:

26,111

Average Rating:

 74 (7 votes)

Comments:

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99.

...A Lot Of Dominos! 

 Fats Domino

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

34

Rank in 1960:

99

Rank in 1960s:

1,652

Overall Rank:

26,556

Average Rating:

 68 (12 votes)

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100.

Outward Bound 

 Eric Dolphy

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

34

Rank in 1960:

100

Rank in 1960s:

1,657

Overall Rank:

26,694

Average Rating:

 73 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1960 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	5	1%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
John Lee Hooker	3	1%
Max Roach	3	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	379	72%
	31	6%
	13	2%
	12	2%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	507	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	510	98%
Yes	13	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	516	99%
Yes	7	1%