Best Albums of the 1960s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,744 charts

Rank Score:

56,763

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,644 votes)

Comments:

477

2.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,596 charts

Rank Score:

49,067

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,603 votes)

Comments:

486

3.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,498 charts

Rank Score:

42,869

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,609 votes)

Comments:

493

4.

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,053 charts

Rank Score:

39,447

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,562 votes)

Comments:

355

5.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,856 charts

Rank Score:

38,418

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,294 votes)

Comments:

361

6.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,956 charts

Rank Score:

36,902

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,838 votes)

Comments:

342

7.

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,070 charts

Rank Score:

28,010

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,439 votes)

Comments:

221

8.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,366 charts

Rank Score:

26,854

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,824 votes)

Comments:

228

9.

The Doors 

 The Doors

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,429 charts

Rank Score:

26,653

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 87 (2,857 votes)

Comments:

209

10.

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,351 charts

Rank Score:

26,471

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 88 (3,387 votes)

Comments:

262

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1960	58	6%
1961	64	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	53	5%
1964	70	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	188	19%
1969	192	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	%
	636	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%