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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade 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, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,368 charts

Rank Score:

27,169

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,041 charts

Rank Score:

24,963

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Average Rating:

88 (2,402 votes)

Comments:

175

24.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,260 charts

Rank Score:

11,684

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Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

86 (1,684 votes)

Comments:

104

32.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

993 charts

Rank Score:

7,931

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Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

84 (1,512 votes)

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64.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

3,479

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Overall Rank:

497

Average Rating:

80 (946 votes)

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96.

John Wesley Harding

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

1,983

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Overall Rank:

866

Average Rating:

78 (777 votes)

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99.

Another Side Of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

404 charts

Rank Score:

1,973

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Overall Rank:

875

Average Rating:

78 (618 votes)

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101.

Nashville Skyline

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

1,916

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Rank in 1960s:

101

Overall Rank:

906

Average Rating:

77 (745 votes)

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181.

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

892

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181

Overall Rank:

1,866

Average Rating:

72 (489 votes)

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518.

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Compilation

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

187

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518

Overall Rank:

6,834

Average Rating:

81 (180 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	65	7%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	190	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	%

	637	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	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%

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