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 55,000 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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29.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,027 charts

Rank Score:

9,275

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

85 (1,102 votes)

Comments:

31.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

929 charts

Rank Score:

8,493

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

184

Average Rating:

84 (1,090 votes)

Comments:

40.

The Band

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

827 charts

Rank Score:

6,723

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

251

Average Rating:

81 (972 votes)

Comments:

43.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

5,894

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

81 (955 votes)

Comments:

102.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,902

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

102

Overall Rank:

931

Average Rating:

79 (397 votes)

Comments:

169.

Clouds

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

985

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

169

Overall Rank:

1,728

Average Rating:

78 (248 votes)

Comments:

237.

Song To A Seagull

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

604

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

237

Overall Rank:

2,600

Average Rating:

77 (172 votes)

Comments:

255.

Oar

Alexander Spence

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

559

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

255

Overall Rank:

2,765

Average Rating:

76 (123 votes)

Comments:

258.

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

545

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

258

Overall Rank:

2,812

Average Rating:

74 (271 votes)

Comments:

268.

Night Train

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

512

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

268

Overall Rank:

2,964

Average Rating:

77 (119 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	61	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	51	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	90	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	193	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%
Frank Sinatra	10	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	633	63%
	206	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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