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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72.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

2,846

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

613

Average Rating:

77 (496 votes)

Comments:

129.

Monster Movie Made In A Castle With Better Equipment

Can

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,413

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

129

Overall Rank:

1,242

Average Rating:

78 (275 votes)

Comments:

145.

The Marble Index

Nico

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,239

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

145

Overall Rank:

1,400

Average Rating:

76 (262 votes)

Comments:

221.

Machine Gun

The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

670

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

221

Overall Rank:

2,395

Average Rating:

76 (108 votes)

Comments:

272.

Phallus Dei

Amon Düül II

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

503

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

272

Overall Rank:

3,005

Average Rating:

78 (122 votes)

Comments:

342.

Beethoven: IX. Symphonie

Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

342

Overall Rank:

4,006

Average Rating:

81 (76 votes)

Comments:

605.

Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

154

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

605

Overall Rank:

8,075

Average Rating:

71 (52 votes)

Comments:

646.

Canaxis 5

Technical Space Composer's Crew

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

740.

Ligeti : Requiem; Lontano; Continuum

Liliana Poli / Barbro Ericson / Chöre Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Schubert

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

118

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

840.

Gesang Der Jünglinge - Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

840

Overall Rank:

11,387

Average Rating:

72 (42 votes)

Comments:

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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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