Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 45,000 greatest album charts.
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1966
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53,358
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Year of Release:
1965
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37,022
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1967
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Rank Score:
34,351
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1966
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32,260
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Year of Release:
1967
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29,155
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1968
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Rank Score:
20,121
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1967
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20,024
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1965
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19,108
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1969
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Rank Score:
15,668
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1965
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15,268
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Total albums: 628. Page 1 of 63
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 46 | 5% | |
| 1961 | 53 | 5% | |
| 1962 | 49 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 64 | 6% | |
| 1965 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1966 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 136 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 195 | 20% | |
| 1969 | 208 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 15 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 14 | 1% | |
| John Coltrane | 13 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 10 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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628 | 63% | |
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220 | 22% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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