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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1960	711	27,004	Giant Steps (429th)by John Coltrane
1961	621	22,971	My Favorite Things (601st)by John Coltrane
1962	646	21,126	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,066th)by Ray Charles
1963	678	49,641	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	793	49,302	A Hard Day's Night (224th)by The Beatles
1965	941	146,258	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,024	188,079	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,222	301,124	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,578	225,778	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,979	346,223	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,193	1,377,507

The 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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Abbey Road

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,659 charts

Rank Score:

63,088

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Average Rating:

92 (4,547 votes)

Comments:

470

Revolver

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,515 charts

Rank Score:

55,119

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Average Rating:

91 (4,512 votes)

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479

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,435 charts

Rank Score:

48,788

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Average Rating:

90 (4,521 votes)

Comments:

482

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,003 charts

Rank Score:

44,627

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,804 charts

Rank Score:

43,552

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Average Rating:

88 (3,221 votes)

Comments:

354

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,889 charts

Rank Score:

41,501

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Average Rating:

89 (3,765 votes)

Comments:

340

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

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,009 charts

Rank Score:

30,910

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1965

Appears in:

2,328 charts

Rank Score:

29,945

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1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

29,682

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Average Rating:

88 (3,318 votes)

Comments:

256

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The Doors

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,360 charts

Rank Score:

28,610

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Average Rating:

87 (2,792 votes)

Comments:

207

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	60	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	51	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	93	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	630	63%
	209	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
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7. The Stranger by Billy Joel
8. "Heroes" by David Bowie
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12. Pink Flag by Wire
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14. Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
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19. Suicide by Suicide
20. The Idiot by Iggy Pop