Best Albums of the 1960s

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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1.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,732 charts

Rank Score:

57,361

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,625 votes)

Comments:

476

2.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,587 charts

Rank Score:

49,757

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,585 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,490 charts

Rank Score:

43,345

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,591 votes)

Comments:

491

4.

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,050 charts

Rank Score:

40,087

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,548 votes)

Comments:

354

5.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,854 charts

Rank Score:

39,162

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,275 votes)

Comments:

360

6.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,949 charts

Rank Score:

37,388

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,823 votes)

Comments:

342

7.

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

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,067 charts

Rank Score:

28,295

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,430 votes)

Comments:

221

8.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,364 charts

Rank Score:

27,388

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,817 votes)

Comments:

228

9.

The Doors 

 The Doors

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,420 charts

Rank Score:

26,898

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 87 (2,848 votes)

Comments:

208

10.

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,346 charts

Rank Score:

26,848

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 88 (3,375 votes)

Comments:

262

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1960	57	6%
1961	65	7%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	191	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	%
	639	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%