Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.
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1969
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68,756
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
60,258
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
54,841
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1967
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49,057
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Year of Release:
1966
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47,671
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Year of Release:
1968
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45,537
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1969
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33,366
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1965
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32,816
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1965
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32,027
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1967
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30,612
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Total albums: 983. Page 1 of 99
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 54 | 5% | |
| 1961 | 64 | 6% | |
| 1962 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 67 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 193 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 191 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 14 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 14 | 1% | |
| John Coltrane | 13 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 11 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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624 | 62% | |
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210 | 21% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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