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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1960s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
196058225,434
196154723,401
196261621,002
196362950,883
196471549,484
1965852153,484
1966918199,141
19671,159319,657
19681,507234,594
19691,885361,635
Total9,4101,438,713

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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1967
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16,862
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1965
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7,779
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1964
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7,680
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1965
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1,952
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1966
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1,086
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1969
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577
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1969
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567
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1969
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551
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Elvis (TV Special) 
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1968
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420
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1968
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313
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 54 5%
1961 64 6%
1962 47 5%
1963 52 5%
1964 68 7%
1965 93 9%
1966 100 10%
1967 139 14%
1968 192 19%
1969 191 19%
Artist Albums %


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 %


United States 623 62%
United Kingdom 210 21%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Brazil 25 3%
France 23 2%
Canada 18 2%
Germany 12 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Kid A by Radiohead
6. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
7. In Rainbows by Radiohead
8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
14. Funeral by Arcade Fire
15. Nevermind by Nirvana (US)
16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
17. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
18. Doolittle by Pixies
19. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
20. London Calling by The Clash
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