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.
196058225,428
196154723,394
196261621,003
196362950,857
196471649,474
1965852153,359
1966919199,017
19671,159319,594
19681,508234,455
19691,885361,436
Total9,4131,438,016

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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609
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530
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518
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415
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Total albums: 64. Page 1 of 7

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 Rolling Stones 14 1%
The Beach Boys 14 1%
John Coltrane 13 1%
Miles Davis 11 1%
Nina Simone 10 1%
Bob Dylan 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%
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