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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summaryThe 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, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

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120.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

1,496

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,163

Average Rating:

78 (315 votes)

Comments:

142.

Howlin' Wolf
Compilation

Howlin' Wolf

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,277

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

142

Overall Rank:

1,338

Average Rating:

80 (223 votes)

Comments:

148.

Waltz For Debby
Live

Bill Evans Trio

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,180

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

148

Overall Rank:

1,437

Average Rating:

80 (205 votes)

Comments:

181.

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

892

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

181

Overall Rank:

1,869

Average Rating:

72 (489 votes)

Comments:

209.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

704

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

209

Overall Rank:

2,275

Average Rating:

75 (193 votes)

Comments:

221.

Dexter Gordon

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

651

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

221

Overall Rank:

2,437

Average Rating:

79 (141 votes)

Comments:

240.

Françoise Hardy (Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles)

Françoise Hardy

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

601

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

240

Overall Rank:

2,605

Average Rating:

78 (140 votes)

Comments:

275.

Tijuana Moods

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

482

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

275

Overall Rank:

3,122

Average Rating:

78 (150 votes)

Comments:

289.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

439

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

289

Overall Rank:

3,385

Average Rating:

77 (122 votes)

Comments:

291.

The Bridge

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

291

Overall Rank:

3,394

Average Rating:

78 (94 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	64	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	191	19%
1969	191	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	%

	637	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

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

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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
6. London Calling by The Clash
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Marquee Moon by Television
13. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
19. Low by David Bowie
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell