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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
1960	712	27,013	Giant Steps (427th)by John Coltrane
1961	619	22,942	My Favorite Things (601st)by John Coltrane
1962	646	21,127	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,063rd)by Ray Charles
1963	678	49,682	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	792	49,356	A Hard Day's Night (224th)by The Beatles
1965	941	146,310	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,024	188,383	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,222	301,512	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,577	226,029	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,978	346,616	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,189	1,378,969

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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22.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

950 charts

Rank Score:

13,893

Rank in 1963:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,001 votes)

Comments:

32.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

962 charts

Rank Score:

8,278

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

195

Average Rating:

83 (1,480 votes)

Comments:

59.

Please Please Me

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

693 charts

Rank Score:

3,937

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

452

Average Rating:

77 (1,696 votes)

Comments:

100

76.

James Brown Live At The Apollo
Live

James Brown

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

2,710

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

652

Average Rating:

79 (559 votes)

Comments:

87.

With The Beatles

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

503 charts

Rank Score:

2,232

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

797

Average Rating:

76 (1,226 votes)

Comments:

141.

Night Beat

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,328

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

141

Overall Rank:

1,321

Average Rating:

77 (206 votes)

Comments:

158.

Monk's Dream

The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,126

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,537

Average Rating:

80 (214 votes)

Comments:

194.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

813

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

194

Overall Rank:

2,035

Average Rating:

78 (183 votes)

Comments:

219.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

689

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

219

Overall Rank:

2,332

Average Rating:

78 (126 votes)

Comments:

234.

Money Jungle

Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

606

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

234

Overall Rank:

2,571

Average Rating:

78 (126 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	60	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	51	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	93	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	142	14%
1968	193	19%
1969	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	631	63%
	208	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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