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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.

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The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,928 charts

Rank Score:

38,844

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Average Rating:

89 (3,811 votes)

Comments:

342

14.

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,682 charts

Rank Score:

18,048

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,530 charts

Rank Score:

17,115

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,293 charts

Rank Score:

14,267

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Average Rating:

85 (1,340 votes)

Comments:

122

26.

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,052 charts

Rank Score:

9,672

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Overall Rank:

149

Average Rating:

84 (1,135 votes)

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White Light/White Heat

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

990 charts

Rank Score:

9,455

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28.

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,224 charts

Rank Score:

9,404

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Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

84 (1,543 votes)

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43.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

5,972

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Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

81 (957 votes)

Comments:

44.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

800 charts

Rank Score:

5,822

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Overall Rank:

293

Average Rating:

82 (865 votes)

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At Folsom Prison
Live

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

799 charts

Rank Score:

5,409

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Overall Rank:

321

Average Rating:

83 (977 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	64	6%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	89	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	139	14%
1968	190	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	%

	640	64%
	203	20%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

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

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

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