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 58,000 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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Abbey Road

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,743 charts

Rank Score:

56,763

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Average Rating:

92 (4,642 votes)

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477

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,069 charts

Rank Score:

27,943

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,957 charts

Rank Score:

20,754

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,788 charts

Rank Score:

17,008

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Average Rating:

85 (2,114 votes)

Comments:

140

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Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,799 charts

Rank Score:

16,733

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Average Rating:

86 (2,599 votes)

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145

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The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

12,432

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

993 charts

Rank Score:

8,814

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Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

85 (1,079 votes)

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

952 charts

Rank Score:

8,069

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Overall Rank:

183

Average Rating:

84 (1,119 votes)

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In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

7,744

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Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

86 (908 votes)

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Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

879 charts

Rank Score:

6,897

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Overall Rank:

232

Average Rating:

83 (994 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	58	6%
1961	64	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	53	5%
1964	70	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	188	19%
1969	192	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	%

	636	64%
	200	20%
	38	4%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	17	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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