Best Albums of the 1960s

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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1962
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145.
Howlin' Wolf 
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1962
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1962
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1962
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1962
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690
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1962
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662
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1962
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603
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1962
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515
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1962
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429
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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 %


United States 640 64%
United Kingdom 203 20%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
France 24 2%
Brazil 23 2%
Canada 17 2%
Germany 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%
Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio
14. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
15. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
16. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
17. John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
18. Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
19. Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
20. Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
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