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Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 28,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary
YearAlbums   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.
196022419,074 Sketches Of Spain (519th)
by Miles Davis
196126316,784 King Of The Delta Blues Singers (706th)
by Robert Johnson
196226611,255 Modern Sounds In Country and Wes... (1,203rd)
by Ray Charles
196331954,311 The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (146th)
by Charles Mingus
196438245,538 A Hard Day's Night (219th)
by The Beatles
1965446232,839 Highway 61 Revisited (20th)
by Bob Dylan
1966494330,312 Revolver (3rd)
by The Beatles
1967646522,299 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (5th)
by The Beatles
1968913331,464 The Beatles (The White Album) (11th)
by The Beatles
19691,097510,604 Abbey Road (4th)
by The Beatles
Total5,0502,074,480

The best artists of the 1960s were The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground And Nico, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.
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RankAlbumArtist
1.

RevolverUnited Kingdom The Beatles
Year of Release:1966Appears in:2,512 charts
Rank in 1966:1Rank Score:132,407
Rank in 1960s1Overall Rank:3
Average Rating: Top rated 91/100 (3,017 votes)
Comments: 339 comments
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2.

Abbey RoadUnited Kingdom The Beatles
Year of Release:1969Appears in:2,510 charts
Rank in 1969:1Rank Score:132,371
Rank in 1960s2Overall Rank:4
Average Rating: Top rated 91/100 (2,991 votes)
Comments: 317 comments
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3.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandUnited Kingdom The Beatles
Year of Release:1967Appears in:2,424 charts
Rank in 1967:1Rank Score:121,783
Rank in 1960s3Overall Rank:5
Average Rating: Top rated 90/100 (3,036 votes)
Comments: 338 comments
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4.

The Velvet Underground And NicoMixed Nationality The Velvet Underground And Nico
Year of Release:1967Appears in:2,078 charts
Rank in 1967:2Rank Score:93,878
Rank in 1960s4Overall Rank:9
Average Rating: Top rated 89/100 (2,328 votes)
Comments: 244 comments
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5.

The Beatles (The White Album)United Kingdom The Beatles
Year of Release:1968Appears in:2,001 charts
Rank in 1968:1Rank Score:91,586
Rank in 1960s5Overall Rank:11
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (2,557 votes)
Comments: 226 comments
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6.

Pet SoundsUnited States The Beach Boys
Year of Release:1966Appears in:1,909 charts
Rank in 1966:2Rank Score:88,213
Rank in 1960s6Overall Rank:13
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (2,132 votes)
Comments: 237 comments
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7.

Highway 61 RevisitedUnited States Bob Dylan
Year of Release:1965Appears in:1,641 charts
Rank in 1965:1Rank Score:69,431
Rank in 1960s7Overall Rank:20
Average Rating: Top rated 89/100 (1,895 votes)
Comments: 155 comments
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8.

Rubber SoulUnited Kingdom The Beatles
Year of Release:1965Appears in:1,593 charts
Rank in 1965:2Rank Score:64,562
Rank in 1960s8Overall Rank:22
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (2,178 votes)
Comments: 174 comments
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9.

The DoorsUnited States The Doors
Year of Release:1967Appears in:1,577 charts
Rank in 1967:3Rank Score:54,899
Rank in 1960s9Overall Rank:25
Average Rating: Top rated 87/100 (1,852 votes)
Comments: 140 comments
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10.

Blonde On BlondeUnited States Bob Dylan
Year of Release:1966Appears in:1,321 charts
Rank in 1966:3Rank Score:52,136
Rank in 1960s10Overall Rank:28
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,613 votes)
Comments: 121 comments
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 41 4%
1961 39 4%
1962 39 4%
1963 55 6%
1964 61 6%
1965 91 9%
1966 105 11%
1967 150 15%
1968 196 20%
1969 223 22%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 15 2%
The Beach Boys 14 1%
The Rolling Stones 14 1%
Frank Sinatra 13 1%
John Coltrane 11 1%
Nina Simone 10 1%
Bob Dylan 10 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 611 61%
United Kingdom 228 23%
Brazil 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Canada 20 2%
France 11 1%
Germany 9 1%
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