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 53,000 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	590	26,468	Giant Steps (448th)by John Coltrane
1961	554	23,001	My Favorite Things (585th)by John Coltrane
1962	624	20,796	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,111th)by Ray Charles
1963	645	50,017	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	760	48,958	A Hard Day's Night (231st)by The Beatles
1965	895	148,789	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	975	192,573	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,201	306,503	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (7th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	228,818	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,944	350,415	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,750	1,396,339

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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111.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

1,738

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

111

Overall Rank:

1,022

Average Rating:

78 (385 votes)

Comments:

112.

Ascension

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,677

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

112

Overall Rank:

1,055

Average Rating:

77 (318 votes)

Comments:

113.

Kick Out The Jams
Live

MC5

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

1,648

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

113

Overall Rank:

1,071

Average Rating:

78 (401 votes)

Comments:

114.

Safe Mode: On

Blind Faith

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,642

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

114

Overall Rank:

1,076

Average Rating:

77 (391 votes)

Comments:

115.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,597

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

115

Overall Rank:

1,103

Average Rating:

78 (291 votes)

Comments:

116.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,589

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

116

Overall Rank:

1,111

Average Rating:

79 (302 votes)

Comments:

117.

Fresh Cream

Cream

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,588

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

117

Overall Rank:

1,112

Average Rating:

78 (388 votes)

Comments:

118.

Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

The Ronettes

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,583

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

118

Overall Rank:

1,116

Average Rating:

78 (219 votes)

Comments:

119.

Here Are The Sonics!!!

The Sonics

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,572

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

119

Overall Rank:

1,125

Average Rating:

78 (286 votes)

Comments:

120.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

The Mamas And The Papas

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

1,557

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,138

Average Rating:

77 (321 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	55	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	66	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	195	20%
1969	192	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%
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Country	Albums	%

	630	63%
	209	21%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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