Best Albums of the 1960s
Explore the best albums of the 1960s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"When I first bought this album in vinyl format 20 years ago I nearly switched it off after the first two songs. Pledging My Time and Rainy Day Woman seemed like mindless throw aways. But then the pace slowed as Visions of Johanna came on. That was something else and so I persevered. The next song..." [+] Reply
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1966
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23,949
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"I wish the American version was here instead then it's 100/100" Reply
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1967
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"The heaviest Zeppelin album you can hear. Battles with "The Stooges" for being the most energetic album of 1969. I never was such of an big fan of Plant's vocals, altough I do like his lyrics, in this album they don't appear too much. Jimmy Page comes up with his blues-kinda-of-ripped-off as alwa..." [+] Reply
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1969
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20,479
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"Probably no other album gets me more filled with energy and emotion than this one. This is Jimi's best work, and honestly her be one of my favorite artists if this album was his entire catalogue (plus bold as love). It's really a crime that this isn't WAAAYY higher on the list, and that AYE is so..." [+] Reply
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1968
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16,843
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"Gimmie shelter almost destroys the rest of the album as you can´t recover from its greatness direct after listening. The rest is great also of course." Reply
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1969
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16,546
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"Hell of a debut blues rock album. This is kick ass in every sense of the term, can you imagine hearing this album in 1969?" Reply
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1969
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"This is one of the greatest soul albums ever made. This is what soul should be...Van Morrison opening himself to everything around him, and the result is music as it should be. Astral Weeks is beautiful." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Unbelievable how overlooked this album is in the mainstream since it features some of the best song writing and singing of the 60's. There are so many songs "The Red Telephone", "A House is not a Motel", "You Set the Scene", ect... that should be recognizable classics and as iconic as anything by..." [+] Reply
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1967
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14,950
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"John Coltrane was a legend on the saxophone, and that reputation was well earned. His highest accomplishment was this testament of his faith and devotion to god. A highly emotional recording, it incorporates interesting ideas into its techniques, such as playing each note of prayer through his sa..." [+] Reply
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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"The final stop on the LSD train for the Beatles. Though thrown together for the release of the MMT film, Magical Mystery Tour is probably the most underrated Beatles albums. Many classics are on here. Highlights: The Fool on the Hill, Strawberry Fields Forever" Reply
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1967
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 69 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 141 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 187 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 190 | 19% |
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| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 17 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 15 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 15 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 15 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
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635 | 64% | |
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202 | 20% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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