Best Albums of the 1960s

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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11.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,043 charts

Rank Score:

24,845

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,410 votes)

Comments:

175

12.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,223 charts

Rank Score:

21,406

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,505 votes)

Comments:

169

13.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,958 charts

Rank Score:

20,772

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,761 votes)

Comments:

176

14.

Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,699 charts

Rank Score:

17,397

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 86 (1,995 votes)

Comments:

109

15.

Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,788 charts

Rank Score:

17,013

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 85 (2,115 votes)

Comments:

140

16.

Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,799 charts

Rank Score:

16,738

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,600 votes)

Comments:

145

17.

Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,539 charts

Rank Score:

16,102

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 84 (1,717 votes)

Comments:

138

18.

A Love Supreme 

 John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,334 charts

Rank Score:

15,584

Rank in 1965:

3

Rank in 1960s:

18

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 87 (1,510 votes)

Comments:

102

19.

Forever Changes 

 Love

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,507 charts

Rank Score:

15,302

Rank in 1967:

5

Rank in 1960s:

19

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 85 (1,639 votes)

Comments:

151

20.

Magical Mystery Tour 
Soundtrack

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,509 charts

Rank Score:

14,957

Rank in 1967:

6

Rank in 1960s:

20

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (2,581 votes)

Comments:

182

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

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%