Best Albums of the 1960s
Explore the best albums of the 1960s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"some beautiful moments, fantastically atmospheric, quintessential 60s counter-culture, pacifist music.. just not musically as striking as surrealistic pillow though.. my 2nd favourite airplane album" Reply
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telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Baba O´Riley/The Who...big influence." Reply
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1969
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"A good debut album, this is a highly uneven affair though, ranging from the brilliant tune You Really Got Me, through the very strong tracks Beautiful Delilah, I'm a Lover Not a Fighter, and Too Much Monkey Business, to the less than good Revenge and Bald Headed Woman. All Day and All of the Nigh..." [+] Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1964
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816
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"Solid 80/100 quality." Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Laura Nyro was one of those rare and singular talents that comes along once in a lifetime, if you're lucky. In her original music, the disparate sounds of Soul, Jazz, Folk-Rock, Doo-Wop, Broadway, and Brill Building Pop coalesced into something that was magically hers alone. Her wild and untraine..." [+] Reply
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1969
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796
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"There are no weak tracks on this cinematically epic jazz album. It is very smooth, and very melodic. This is the exact opposite of avant-garde Jazz, going back to basics in the best possible way. A classic! 9.5/10!" Reply
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1964
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783
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"The title says it all ! A great blues album Nina at her best. Standout tracks are "A little sugar ....." "Do I Move You" "In The Dark " "Since I Fell For You " and "Blues For Mama" but to top all of those is the amazing "My Mans Gone Now ". A brilliant album." Reply
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Tamthebam | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1967
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781
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"A quintessential masterpiece of British psychedelia, I always enjoy every seconds of the album." Reply
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1968
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"Fantastic album, bought it when it came out in 7th grade...perfect age to absorb music during this fertile period in american pop music. Fav: "Heaven is in your mind"" Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1967
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764
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"Borrowing elements from folk, country, blues and tex-mex, Townes Van Zandt's poetry is emotionally intense. His gentle acoustic style has a unique desolate quality to it and his stories are simultaneously intimate and universal." Reply
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1969
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 20 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 69 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 186 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 193 | 19% |
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| John Coltrane | 17 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 15 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 15 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 15 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
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634 | 63% | |
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203 | 20% | |
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38 | 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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Best Albums of the 1960s chart changes
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