Best Albums of the 1960s
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"Nearly every review here has the word beautiful in it and they're all right. There's no other word to describe this album as well as the word beautiful, but I'll try. The lyrics are not as cheery and bright as one might assume, but that just adds on to the appeal of this album. This album is univ..." Reply
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Cojo7 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 6
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1968
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"I am not a Jazz listener but this album is so so so good. I wish I could understand other Jazz records like I get this record. It is majestical the performance in the record. So powerful and so communicative." Reply
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1963
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"This album was a real shock for me. Funny how their, I think, most accessible album was the most shocking for me. When I looked into VU's music I started with the first album and went in chronological order. After wearing out VU Nico and White Light/White Heat, I wanted more, so I went on the nex..." Reply
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joannajewsom | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 15
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1969
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"This is a huge turning point in the history of music and not only is it incredibly influential it is also full of some of the greatest songs of Bob Dylan's career. Mr. Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Maggie's Farm and the two closing tracks are the example of this outstanding quality..." Reply
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1965
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11,228
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"Cohen is up there with the great writers of words to songs . While I can't listen to him everyday I enjoy this album and rate it as his best" Reply
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1967
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9,462
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"Such an underrated band, such a fantastic album. In thier time, the Davies' little garage band could rock as hard as the Stones and sing as sweetly as the Beatles. Great starting point for a future Kinks fan." Reply
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motownfreak15 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 5
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1968
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"If it was just more consistent it would have been perfect. For me this album contains one of the best songs I've heard and song over and over again. And the memory of when I heard it for the first 10 times, it was just amazing, weird in a great way. Syd Barrett was one of the best." Reply
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AleJohnMari | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 6
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1967
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"After floundering (just a little bit) with psychedelia, this is where The Stones found and perfected their sound which they would simply tweak for the rest of their career. And that sound that they developed was just pure genius and utterly unique. Henceforth, countless bands would be complacent ..." Reply
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1968
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8,729
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"The story goes that Nick Drake's understated, intimate lyricism was a product of his being "too sensitive for this world," a remark that diminishes his skill and commitment to revision by reducing them to an emotional quirk. Nick had "a skin too few" maybe, as Gabrielle Drake would say, but hardl..." Reply
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Rug | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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1969
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"This is probably the groups least accessible album by a long way but it is also their most experimental and interesting album to explore both sonically and lyrically. The guitars are allowed to pretty much just run free on this album and we are really rewarded for them doing that. We get that cla..." Reply
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1968
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 49 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 71 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 184 | 18% | |
| 1969 | 195 | 20% |
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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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204 | 20% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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Best Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 100th to 96th |
Up 4 from 74th to 70th |
Up 2 from 95th to 93rd |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 83rd to 87th |
Down 2 from 70th to 72nd |
Down 2 from 93rd to 95th |
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