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Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 36,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary
YearAlbums   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.
196033423,946 Sketches Of Spain (524th)
by Miles Davis
196134319,910 King Of The Delta Blues Singers (735th)
by Robert Johnson
196236915,691 Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,298th)
by Ray Charles
196341565,213 The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (139th)
by Charles Mingus
196447653,206 A Hard Day's Night (227th)
by The Beatles
1965570263,037 Highway 61 Revisited (20th)
by Bob Dylan
1966632373,473 Revolver (4th)
by The Beatles
1967801586,782 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (5th)
by The Beatles
19681,083374,373 The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)
by The Beatles
19691,325585,619 Abbey Road (3rd)
by The Beatles
Total6,3482,361,250

The best artists of the 1960s were The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground And Nico, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.
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RankAlbumArtist
21.

Bringing It All Back HomeUnited States Bob Dylan
Year of Release:1965Appears in:962 charts
Rank in 1965:4Rank Score:24,927
Rank in 1960s21Overall Rank:102
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,318 votes)
Comments: 76 comments
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22.

Odessey And OracleUnited Kingdom The Zombies
Year of Release:1968Appears in:921 charts
Rank in 1968:4Rank Score:23,147
Rank in 1960s22Overall Rank:107
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,013 votes)
Comments: 88 comments
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23.

The Velvet UndergroundUnited States The Velvet Underground
Year of Release:1969Appears in:928 charts
Rank in 1969:6Rank Score:23,093
Rank in 1960s23Overall Rank:108
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,242 votes)
Comments: 90 comments
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24.

Beggars BanquetUnited Kingdom The Rolling Stones
Year of Release:1968Appears in:897 charts
Rank in 1968:5Rank Score:19,585
Rank in 1960s24Overall Rank:129
Average Rating:  84/100 (1,195 votes)
Comments: 66 comments
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25.

The Black Saint And The Sinner LadyUnited States Charles Mingus
Year of Release:1963Appears in:670 charts
Rank in 1963:1Rank Score:18,840
Rank in 1960s25Overall Rank:139
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (738 votes)
Comments: 51 comments
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26.

White Light/White HeatUnited States The Velvet Underground
Year of Release:1968Appears in:759 charts
Rank in 1968:6Rank Score:17,940
Rank in 1960s26Overall Rank:149
Average Rating:  84/100 (1,070 votes)
Comments: 82 comments
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27.

The Piper At The Gates Of DawnUnited Kingdom Pink Floyd
Year of Release:1967Appears in:922 charts
Rank in 1967:7Rank Score:17,328
Rank in 1960s27Overall Rank:152
Average Rating:  82/100 (1,539 votes)
Comments: 88 comments
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28.

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation SocietyUnited Kingdom The Kinks
Year of Release:1968Appears in:745 charts
Rank in 1968:7Rank Score:16,460
Rank in 1960s28Overall Rank:158
Average Rating:  84/100 (839 votes)
Comments: 54 comments
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29.

The Freewheelin' Bob DylanUnited States Bob Dylan
Year of Release:1963Appears in:741 charts
Rank in 1963:2Rank Score:16,376
Rank in 1960s29Overall Rank:160
Average Rating:  84/100 (1,163 votes)
Comments: 64 comments
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30.

Songs Of Leonard CohenCanada Leonard Cohen
Year of Release:1967Appears in:752 charts
Rank in 1967:8Rank Score:15,735
Rank in 1960s30Overall Rank:171
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (821 votes)
Comments: 29 comments
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 37 4%
1961 41 4%
1962 37 4%
1963 59 6%
1964 60 6%
1965 93 9%
1966 104 10%
1967 145 15%
1968 196 20%
1969 228 23%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 15 2%
The Beach Boys 14 1%
The Rolling Stones 14 1%
Frank Sinatra 13 1%
John Coltrane 12 1%
Miles Davis 11 1%
Bob Dylan 10 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 613 61%
United Kingdom 221 22%
Brazil 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Canada 22 2%
Germany 13 1%
France 10 1%
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