Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
1960	713	27,011	Giant Steps (432nd)by John Coltrane
1961	626	23,001	My Favorite Things (602nd)by John Coltrane
1962	663	21,226	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,099th)by Ray Charles
1963	687	49,757	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	798	49,455	A Hard Day's Night (222nd)by The Beatles
1965	947	146,113	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,028	187,736	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,843	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,584	225,189	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,984	345,191	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,253	1,374,522

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

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51.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

635 charts

Rank Score:

4,525

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

388

Average Rating:

81 (645 votes)

Comments:

52.

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

4,380

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

399

Average Rating:

80 (597 votes)

Comments:

53.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

4,358

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

78 (929 votes)

Comments:

54.

The Stooges

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

670 charts

Rank Score:

4,349

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

405

Average Rating:

80 (764 votes)

Comments:

55.

Sounds Of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

4,310

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

411

Average Rating:

80 (724 votes)

Comments:

56.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

615 charts

Rank Score:

4,118

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

429

Average Rating:

81 (701 votes)

Comments:

57.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

4,117

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

81 (681 votes)

Comments:

58.

Giant Steps

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

4,107

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

83 (618 votes)

Comments:

59.

Sketches Of Spain

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

551 charts

Rank Score:

3,941

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

449

Average Rating:

81 (681 votes)

Comments:

60.

Please Please Me

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

695 charts

Rank Score:

3,928

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

77 (1,700 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	60	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	71	7%
1965	93	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	192	19%
1969	189	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%
Frank Sinatra	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	634	63%
	207	21%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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