Best Albums of the 1960s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
196058526,305
196155123,002
196261920,955
196364050,475
196474849,005
1965875152,013
1966954196,936
19671,180316,176
19681,523233,144
19691,913358,264
Total9,5881,426,275

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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1969
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67,437
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1966
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58,992
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1967
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53,678
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1967
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48,174
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1966
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46,777
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1968
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44,477
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1969
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32,853
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1965
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32,225
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1965
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31,527
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1967
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29,947
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 54 5%
1961 63 6%
1962 47 5%
1963 49 5%
1964 66 7%
1965 91 9%
1966 101 10%
1967 140 14%
1968 194 19%
1969 195 20%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 17 2%
The Rolling Stones 14 1%
The Beach Boys 14 1%
John Coltrane 13 1%
Miles Davis 11 1%
Nina Simone 10 1%
Bob Dylan 10 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 626 63%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 27 3%
France 22 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 12 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 968 97%
Yes 32 3%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Best Artists of 1976
1. Stevie Wonder
2. David Bowie
3. Ramones
4. Eagles
5. Boston
6. Genesis (UK)
7. Rush (CA)
8. Bob Dylan
9. The Modern Lovers
10. Joni Mitchell
11. Thin Lizzy
12. Electric Light Orchestra
13. Rainbow (UK)
14. AC/DC
15. Led Zeppelin
16. Queen
17. Aerosmith
18. Steely Dan
19. Jean Michel Jarre
20. Jorge Ben
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