Best Albums of the 1960s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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.
196057725,601
196154323,929
196260221,006
196361251,286
196471150,067
1965836155,799
1966900203,889
19671,147324,642
19681,492238,012
19691,864366,806
Total9,2841,461,038

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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70,074
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1966
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62,095
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1967
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56,285
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1967
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50,296
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1966
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48,890
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1968
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46,671
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1969
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34,343
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1965
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33,371
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1965
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32,766
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1967
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31,188
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 52 5%
1961 64 6%
1962 48 5%
1963 52 5%
1964 70 7%
1965 93 9%
1966 99 10%
1967 139 14%
1968 190 19%
1969 193 19%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 17 2%
The Beach Boys 14 1%
The Rolling Stones 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 622 62%
United Kingdom 210 21%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Brazil 27 3%
France 22 2%
Canada 18 2%
Germany 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Live? Albums %
No 964 96%
Yes 36 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Best Artists of 1980
1. Talking Heads
2. Joy Division
3. AC/DC
4. David Bowie
5. Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel
7. Bruce Springsteen
8. The Cure
9. Rush (CA)
10. Pretenders
11. Dire Straits
12. The Feelies
13. The Clash
14. Black Sabbath
15. U2
16. Motörhead
17. Genesis
18. Steely Dan
19. Elvis Costello
20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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