Best Albums of the 1960s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
60,523
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475
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Year of Release:
1966
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52,536
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Year of Release:
1967
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46,120
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Year of Release:
1967
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42,331
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Year of Release:
1966
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41,247
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Year of Release:
1968
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39,473
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
29,638
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1965
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28,302
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Year of Release:
1965
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28,212
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Year of Release:
1967
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27,637
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 63 | 6% | |
| 1962 | 49 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 52 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 68 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 140 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 193 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 191 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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633 | 63% | |
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207 | 21% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
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| 3. Pink Floyd | |
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| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
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| 10. Nirvana | |
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| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. The Smiths | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
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| 17. R.E.M. | |
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| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
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