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 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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	594	26,796	Giant Steps (435th)by John Coltrane
1961	560	23,062	My Favorite Things (592nd)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,839	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,113th)by Ray Charles
1963	647	50,001	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	763	49,170	A Hard Day's Night (224th)by The Beatles
1965	902	148,685	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	976	192,073	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,199	307,016	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,561	229,361	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,943	351,565	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,770	1,398,570

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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111.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

386 charts

Rank Score:

1,749

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

111

Overall Rank:

1,016

Average Rating:

78 (386 votes)

Comments:

112.

Ascension

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,693

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

112

Overall Rank:

1,046

Average Rating:

77 (321 votes)

Comments:

113.

Kick Out The Jams
Live

MC5

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

1,674

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

113

Overall Rank:

1,059

Average Rating:

78 (401 votes)

Comments:

114.

Safe Mode: On

Blind Faith

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,630

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

114

Overall Rank:

1,080

Average Rating:

77 (391 votes)

Comments:

115.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,598

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

115

Overall Rank:

1,103

Average Rating:

78 (291 votes)

Comments:

116.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,586

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

116

Overall Rank:

1,114

Average Rating:

79 (303 votes)

Comments:

117.

Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

The Ronettes

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,579

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

117

Overall Rank:

1,116

Average Rating:

78 (220 votes)

Comments:

118.

Fresh Cream

Cream

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,555

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

118

Overall Rank:

1,132

Average Rating:

78 (388 votes)

Comments:

119.

Here Are The Sonics!!!

The Sonics

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,554

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

119

Overall Rank:

1,133

Average Rating:

78 (287 votes)

Comments:

120.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

The Mamas And The Papas

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

1,553

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,134

Average Rating:

77 (322 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	55	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	191	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%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	631	63%
	210	21%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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