Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by album guru joe

My favourite decade in contempary music...Jazz, Folk Revival, Country, Blues, Surf Rock, British Invasion, Soul/R&B, Garage, Psychedelia/Acid, Funk, Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter etc...a wonderful melting pot of music :)

• Chart updated: 03/16/2013 10:11
• (Created: 01/25/2012 13:02).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,481 charts

Rank Score:

56,812

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,476 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,785 charts

Rank Score:

45,092

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,197 votes)

Comments:

354

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,419 charts

Rank Score:

50,870

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,488 votes)

Comments:

480

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,971 charts

Rank Score:

27,670

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,332 votes)

Comments:

173

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,983 charts

Rank Score:

45,961

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

350

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,313 charts

Rank Score:

31,040

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,739 votes)

Comments:

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,868 charts

Rank Score:

43,251

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,733 votes)

Comments:

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,631 charts

Rank Score:

18,885

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 86 (1,920 votes)

Comments:

108

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,632 charts

Rank Score:

65,462

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,512 votes)

Comments:

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,290 charts

Rank Score:

30,623

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,291 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	1	1%
1961	2	2%
1962	2	2%
1963	2	2%
1964	3	3%
1965	13	13%
1966	12	12%
1967	22	22%
1968	20	20%
1969	23	23%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	8	8%
Bob Dylan	6	6%
The Beach Boys	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
The Kinks	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
The Byrds	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	32	32%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	1	1%

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From tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:24

All great artists of the 60's are represented on this list and I love your chose for a Booker T and the MG's album.

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From Error Finn 03/24/2012 12:14

A good list. Therefore, also good that there are 100 albums. In the 1960s were so many good and well-known (pop) and the less well-known music (jazz).

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From alansarchives 03/10/2012 16:40

An excellent chart! Almost a quarter is the same on my list - well done on having such good taste!

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