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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1960s decade summary

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	26,782	Giant Steps (435th)by John Coltrane
1961	560	23,067	My Favorite Things (592nd)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,836	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,113th)by Ray Charles
1963	647	50,009	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	763	49,183	A Hard Day's Night (226th)by The Beatles
1965	902	148,749	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	976	192,176	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	307,126	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	229,535	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,633	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,771	1,399,097

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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161.

Wave

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

1,033

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

161

Overall Rank:

1,654

Average Rating:

80 (134 votes)

Comments:

162.

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,660

Average Rating:

76 (177 votes)

Comments:

162.

Johnny Cash At San Quentin
Live

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,660

Average Rating:

79 (280 votes)

Comments:

164.

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

1,026

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,666

Average Rating:

79 (182 votes)

Comments:

165.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,679

Average Rating:

75 (409 votes)

Comments:

166.

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Janis Joplin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

1,011

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

166

Overall Rank:

1,686

Average Rating:

79 (164 votes)

Comments:

167.

Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,003

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

167

Overall Rank:

1,692

Average Rating:

78 (187 votes)

Comments:

168.

Moondog (1969)

Moondog

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

1,002

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

168

Overall Rank:

1,694

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

Comments:

169.

Clouds

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,002

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

169

Overall Rank:

1,695

Average Rating:

78 (240 votes)

Comments:

170.

Absolutely Free

The Mothers Of Invention

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,702

Average Rating:

79 (308 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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