Best Albums of 1964

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Listed below are the best albums of 1964 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1964 year summaryThe best artists of 1964 were The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stan Getz & João Gilberto, Eric Dolphy, The Ronettes, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Sam Cooke, The Supremes and Herbie Hancock.

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21.

All Summer Long

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

573

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

250

Overall Rank:

2,702

Average Rating:

74 (231 votes)

Comments:

22.

Dust Bowl Ballads
Compilation

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

556

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

255

Overall Rank:

2,784

Average Rating:

79 (146 votes)

Comments:

23.

Jazz På Svenska

Jan Johansson

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

493

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

278

Overall Rank:

3,049

Average Rating:

76 (87 votes)

Comments:

24.

St. Louis To Liverpool

Chuck Berry

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

491

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

280

Overall Rank:

3,062

Average Rating:

76 (89 votes)

Comments:

25.

Pain In My Heart

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

467

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

286

Overall Rank:

3,190

Average Rating:

77 (132 votes)

Comments:

26.

12 x 5

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

463

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

290

Overall Rank:

3,216

Average Rating:

74 (259 votes)

Comments:

27.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

359

Overall Rank:

4,304

Average Rating:

75 (95 votes)

Comments:

28.

Death Chants, Break Downs & Military Waltzes

John Fahey

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

321

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

364

Overall Rank:

4,378

Average Rating:

75 (58 votes)

Comments:

29.

Nina Simone In Concert
Live

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

377

Overall Rank:

4,566

Average Rating:

77 (52 votes)

Comments:

30.

Crescent

John Coltrane Quartet

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

261

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

416

Overall Rank:

5,155

Average Rating:

79 (77 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1964 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	2%
The Beatles	10	2%
The Rolling Stones	6	1%
Woody Guthrie	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	4	1%
John Coltrane	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	322	53%
	92	15%
	35	6%
	23	4%
	23	4%
	17	3%
	12	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	574	95%
Yes	29	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	573	95%
Yes	30	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	593	98%
Yes	10	2%

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