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	592	26,773	Giant Steps (439th)by John Coltrane
1961	557	23,128	My Favorite Things (584th)by John Coltrane
1962	625	20,824	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,113th)by Ray Charles
1963	646	49,929	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	762	49,343	A Hard Day's Night (224th)by The Beatles
1965	901	148,912	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	975	192,407	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	307,346	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (7th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	229,697	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,872	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,762	1,400,230

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:

1,035

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

161

Overall Rank:

1,653

Average Rating:

80 (134 votes)

Comments:

162.

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

1,032

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,658

Average Rating:

76 (177 votes)

Comments:

163.

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:

163

Overall Rank:

1,661

Average Rating:

79 (280 votes)

Comments:

164.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,017

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,678

Average Rating:

75 (409 votes)

Comments:

165.

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Janis Joplin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

1,012

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,685

Average Rating:

79 (164 votes)

Comments:

166.

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,006

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

166

Overall Rank:

1,690

Average Rating:

79 (181 votes)

Comments:

167.

Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

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:

1,004

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

168

Overall Rank:

1,693

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

Comments:

169.

Clouds

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,003

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:

1,001

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,699

Average Rating:

79 (308 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	48	5%
1963	50	5%
1964	67	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
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	%

	630	63%
	209	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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