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	591	26,647	Giant Steps (439th)by John Coltrane
1961	557	23,085	My Favorite Things (584th)by John Coltrane
1962	624	20,803	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,113th)by Ray Charles
1963	646	49,937	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	762	49,206	A Hard Day's Night (228th)by The Beatles
1965	901	148,847	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	975	192,282	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	307,265	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	229,491	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,629	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,760	1,399,191

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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241.

Olé Coltrane

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

603

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

241

Overall Rank:

2,590

Average Rating:

79 (166 votes)

Comments:

242.

The Blues And The Abstract Truth

Oliver Nelson

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

598

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

242

Overall Rank:

2,606

Average Rating:

79 (127 votes)

Comments:

243.

Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

595

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

243

Overall Rank:

2,621

Average Rating:

76 (132 votes)

Comments:

244.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

590

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

244

Overall Rank:

2,640

Average Rating:

76 (151 votes)

Comments:

245.

Africa/Brass

John Coltrane Quartet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

245

Overall Rank:

2,656

Average Rating:

80 (118 votes)

Comments:

246.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

585

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

246

Overall Rank:

2,659

Average Rating:

72 (350 votes)

Comments:

247.

Shine On Brightly

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

578

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

247

Overall Rank:

2,687

Average Rating:

77 (102 votes)

Comments:

248.

Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles

Françoise Hardy

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

577

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

248

Overall Rank:

2,688

Average Rating:

78 (122 votes)

Comments:

249.

Wednesday Morning, 3AM

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

576

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

249

Overall Rank:

2,698

Average Rating:

72 (221 votes)

Comments:

250.

All Summer Long

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

574

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

250

Overall Rank:

2,703

Average Rating:

74 (231 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	66	7%
1965	92	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	194	19%
1969	192	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
The Beach Boys	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	629	63%
	209	21%
	33	3%
	26	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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