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	26,600	Giant Steps (439th)by John Coltrane
1961	557	23,049	My Favorite Things (590th)by John Coltrane
1962	624	20,800	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,112th)by Ray Charles
1963	646	49,981	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)by Charles Mingus
1964	762	49,009	A Hard Day's Night (229th)by The Beatles
1965	901	148,841	Highway 61 Revisited (26th)by Bob Dylan
1966	975	192,404	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,200	307,207	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,562	229,585	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,942	351,731	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	9,760	1,399,206

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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251.

Africa/Brass

John Coltrane Quartet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

573

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

251

Overall Rank:

2,710

Average Rating:

80 (118 votes)

Comments:

252.

Oar

Alexander Spence

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

565

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

252

Overall Rank:

2,746

Average Rating:

76 (120 votes)

Comments:

253.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe And The Fish

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

556

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

253

Overall Rank:

2,788

Average Rating:

76 (156 votes)

Comments:

254.

Phallus Dei

Amon Düül II

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

554

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

254

Overall Rank:

2,796

Average Rating:

78 (118 votes)

Comments:

255.

Tijuana Moods

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

553

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

255

Overall Rank:

2,799

Average Rating:

78 (137 votes)

Comments:

256.

Meditations

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

553

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

256

Overall Rank:

2,801

Average Rating:

80 (134 votes)

Comments:

257.

Soundtrack From The Film "More"
Soundtrack

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

552

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

257

Overall Rank:

2,803

Average Rating:

69 (492 votes)

Comments:

258.

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

549

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

258

Overall Rank:

2,815

Average Rating:

74 (258 votes)

Comments:

259.

Dust Bowl Ballads
Compilation

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

259

Overall Rank:

2,821

Average Rating:

79 (146 votes)

Comments:

260.

I Ain't Marching Anymore

Phil Ochs

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

260

Overall Rank:

2,823

Average Rating:

79 (86 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 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	%

	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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