Best Albums of the 1960s

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
YearAlbums 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.
196059126,594
196155723,046
196262420,804
196364649,970
196476249,001
1965901148,856
1966975192,345
19671,200307,133
19681,562229,592
19691,942351,635
Total9,7601,398,976

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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Year of Release:
1968
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15,388
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Year of Release:
1963
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14,076
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Year of Release:
1969
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13,785
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
13,310
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1967
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Rank Score:
10,230
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
10,157
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Year of Release:
1968
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10,013
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,770
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1967
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9,615
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1969
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9,393
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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 %


United States 629 63%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 26 3%
France 23 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 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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