Best Albums of 1965

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Listed below are the best albums of 1965 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1965 year summaryThe best artists of 1965 were Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones and Vince Guaraldi.

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,312 charts

Rank Score:

31,047

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Average Rating:

89 (2,739 votes)

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226

Rubber Soul

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,288 charts

Rank Score:

30,551

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,290 charts

Rank Score:

17,077

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Average Rating:

87 (1,453 votes)

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Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,238 charts

Rank Score:

13,317

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Help!
Soundtrack

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

951 charts

Rank Score:

7,324

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229

Average Rating:

81 (1,897 votes)

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123

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

685 charts

Rank Score:

4,837

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

2,793

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639

Average Rating:

81 (343 votes)

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My Generation

The Who

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

2,763

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649

Average Rating:

78 (782 votes)

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The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,025

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Overall Rank:

886

Average Rating:

78 (554 votes)

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10.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Soundtrack

Vince Guaraldi

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,939

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Overall Rank:

924

Average Rating:

80 (241 votes)

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Best Albums of 1965 composition

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	6	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
The Rolling Stones	5	1%
The Animals	5	1%
The Supremes	5	1%
Herman's Hermits	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	55%
	117	18%
	32	5%
	18	3%
	15	2%
	10	2%
	10	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	609	96%
Yes	28	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	611	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	624	98%
Yes	13	2%

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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Charles Mingus
18. Neil Young
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies