Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by JMGL95

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My first complete top 100 of the 60s after some weeks of discovering new albums and re-listening to old ones. Still some details to be added, though.


EXTRA: Favourite songs of the 60s (1 per artist) ->

1. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (Highway 61 Revisited)
2. David Bowie - Space Oddity (David Bowie)
3. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (Magical Mystery Tour)
4. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (Pet Sound)
5. The Velvet Underground - Heroin (The Velvet Underground & Nico)
6. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (In the Court of the Crimson King)
7. Love - Alone Again Or (Forever Changes)
8. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Electric Ladyland)
9. Van Morrison - Madame George (Astral Weeks)
10. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)

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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
74
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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9
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year Albums %


1960 0 0%
1961 1 1%
1962 0 0%
1963 2 2%
1964 4 4%
1965 15 15%
1966 15 15%
1967 19 19%
1968 17 17%
1969 27 27%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 8 8%
Bob Dylan 6 6%
The Kinks 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 3 3%
The Who 3 3%
The Byrds 3 3%
Simon & Garfunkel 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 30 30%
Canada 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Brazil 2 2%
Japan 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

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