Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by BorderFreeAndrew

Chart updated: 02/04/2025 01:15
(Created: 06/26/2016 22:37).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,526 charts

Rank Score:

17,380

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Average Rating:

85 (1,695 votes)

Comments:

136

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Forever Changes

Love

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,492 charts

Rank Score:

16,348

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Rank in 1960s:

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Average Rating:

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

981 charts

Rank Score:

9,130

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

170

Average Rating:

84 (1,067 votes)

Comments:

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Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

3,472

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

513

Average Rating:

80 (617 votes)

Comments:

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Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

525 charts

Rank Score:

3,773

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

467

Average Rating:

80 (551 votes)

Comments:

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Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

605 charts

Rank Score:

4,200

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

418

Average Rating:

81 (689 votes)

Comments:

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A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

1,015

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

163

Overall Rank:

1,679

Average Rating:

76 (182 votes)

Comments:

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New York Tendaberry

Laura Nyro

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

812

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

195

Overall Rank:

2,041

Average Rating:

78 (106 votes)

Comments:

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Moby Grape

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

883

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

184

Overall Rank:

1,898

Average Rating:

77 (217 votes)

Comments:

10. (9)

Oar

Alexander Spence

[First added to this chart: 06/26/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

558

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

254

Overall Rank:

2,773

Average Rating:

76 (123 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	4	4%
1961	3	3%
1962	1	1%
1963	2	2%
1964	3	3%
1965	7	7%
1966	9	9%
1967	23	23%
1968	24	24%
1969	23	23%

Artist	Albums	%

Nina Simone	4	4%
Scott Walker	3	3%
Pharoah Sanders	2	2%
Otis Redding	2	2%
Tim Hardin	2	2%
The Incredible String Band	2	2%
Etta James	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	66	66%
	17	17%
	5	5%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 20th to 8th New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro
Up 9 from 42nd to 33rd It's My Way! by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Up 2 from 22nd to 20th Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 28th to 34th Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
Down 5 from 17th to 22nd We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite by Max Roach
Down 4 from 39th to 43rd Far East Suite by Duke Ellington

Title	Source	Type	Published
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	badger	1960s decade chart	2022
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Patman360	1960s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Norman Bates	1960s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of 1968	BorderFreeAndrew	1968 year chart	2023
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	boppare	1960s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	WayneMC	1960s decade chart	2016
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Arthurknight	1960s decade chart	2022
Top 100 Music Albums of 1969	BorderFreeAndrew	1969 year chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Torchlin	1960s decade chart	2013
Top 100 Music Albums of 1967	BorderFreeAndrew	1967 year chart	2023

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From Johnnyo 02/26/2019 07:38

Some really interesting choices here. Very nice chart

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