1960s Singer/Songwriter Albums by 
Mercury 
NOTE: I actually did rank this. Some of these ranks go against where they were initially ranked in my Music Diary. But Here ya go. I did not rank the honorable mentions YET. They are in order of when they appeared on the Music Diary.
I had a Diary, maybe even still do, where I listened to a bunch of Singer/Songwriter albums. First from pre 66, then 67, then 68, and then I went absolutely nuts deep dive into 69. This chart basically lists out every album mentioned with its corresponding review or note in that September-October 2017 Music Diary project. That is why some things won't make sense, references to videos posted in that thread won't make sense. References to rank won't make much sense. My system even changed, the number of albums ranked per year changed. The first thing though was I essentially pointed out that Dylan 63-66 dominated. After the dylan you have my top 10 pre 67 singer songwriter albums, then some albums which were honorable mentions for that period, then top 8 1967 albums, then some honorable mentions, then top 5 1968, followed by honorable mentions, then you have hella honorable mentions for 69 followed by the top 25(!) 69 singer songwriter albums ranked.
The total number of albums mentioned came out to 95. I added 5 albums i hadn't mentioned to get it to an even number.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments, and okay bye.
- Chart updated: 10/17/2017 20:15
- (Created: 10/14/2017 06:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2017]
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1963
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#4 Pre-1967
This album is just amazing! Allmusic reviewer Stanton Swihart described it best when he said "Trouble is like a cross between a novel full of idiosyncratic character studies (à la Faulkner) and a John Wayne Western, with Hazlewood". It really is a fascinating album, and probably will rise higher on this list, so take this #6 rank with that in mind. It's got this low down, collage feel of all these interesting little studies of low down people. Its got Train songs, Prison Songs, all kinds of little love story songs, etc. And throughout there are these little spoken word intros by Lee which just make the whole album feel like a camp fire story session with an old cowboy you met along the way in your travels. The guitar is plain and beautiful acoustic glory, the harmonicas cries out sadly throughout. Which brings me to a random aside: I love harmonica in almost all settings. Harmonica played right on a record just is a clincher for me loving a song or sound. Like, I love "Nebraska" but if Springsteen messed up the harmonica on that album (he doesn't) I'd probably feel pretty meh about it. The harminica on "Papa Rollin' Stone" on Johnny Thunders' classic album "So Alone" instantly makes that my fave or second fave track on that masterpiece, oh and one of the great things (amongst many great great things ... you'll see how much I love the records later on in this diary methinks) about those classic Mickey Newbury albums is the occasional Harmonica atmospherics he dredges up. I mean Dylan strangely enough never quite used the harmonica well at all. I don't like the harmonica playing on his albums. If he had played harmonica with that mournful, tuneful, style, I would love his early albums even more (kind of a scary thought... I would never have even listened to any other music to this day if he'd nailed that aspect lol).
Okay, and so in closing, this album is just a hour or so long travel story or concept album or something about a little deadend town called Trouble. If you love country, folk, or just excellent songwriting I think you'll love this. Check it out.
Edit: I moved this from 7 to 6 to 5. Its a winner! And an excellent debut to boot.
"Trouble's little and it's lonesome.
You won't find it on any map.
But you can take three steps in any direction, and you're there.
It's a place to be born.
And it's a place to live.
And it's a place to die and be forgotten.
It's a town called Trouble.
And Trouble is a lonesome town" Applause Applause Applause
Grade: 8.7/10 [First added to this chart: 10/14/2017]
This album is just amazing! Allmusic reviewer Stanton Swihart described it best when he said "Trouble is like a cross between a novel full of idiosyncratic character studies (à la Faulkner) and a John Wayne Western, with Hazlewood". It really is a fascinating album, and probably will rise higher on this list, so take this #6 rank with that in mind. It's got this low down, collage feel of all these interesting little studies of low down people. Its got Train songs, Prison Songs, all kinds of little love story songs, etc. And throughout there are these little spoken word intros by Lee which just make the whole album feel like a camp fire story session with an old cowboy you met along the way in your travels. The guitar is plain and beautiful acoustic glory, the harmonicas cries out sadly throughout. Which brings me to a random aside: I love harmonica in almost all settings. Harmonica played right on a record just is a clincher for me loving a song or sound. Like, I love "Nebraska" but if Springsteen messed up the harmonica on that album (he doesn't) I'd probably feel pretty meh about it. The harminica on "Papa Rollin' Stone" on Johnny Thunders' classic album "So Alone" instantly makes that my fave or second fave track on that masterpiece, oh and one of the great things (amongst many great great things ... you'll see how much I love the records later on in this diary methinks) about those classic Mickey Newbury albums is the occasional Harmonica atmospherics he dredges up. I mean Dylan strangely enough never quite used the harmonica well at all. I don't like the harmonica playing on his albums. If he had played harmonica with that mournful, tuneful, style, I would love his early albums even more (kind of a scary thought... I would never have even listened to any other music to this day if he'd nailed that aspect lol).
Okay, and so in closing, this album is just a hour or so long travel story or concept album or something about a little deadend town called Trouble. If you love country, folk, or just excellent songwriting I think you'll love this. Check it out.
Edit: I moved this from 7 to 6 to 5. Its a winner! And an excellent debut to boot.
"Trouble's little and it's lonesome.
You won't find it on any map.
But you can take three steps in any direction, and you're there.
It's a place to be born.
And it's a place to live.
And it's a place to die and be forgotten.
It's a town called Trouble.
And Trouble is a lonesome town" Applause Applause Applause
Grade: 8.7/10 [First added to this chart: 10/14/2017]
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1960s Singer/Songwriter Albums composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1962 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1963 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1964 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1966 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1967 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1968 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1969 | 38 | 38% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 8 | 8% | |
| Phil Ochs | 5 | 5% | |
| Laura Nyro | 3 | 3% | |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 3% | |
| Fred Neil | 3 | 3% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 3 | 3% | |
| Roger Miller | 3 | 3% | |
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| 100/100 | 10/14/2017 11:33 |  Repo | | 100/100 |
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From Moondance 12/03/2023 01:53
Absolutely love this chart - I can feel the passion you had in creating it. I came to this chart via exploring Vince Martin's anthology - and I will certainly return here as I notice a few artists that have escaped me to date on my own journey through singer/songwriters.
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From Repo 10/14/2017 11:33
Repo 10/14/2017 11:33
I think the biggest surprise for me is how low you rank Nick Drake's debut which I consider a masterpiece. I know that you are just getting into Tim Buckley and his charms take a little time, but I know that you've adored Drake for a long time.
But, there is so much stuff here I do not know that's it's impossible to really argue with these ratings. You've become the master in a genre and time period that I thought I knew rather well. Proving yet again that I know nothing. Damn you for that, Mercury. lol
But, yeah this is really, really great stuff. You should definitely continue this project for as long as it still inspires you. Just don't feel compelled to move at such a breakneck speed. lol. When you do, well hop on over to my Mellow Zone. lol.
Peace, brother. Truly phenomenal work, here! Keep it up!!!
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From bobbyb5 10/14/2017 07:12
bobbyb5 10/14/2017 07:12
Awesome. I'm going to make one right now myself. It's going to look very different from yours. I'm more of a pop/rock singer songwriter type of guy. But your chart is awesome anyway, just different than mine will be.
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