Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s by NJ

I think this is pretty objective? I mean, it's totally subjective, obviously, I just mean I'm looking more at quality than personal preferences.

• Chart updated: 09/24/2024 04:15
• (Created: 09/23/2024 03:12).
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Trout Mask Replica 

 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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Weirdly disgusting and beautiful like no other record. Freak blues taken to the extreme, and the pop music industry never recovered. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

726 charts

Rank Score:

6,734

Rank in 1969:

13

Rank in 1960s:

41

Overall Rank:

255

Average Rating:

 74 (1,068 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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This probably deserves #1, but putting an even weirder album of the era right above it seems appropriate. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,007 charts

Rank Score:

44,134

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,487 votes)

Comments:

353

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Pretty much the pinnacle of sophisticated pop music, even more so than the Beach Boys, somehow. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,524 charts

Rank Score:

54,742

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,521 votes)

Comments:

479

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Rock's first double album, apparently (though perhaps not really), and Dylan's masterpiece. His lyricism became more personal and poetic rather than lyrical and critical, and the music became realer than ever. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,999 charts

Rank Score:

27,026

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,359 votes)

Comments:

173

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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More consistent than its legacy might imply. "Revolution 9" is the perfect album climax. The only thing holding it back is that its various styles feel like parody sometimes rather than a respectful push toward something new, like Revolver achieved. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,895 charts

Rank Score:

41,175

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,776 votes)

Comments:

340

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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I can't quite call this the perfect pop album--the Beatles bested it some months later, and I could do without the instrumentals--but it's damn near close. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,809 charts

Rank Score:

43,168

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,228 votes)

Comments:

354

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Ascension 

 John Coltrane

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If you couldn't tell, I like pretentious freak music. And I love Coltrane. This is the best of both worlds. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,754

Rank in 1966:

11

Rank in 1960s:

110

Overall Rank:

1,012

Average Rating:

 77 (323 votes)

Comments:

17

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Wild Is The Wind 

 Nina Simone

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Her best, which is saying something. Pastel Blues might peak higher at the end, but there's not another vocal jazz record out there as consistently superb as this one. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

2,197

Rank in 1966:

8

Rank in 1960s:

89

Overall Rank:

805

Average Rating:

 80 (243 votes)

Comments:

11

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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"Voodoo Child" and "All Along the Watchtower" are superb tracks, sure, but some of the 10+ minute behemoths here really are something. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,647 charts

Rank Score:

18,705

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 86 (1,946 votes)

Comments:

109

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Hot Rats 

 Frank Zappa

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The first song is so beautiful, and then he follows it up with Beefheart. What a record. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

7,387

Rank in 1969:

10

Rank in 1960s:

36

Overall Rank:

224

Average Rating:

 83 (965 votes)

Comments:

56

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%
1960	1	2%
1961	0	0%
1962	1	2%
1963	2	4%
1964	1	2%
1965	7	14%
1966	8	16%
1967	7	14%
1968	11	22%
1969	12	24%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	12%
Bob Dylan	4	8%
The Beach Boys	3	6%
John Coltrane	3	6%
The Rolling Stones	3	6%
Simon & Garfunkel	2	4%
The Mothers Of Invention	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	31	62%
	15	30%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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