Best Albums of the 1960s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1960s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1960s were The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.

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Big Band Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

30 charts

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991

Overall Rank:

14,370

Average Rating:

75 (31 votes)

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992.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

46 charts

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993.

The Individualism Of Gil Evans

Gil Evans

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

26 charts

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993

Overall Rank:

14,428

Average Rating:

74 (20 votes)

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994.

Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

29 charts

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994

Overall Rank:

14,437

Average Rating:

75 (26 votes)

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995.

Angels And Demons At Play

Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

28 charts

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995

Overall Rank:

14,445

Average Rating:

73 (31 votes)

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996.

The Music Emporium

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

39 charts

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997.

Boz Scaggs

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

44 charts

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998.

Elvis For Everyone

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

14 charts

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998

Overall Rank:

14,500

Average Rating:

65 (17 votes)

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999.

Sov Gott Rose-Marie

International Harvester

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

34 charts

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European Echoes

Manfred Schoof

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

11 charts

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	63	6%
1962	50	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	69	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	139	14%
1968	191	19%
1969	193	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	15	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	638	64%
	203	20%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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