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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1960s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1960	719	27,013	Giant Steps (433rd)by John Coltrane
1961	627	22,938	My Favorite Things (604th)by John Coltrane
1962	664	21,200	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,093rd)by Ray Charles
1963	690	49,644	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	800	49,538	A Hard Day's Night (220th)by The Beatles
1965	949	146,049	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,031	187,427	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,522	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,586	225,229	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,987	344,987	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,276	1,373,547

The 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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131.

Their Satanic Majesties Request

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

1,390

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

131

Overall Rank:

1,265

Average Rating:

73 (606 votes)

Comments:

132.

Ummagumma

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

1,376

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

132

Overall Rank:

1,277

Average Rating:

69 (738 votes)

Comments:

133.

Smiley Smile

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

318 charts

Rank Score:

1,375

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

133

Overall Rank:

1,278

Average Rating:

76 (450 votes)

Comments:

134.

The Parable Of Arable Land

The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,373

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

134

Overall Rank:

1,279

Average Rating:

75 (225 votes)

Comments:

135.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,373

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

135

Overall Rank:

1,280

Average Rating:

79 (229 votes)

Comments:

136.

Live/Dead
Live

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,346

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

136

Overall Rank:

1,296

Average Rating:

79 (282 votes)

Comments:

137.

The Soft Parade

The Doors

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,340

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

137

Overall Rank:

1,305

Average Rating:

73 (556 votes)

Comments:

138.

Blues & Roots

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,339

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

138

Overall Rank:

1,306

Average Rating:

80 (240 votes)

Comments:

139.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,334

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

139

Overall Rank:

1,310

Average Rating:

79 (231 votes)

Comments:

140.

Spiritual Unity

Albert Ayler Trio

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,331

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

140

Overall Rank:

1,312

Average Rating:

75 (223 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	60	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	72	7%
1965	93	9%
1966	98	10%
1967	140	14%
1968	191	19%
1969	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	18	2%
The Beach Boys	15	2%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	633	63%
	208	21%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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