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... (1,095th)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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161.

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

161

Overall Rank:

1,650

Average Rating:

80 (192 votes)

Comments:

162.

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

1,019

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,665

Average Rating:

76 (179 votes)

Comments:

163.

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Janis Joplin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

1,018

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

163

Overall Rank:

1,666

Average Rating:

79 (167 votes)

Comments:

164.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,008

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

75 (415 votes)

Comments:

165.

Johnny Cash At San Quentin
Live

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

229 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,690

Average Rating:

79 (283 votes)

Comments:

166.

Clouds

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

994

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

166

Overall Rank:

1,702

Average Rating:

78 (245 votes)

Comments:

167.

Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

990

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

167

Overall Rank:

1,710

Average Rating:

78 (192 votes)

Comments:

168.

Moondog (1969)

Moondog

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

988

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

168

Overall Rank:

1,712

Average Rating:

78 (149 votes)

Comments:

169.

Wave

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

169

Overall Rank:

1,737

Average Rating:

80 (138 votes)

Comments:

170.

Ain't That Good News

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

967

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,750

Average Rating:

78 (151 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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