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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251.

Wednesday Morning, 3AM

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

574

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

251

Overall Rank:

2,687

Average Rating:

73 (230 votes)

Comments:

252.

Oar

Alexander Spence

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

570

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

252

Overall Rank:

2,696

Average Rating:

76 (121 votes)

Comments:

253.

Soundtrack From The Film "More"
Soundtrack

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

564

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

253

Overall Rank:

2,724

Average Rating:

69 (499 votes)

Comments:

254.

Shine On Brightly

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

560

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

254

Overall Rank:

2,750

Average Rating:

77 (104 votes)

Comments:

255.

All Summer Long

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

556

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

255

Overall Rank:

2,757

Average Rating:

74 (236 votes)

Comments:

256.

Night Train

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

556

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

256

Overall Rank:

2,758

Average Rating:

77 (113 votes)

Comments:

257.

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

257

Overall Rank:

2,800

Average Rating:

74 (263 votes)

Comments:

258.

Tijuana Moods

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

545

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

258

Overall Rank:

2,805

Average Rating:

78 (142 votes)

Comments:

259.

Meditations

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

544

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

259

Overall Rank:

2,813

Average Rating:

79 (138 votes)

Comments:

260.

Phallus Dei

Amon Düül II

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

533

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

260

Overall Rank:

2,863

Average Rating:

78 (119 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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