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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401.

Sailor

Steve Miller Band

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

401

Overall Rank:

5,010

Average Rating:

74 (76 votes)

Comments:

402.

Begin Here

The Zombies

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

402

Overall Rank:

5,015

Average Rating:

76 (135 votes)

Comments:

403.

Goodbye

Cream

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

403

Overall Rank:

5,032

Average Rating:

72 (148 votes)

Comments:

404.

Behold And See

Ultimate Spinach

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

404

Overall Rank:

5,033

Average Rating:

76 (49 votes)

Comments:

405.

Head

The Monkees

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

405

Overall Rank:

5,051

Average Rating:

72 (79 votes)

Comments:

406.

Unity

Larry Young

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

406

Overall Rank:

5,069

Average Rating:

74 (44 votes)

Comments:

407.

Grand Funk

Grand Funk Railroad

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

407

Overall Rank:

5,071

Average Rating:

77 (66 votes)

Comments:

408.

Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
Compilation

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

408

Overall Rank:

5,089

Average Rating:

78 (103 votes)

Comments:

409.

Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

409

Overall Rank:

5,117

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

410.

The Astrud Gilberto Album

Astrud Gilberto

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

410

Overall Rank:

5,122

Average Rating:

74 (64 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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