Best Albums of the 1960s

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
YearAlbums 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.
196072626,969
196163022,975
196266721,302
196369149,627
196480049,521
1965949146,094
19661,032187,592
19671,224299,657
19681,588225,351
19691,991345,476
Total10,2981,374,563

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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1966
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82
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1969
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1964
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1967
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82
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1969
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81
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1963
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81
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Year of Release:
1965
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81
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Year of Release:
1969
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81
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1964
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81
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1967
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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 %


United States 633 63%
United Kingdom 208 21%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
France 24 2%
Brazil 24 2%
Canada 16 2%
Germany 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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