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	725	26,974	Giant Steps (432nd)by John Coltrane
1961	630	22,978	My Favorite Things (606th)by John Coltrane
1962	667	21,304	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,090th)by Ray Charles
1963	691	49,637	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	800	49,529	A Hard Day's Night (220th)by The Beatles
1965	949	146,075	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,032	187,628	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,224	299,690	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (9th)by The Beatles
1968	1,588	225,405	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,991	345,467	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,297	1,374,688

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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581.

N°4

Serge Gainsbourg

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

164

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

581

Overall Rank:

7,657

Average Rating:

73 (35 votes)

Comments:

582.

Nina Simone At Newport
Live

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

582

Overall Rank:

7,663

Average Rating:

72 (34 votes)

Comments:

583.

The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

583

Overall Rank:

7,665

Average Rating:

72 (35 votes)

Comments:

584.

Southbound

Doc Watson

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

584

Overall Rank:

7,673

Average Rating:

73 (30 votes)

Comments:

585.

Ask Me No Questions

Bridget St. John

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

163

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Average Rating:

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586.

The Pretty Things

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

586

Overall Rank:

7,699

Average Rating:

71 (62 votes)

Comments:

587.

AMMMusic

AMM

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

587

Overall Rank:

7,705

Average Rating:

73 (36 votes)

Comments:

588.

My Funny Valentine: Miles Davis In Concert
Live

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

588

Overall Rank:

7,730

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

Comments:

589.

The Genius Hits The Road

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

160

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

589

Overall Rank:

7,806

Average Rating:

70 (53 votes)

Comments:

590.

Full House
Live

Wes Montgomery

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

159

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

590

Overall Rank:

7,829

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

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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	192	19%
1969	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	18	2%
The Beach Boys	15	1%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Frank Sinatra	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	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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