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	720	26,931	Giant Steps (432nd)by John Coltrane
1961	629	22,938	My Favorite Things (604th)by John Coltrane
1962	665	21,179	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,092nd)by Ray Charles
1963	691	49,660	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	799	49,535	A Hard Day's Night (220th)by The Beatles
1965	949	146,029	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,031	187,439	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,411	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,586	225,164	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,988	345,078	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,281	1,373,364

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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611.

The Fugs Second Album

The Fugs

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

611

Overall Rank:

8,215

Average Rating:

71 (34 votes)

Comments:

612.

Big Brother And The Holding Company

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

612

Overall Rank:

8,261

Average Rating:

72 (80 votes)

Comments:

613.

Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!!

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

613

Overall Rank:

8,262

Average Rating:

74 (22 votes)

Comments:

614.

Ornette!

Ornette Coleman

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

614

Overall Rank:

8,301

Average Rating:

73 (39 votes)

Comments:

615.

Boots

Nancy Sinatra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

615

Overall Rank:

8,306

Average Rating:

75 (42 votes)

Comments:

616.

Change Of The Century

Ornette Coleman

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

616

Overall Rank:

8,311

Average Rating:

74 (64 votes)

Comments:

617.

Rockin' With Wanda
Compilation

Wanda Jackson

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

617

Overall Rank:

8,315

Average Rating:

73 (42 votes)

Comments:

618.

Barbara Chante Barbara

Barbara

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

618

Overall Rank:

8,328

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

Comments:

619.

Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

147

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

619

Overall Rank:

8,341

Average Rating:

77 (67 votes)

Comments:

620.

Blues And Ballads

Lonnie Johnson

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

147

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

620

Overall Rank:

8,345

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	56	6%
1961	61	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	1%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Frank Sinatra	10	1%
Bob Dylan	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	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

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

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

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