Best Albums of 1965

Listed below are the best albums of 1965 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1965 year summaryThe best artists of 1965 were Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones and Vince Guaraldi.
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1965
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105
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Buy album United States
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1965
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93
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90
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1965
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87
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Year of Release:
1965
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84
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1965
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84
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Total albums: 649. Page 9 of 65

Best Albums of 1965 composition

Country Albums %


United States 355 55%
United Kingdom 119 18%
Brazil 33 5%
France 18 3%
Mixed Nationality 14 2%
Australia 13 2%
Germany 11 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 620 96%
Yes 29 4%
Live? Albums %
No 621 96%
Yes 28 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 636 98%
Yes 13 2%
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