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	723	26,954	Giant Steps (432nd)by John Coltrane
1961	629	22,972	My Favorite Things (604th)by John Coltrane
1962	665	21,300	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,090th)by Ray Charles
1963	691	49,662	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	800	49,549	A Hard Day's Night (220th)by The Beatles
1965	949	146,100	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,032	187,684	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,759	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (9th)by The Beatles
1968	1,586	225,271	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,989	345,455	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,287	1,374,705

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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81.

Townes Van Zandt

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

2,426

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

737

Average Rating:

81 (273 votes)

Comments:

82.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother And The Holding Company

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,408

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

744

Average Rating:

79 (399 votes)

Comments:

83.

Beatles For Sale

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

2,389

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

754

Average Rating:

75 (1,229 votes)

Comments:

84.

David Bowie (Space Oddity)

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

2,364

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

760

Average Rating:

74 (839 votes)

Comments:

85.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

351 charts

Rank Score:

2,350

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

767

Average Rating:

79 (393 votes)

Comments:

86.

Os Mutantes

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

2,287

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

781

Average Rating:

81 (347 votes)

Comments:

87.

With The Beatles

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

2,246

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

789

Average Rating:

76 (1,234 votes)

Comments:

88.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

2,199

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

805

Average Rating:

79 (357 votes)

Comments:

89.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

2,196

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

807

Average Rating:

80 (243 votes)

Comments:

90.

Face To Face

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,115

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

836

Average Rating:

80 (488 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	73	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%
Bob Dylan	10	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	634	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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