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	718	26,979	Giant Steps (433rd)by John Coltrane
1961	627	22,941	My Favorite Things (604th)by John Coltrane
1962	664	21,202	Modern Sounds In Country And Wes... (1,094th)by Ray Charles
1963	690	49,646	The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (93rd)by Charles Mingus
1964	800	49,518	A Hard Day's Night (220th)by The Beatles
1965	950	146,003	Highway 61 Revisited (27th)by Bob Dylan
1966	1,030	187,416	Revolver (4th)by The Beatles
1967	1,223	299,429	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... (8th)by The Beatles
1968	1,586	225,160	The Beatles (The White Album) (13th)by The Beatles
1969	1,987	344,890	Abbey Road (3rd)by The Beatles
Total	10,275	1,373,183

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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91.

Wheels Of Fire

Cream

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

454 charts

Rank Score:

2,101

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

843

Average Rating:

79 (527 votes)

Comments:

92.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Soundtrack

Vince Guaraldi

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

2,099

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

846

Average Rating:

81 (249 votes)

Comments:

93.

At Last!

Etta James

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,087

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

852

Average Rating:

78 (309 votes)

Comments:

94.

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

415 charts

Rank Score:

2,079

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

856

Average Rating:

78 (487 votes)

Comments:

95.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,061

Rank in 1965:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

866

Average Rating:

79 (562 votes)

Comments:

96.

Out To Lunch!

Eric Dolphy

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

342 charts

Rank Score:

2,044

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

870

Average Rating:

80 (388 votes)

Comments:

97.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,032

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

876

Average Rating:

77 (427 votes)

Comments:

98.

Another Side Of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,014

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

883

Average Rating:

78 (595 votes)

Comments:

99.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

2,005

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

887

Average Rating:

78 (380 votes)

Comments:

100.

John Wesley Harding

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

1,977

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

100

Overall Rank:

901

Average Rating:

78 (760 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	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%
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	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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