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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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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971.

Well Respected Kinks
Compilation

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

23 charts

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Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

971

Overall Rank:

13,603

Average Rating:

76 (53 votes)

Comments:

972.

Beatles '65
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

33 charts

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972

Overall Rank:

13,615

Average Rating:

75 (85 votes)

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973.

Bleecker And MacDougal

Fred Neil

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

35 charts

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973

Overall Rank:

13,626

Average Rating:

73 (42 votes)

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974.

Ma Plus Belle Histoire D'amour

Barbara

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

5 charts

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975.

Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto

Bobby Darin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

4 charts

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976.

Tristeza On Guitar

Baden Powell

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

34 charts

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976

Overall Rank:

13,659

Average Rating:

74 (35 votes)

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977.

Folk Roots, New Routes

Davy Graham & Shirley Collins

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

29 charts

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977

Overall Rank:

13,664

Average Rating:

75 (21 votes)

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978.

Bitter Tears - Ballads Of The American Indian

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

41 charts

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978

Overall Rank:

13,687

Average Rating:

69 (52 votes)

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979.

Mahler: Symphony #9

Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

4 charts

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980.

Wake Up...It's Tomorrow

The Strawberry Alarm Clock

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

32 charts

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	54	5%
1964	71	7%
1965	89	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	143	14%
1968	192	19%
1969	190	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	15	1%
The Rolling Stones	14	1%
John Coltrane	13	1%
Miles Davis	12	1%
Nina Simone	10	1%
Frank Sinatra	10	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	639	64%
	206	20%
	33	3%
	25	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	33	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	20	2%

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