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 Rolling Stones and The Doors.

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11.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,021 charts

Rank Score:

26,091

Rank in 1966:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,382 votes)

Comments:

174

12.

Are You Experienced

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,203 charts

Rank Score:

22,844

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,475 votes)

Comments:

169

13.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,931 charts

Rank Score:

22,045

Rank in 1969:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,730 votes)

Comments:

174

14.

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,673 charts

Rank Score:

18,211

Rank in 1968:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

109

15.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,762 charts

Rank Score:

18,091

Rank in 1969:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,083 votes)

Comments:

139

16.

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,778 charts

Rank Score:

17,801

Rank in 1969:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,565 votes)

Comments:

144

17.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,527 charts

Rank Score:

17,291

Rank in 1968:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,695 votes)

Comments:

136

18.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,320 charts

Rank Score:

16,257

Rank in 1965:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (1,485 votes)

Comments:

101

19.

Forever Changes

Love

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,493 charts

Rank Score:

16,220

Rank in 1967:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,617 votes)

Comments:

150

20.

Magical Mystery Tour
Soundtrack

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,485 charts

Rank Score:

15,509

Rank in 1967:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,542 votes)

Comments:

180

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Best Albums of the 1960s composition

Year	Albums	%

1960	57	6%
1961	62	6%
1962	49	5%
1963	52	5%
1964	68	7%
1965	88	9%
1966	99	10%
1967	141	14%
1968	193	19%
1969	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%

The Beatles	17	2%
The Beach Boys	15	2%
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	%

	632	63%
	207	21%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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Best Albums of 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
6. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
12. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
17. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones