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Highest Rated Soul Albums of the 1960s
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1960s
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1960s
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1
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Otis Redding - Live in Europe
July 10, 1967
Deep Soul
,
Southern Soul
Score
100
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2
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Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
January 22, 1968
Southern Soul
Score
100
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3
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Otis Redding - The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Soul
Score
100
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4
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Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
March 10, 1967
Southern Soul
,
Deep Soul
Score
100
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5
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Otis Redding - The Immortal Otis Redding
June 15, 1968
Southern Soul
Score
100
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6
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Elvis Presley - Elvis (TV Special)
December 0, 1968
Pop Rock
,
Rock & Roll
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Rockabilly
Score
100
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7
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Otis Redding - In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
October 1, 1968
Deep Soul
,
Southern Soul
Score
100
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8
.
James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo
May 1, 1963
Soul
Score
100
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9
.
Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
September 15, 1965
Southern Soul
,
Deep Soul
Score
100
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10
.
Otis Redding - The History of Otis Redding
December 0, 1967
Southern Soul
Score
100
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11
.
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two
October 1, 1962
R&B
,
Vocal Jazz
,
Country Soul
Score
100
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12
.
Otis Redding - The Soul Album
April 1, 1966
Southern Soul
,
Deep Soul
Score
100
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13
.
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father to the Man
April 1, 1968
Psychedelic Pop
,
Blues Rock
,
Pop Soul
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
100
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14
.
Otis Redding - Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul / Dictionary of Soul
October 15, 1966
Deep Soul
,
Southern Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
15
.
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
April 1, 1962
Country Soul
,
Rhythm and Blues
,
Soul
Score
100
Source →
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16
.
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
June 1, 1969
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Country Soul
Score
100
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17
.
Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs
January 1, 1969
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Roots Rock
Score
90
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18
.
Otis Redding - The Dock of the Bay
February 23, 1968
Southern Soul
Score
90
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19
.
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
May 1, 1965
Soul
Score
80
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20
.
The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
Soul
,
R&B
Score
80
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21
.
The Temptations - Gettin' Ready
July 15, 1966
Soul
,
Motown Sound
Score
80
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22
.
The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
February 0, 1962
Soul
Score
80
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23
.
The Beach Boys - Wild Honey
December 18, 1967
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
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Music
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24
.
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
March 31, 1969
Pop Soul
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
Score
80
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Music
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25
.
Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
June 0, 1969
Soul
Score
80
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