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Highest Rated Rock Albums of the 1960s
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1960s
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Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock
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1964
1965
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1968
1969
1
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The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
March 12, 1967
Art Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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2
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The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
June 1, 1967
Psychedelic Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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3
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The Beatles - Rubber Soul
December 3, 1965
Pop Rock
Score
100
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4
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The Beatles - Revolver
August 5, 1966
Pop Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
100
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5
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The Beatles - Abbey Road
September 26, 1969
Pop Rock
Score
100
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6
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The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
November 27, 1967
Psychedelic Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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7
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The Band - The Band
September 22, 1969
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
,
Roots Rock
Score
100
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8
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The Beatles - The Beatles
November 22, 1968
Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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9
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
June 16, 1969
Experimental Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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10
.
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
July 10, 1964
Pop Rock
,
Merseybeat
Score
97
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11
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Blue Cheer - Outsideinside
August 1, 1968
Hard Rock
,
Heavy Psych
,
Acid Rock
Score
96
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12
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The Beatles - Please Please Me
March 22, 1963
Pop Rock
,
Merseybeat
Score
95
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13
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The Red Krayola - God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It
May 0, 1968
Experimental Rock
,
Proto-punk
,
Avant-Folk
Score
95
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14
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The Kinks - Something Else by The Kinks
September 15, 1967
Pop Rock
,
Baroque Pop
Score
93
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15
.
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
July 1, 1969
Folk Rock
,
Progressive Folk
Score
93
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16
.
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
April 19, 1968
Psychedelic Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
93
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17
.
The Beatles - Beatles for Sale
December 4, 1964
Pop Rock
,
Merseybeat
Score
93
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18
.
The Red Crayola with The Familiar Ugly - The Parable Of Arable Land
June 0, 1967
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Free Improvisation
Score
93
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19
.
Monks - Black Monk Time
March 1, 1966
Garage Rock
,
Proto-punk
Score
92
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20
.
The Beatles - Help!
August 6, 1965
Pop Rock
Score
92
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21
.
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
January 15, 1968
Folk Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
91
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22
.
The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
November 1, 1966
Psychedelic Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
91
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23
.
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
January 1, 1968
Blues Rock
,
Heavy Psych
,
Acid Rock
Score
90
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24
.
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
February 1, 1969
Country
,
Country Rock
Score
90
Source →
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Music
25
.
The United States of America - The United States of America
March 6, 1968
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
89
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Experimental Rock
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French Pop
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Merseybeat
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Pop Rock
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock
R&B
Rock
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Soul
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