Paste's 60 Best Albums of the 1960s

Critic Score

1 review

59. Big Brother and The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

August 12, 1968

Critic Score

2 reviews

58. 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

November 1, 1966

Critic Score

2 reviews

57. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams

February 1, 1969

Protopunk

Critic Score

100

1 review

56. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

August 26, 1968

Critic Score

1 review

55. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

January 30, 1968

Experimental Rock

Critic Score

5 reviews

54. David Bowie - Space Oddity

November 4, 1969

Pop Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

53. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love

December 1, 1967

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

52. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf

January 11, 1962

Blues

Critic Score

1 review

51. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis

March 31, 1969

Critic Score

2 reviews

50. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence

January 17, 1966

Folk Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

49. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground

March 1, 1969

Pop Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

48. The Doors - The Doors

January 4, 1967

Critic Score

3 reviews

47. The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

November 1, 1964

Rock & Roll

Critic Score

1 review

46. The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

February 1, 1965

Critic Score

1 review

45. Cream - Disraeli Gears

November 10, 1967

Critic Score

3 reviews

44. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

September 1, 1969

Folk

Critic Score

4 reviews

43. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

June 16, 1969

Blues Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

42. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul

January 22, 1968

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

41. The Stooges - The Stooges

August 5, 1969

Garage Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

40. The Beach Boys - Wild Honey

December 18, 1967

Baroque Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

39. The Who - The Who Sell Out

December 15, 1967

Critic Score

3 reviews

38. Etta James - At Last!

November 15, 1960

Critic Score

2 reviews

37. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

October 25, 1968

Critic Score

100

3 reviews

36. Sam Cooke - Night Beat

August 1, 1963

Critic Score

100

1 review

35. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo

August 30, 1968

Country

Critic Score

3 reviews

34. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

December 6, 1968

Critic Score

100

3 reviews

33. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

April 1, 1967

Critic Score

2 reviews

32. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

July 30, 1969

Jazz Fusion

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

31. Otis Redding - The Dock of the Bay

February 23, 1968

Critic Score

100

1 review

30. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

March 10, 1967

Critic Score

3 reviews

29. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

January 12, 1969

Hard Rock

Critic Score

6 reviews

28. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

May 29, 1969

Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

3 reviews

27. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen

December 27, 1967

Folk

Critic Score

4 reviews

26. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

July 18, 1960

Jazz

Critic Score

3 reviews

25. Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

September 15, 1965

Critic Score

3 reviews

24. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

October 22, 1969

Hard Rock

Critic Score

5 reviews

23. The Who - Tommy

May 23, 1969

Critic Score

3 reviews

22. King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King

October 10, 1969

Progressive Rock

Critic Score

100

1 review

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21. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

May 14, 1969

Critic Score

4 reviews

20. Love - Forever Changes

November 1, 1967

Critic Score

3 reviews

19. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

May 27, 1963

Folk

Critic Score

3 reviews

18. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

November 22, 1968

Critic Score

4 reviews

17. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!

May 3, 1969

Funk

Critic Score

4 reviews

16. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

November 1, 1968

Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

100

3 reviews

15. The Band - The Band

September 22, 1969

Critic Score

100

4 reviews