Best Albums

Entertainment Weekly

Highest Rated Albums of the 1960s

1960s
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Genre

1960s

1. Elvis Presley - Elvis (Original Soundtrack Recording from His NBC-TV Special)

Elvis Presley - Elvis (Original Soundtrack Recording from His NBC-TV Special)

December 1968

Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

Blue-Eyed Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Rockabilly, Gospel

Score

100

2. Elvis Presley - His Hand in Mine

Elvis Presley - His Hand in Mine

November 23, 1960

Southern Gospel

Score

100

3. The Temptations - The Temptations Sing Smokey

The Temptations - The Temptations Sing Smokey

March 22, 1965

Motown Sound, Rhythm and Blues

Score

100

4. The Temptations - Meet The Temptations

The Temptations - Meet The Temptations

March 20, 1964

Soul, Pop Soul, Motown Sound

Score

100

5. Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal

January 1968

Score

100

6. Nina Simone - Silk & Soul

Nina Simone - Silk & Soul

October 1, 1967

Soul, Vocal Jazz

Piano Blues, Soul Jazz

Score

100

7. Mott the Hoople - Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople - Mott the Hoople

November 1969

Score

100

8. Frank Sinatra - September of My Years

Frank Sinatra - September of My Years

August 1, 1965

Vocal Jazz, Standards

Score

100

9. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim

March 1967

Bossa Nova, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Score

100

10. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen

December 27, 1967

Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

11. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends

April 3, 1968

Folk Pop, Folk Rock

Score

100

12. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

October 22, 1969

Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Score

100

13. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding

December 27, 1967

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

Score

100

14. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

June 20, 1966

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

15. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

August 30, 1965

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Blues Rock, Contemporary Folk

Score

100

16. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

March 22, 1965

Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock, Contemporary Folk

Blues Rock, Electric Blues

Score

100

17. Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art

Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art

February 27, 1967

Score

91

18. Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On

Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On

September 19, 1969

Psychedelic Rock, British Blues

Score

91

19. Otis Redding - Love Man

Otis Redding - Love Man

June 20, 1969

Southern Soul, Pop Soul

Score

91

20. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

May 29, 1969

Contemporary Folk, Psychedelic Folk

Score

91

21. Taj Mahal - The Natch'l Blues

Taj Mahal - The Natch'l Blues

December 23, 1968

Score

91

22. Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues

Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues

March 20, 1967

Rhythm and Blues

Score

91

23. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

January 12, 1969

Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock

Score

91

24. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

May 27, 1963

Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter

American Folk Music

Score

91

25. The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5

December 18, 1969

Funk, Motown Sound

Score

91

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 1960.

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