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The Highest Rated Albums of the 1960s

Decade
Source
Genre
1960s
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1.

The Beatles - Revolver
August 5, 1966
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
6 reviews
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2.

The Beatles - Abbey Road
September 26, 1969
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
5 reviews
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3.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
October 25, 1968
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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4.

The Band - The Band
September 22, 1969
Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
Amazon
Spotify

5.

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
May 16, 1966
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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6.

Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
June 1, 1969
Soul
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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7.

The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons
January 20, 1967
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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8.

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
November 1, 1968
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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9.

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
December 27, 1967
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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10.

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
May 16, 1966
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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11.

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
March 27, 1965
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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12.

The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
December 5, 1969
Blues Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

14.

Antônio Carlos Jobim - Wave
September 1, 1967
Bossa Nova
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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15.

Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
January 1, 1968
Blues
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify

16.

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two
October 1, 1962
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon

17.

Terry Riley - In C
April 18, 1967
Minimalism
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
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18.

Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again
October 30, 1967
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
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19.

Miles Davis Quintet - Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet
May 1, 1961
Jazz
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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20.

Moby Grape - Moby Grape
June 6, 1967
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

21.

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
April 1, 1962
Soul
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon

22.

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
April 3, 1968
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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23.

The Who - My Generation
December 3, 1965
Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

24.

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
July 30, 1969
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
June 16, 1969
Blues Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
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