Acclaimed Music's Top 400 Albums of the 1960s

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Hi fellow music nerds,

this list should be an excellent starting point to discover more music from the 1960s. The dominant genres in this list are Rock and Pop. Additionally, you can find some amazing Jazz, Folk, Soul, Country, Blues and R&B albums.

I wish you fun at experiencing new music or revisiting old gems. Do not forget to rate the records to help to extent the database of this website.

Where can I find the original list?
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/year/1960-69a.htm

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http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/about.htm

Where can I find the sources for this list?
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/all_critics_lists.htm

1.

The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds1966

80

2.

The Beatles

Revolver1966

60

3.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico1967

90

4.

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967

70

5.

Bob Dylan

Blonde on Blonde1966

100

6.

Bob Dylan

Highway 61 Revisited1965

90

7.

The Beatles

The Beatles1968

80

8.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Are You Experienced1967

80

9.

Van Morrison

Astral Weeks1968

90

10.

The Beatles

Abbey Road1969

70

11.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Electric Ladyland1968

90

12.

The Beatles

Rubber Soul1965

50

13.

The Doors

The Doors1967

90

14.

The Rolling Stones

Beggars Banquet1968

70

15.

The Rolling Stones

Let It Bleed1969

70

16.

James Brown

Live at the Apollo (Recorded 1962)1963

90

17.

John Coltrane

A Love Supreme1965

90

18.

Love

Forever Changes1967

90

19.

The Band

The Band1969

70

20.

Otis Redding

Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul1965

80

21.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Trout Mask Replica1969

100

22.

Bob Dylan

Bringing It All Back Home1965

60

23.

Aretha Franklin

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You1967

90

24.

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II1969

70

25.

The Band

Music from Big Pink1968

60

26.

Dusty Springfield

Dusty in Memphis1969

40

27.

The Who

Tommy1969

80

28.

Pink Floyd

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn1967

80

29.

Aretha Franklin

Lady Soul1968

70

30.

Johnny Cash

At Folsom Prison1968

40

31.

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin1969

60

32.

Leonard Cohen

Songs of Leonard Cohen1967

90

33.

King Crimson

In the Court of the Crimson King1969

90

34.

The Rolling Stones

Aftermath1966

50

35.

Bob Dylan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963

50

36.

Nick Drake

Five Leaves Left1969

80

37.

Jefferson Airplane

Surrealistic Pillow1967

60

38.

The Kinks

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society1968

70

39.

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground1969

60

40.

The Byrds

Sweetheart of the Rodeo1968

40

41.

Sly & The Family Stone

Stand!1969

80

42.

The Stooges

The Stooges1969

70

43.

The Velvet Underground

White Light/White Heat1968

100

44.

Cream

Disraeli Gears1967

50

45.

The Beatles

A Hard Day's Night1964

30

46.

MC5

Kick Out the Jams1969

80

47.

The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Gilded Palace of Sin1969

40

48.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Axis: Bold as Love1967

60

49.

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Cheap Thrills1968

60

50.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere1969

60