Best albums of the 1960s

30 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition)Led Zeppelin

   1969Rock
   Chart score8.80avg 10.0 · 2 scores
2. 2
   TommyThe Who

   1969Rock
   Chart score8.70avg 9.7 · 2 scores
3. 3
   Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) [2004 Bonus Tracks Edition]The Kinks

   1969Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (Deluxe Edition) [2004 Remaster]The Kinks

   1968Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   Whipped Cream & Other DelightsHerb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

   1965Jazz
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
6. 6
   The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (QFPS Version)13th Floor Elevators

   1966Rock
   Chart score8.50avg 9.9 · 1 score
7. 7
   Are You ExperiencedJimi Hendrix

   1967Pop
   Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
8. 8
   The DoorsThe Doors

   1967Rock
   Chart score8.32avg 9.2 · 1 score
9. 9
   Blind FaithBlind Faith

   1969Pop
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    Green River (Expanded Edition)Creedence Clearwater Revival

    1969Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    On The Threshold Of A DreamThe Moody Blues

    1969Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    StandSly & The Family Stone

    1969R&B/Soul
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones

    1969Rock
    Chart score8.26avg 8.6 · 2 scores
14. 14
    Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane

    1967Pop
    Chart score8.25avg 8.9 · 1 score
15. 15
    Wheels Of FireCream

    1968Rock
    Chart score8.22avg 8.8 · 1 score
16. 16
    Strange DaysThe Doors

    1967Rock
    Chart score8.12avg 8.4 · 1 score
17. 17
    Axis: Bold As LoveJimi Hendrix

    1967Rock
    Chart score8.10avg 8.3 · 1 score
18. 18
    The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd

    1967Rock
    Chart score8.08avg 8.2 · 2 scores
19. 19
    Buffalo Springfield AgainBuffalo Springfield

    1967Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
20. 20
    Face to FaceThe Kinks

    1966Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
21. 21
    Something Else (Deluxe Edition) [2011 Remaster]The Kinks

    1967Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
22. 22
    Easter Everywhere (QFPS Version)13th Floor Elevators

    1967Rock
    Chart score7.85avg 7.3 · 1 score
23. 23
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)King Crimson

    1969Rock
    Chart score7.84avg 7.7 · 4 scores
24. 24
    A Quick One (Mono Version)The Who

    1966Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
25. 25
    Sounds Of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel

    1966Pop
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
26. 26
    The Kink Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition)The Kinks

    1965Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
27. 27
    Kinda Kinks (Deluxe Edition)The Kinks

    1965Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
28. 28
    A Saucerful of SecretsPink Floyd

    1968Rock
    Chart score7.39avg 6.9 · 4 scores
29. 29
    MorePink Floyd

    1969Rock
    Chart score6.49avg 5.3 · 4 scores
30. 30
    UmmagummaPink Floyd

    1969Rock
    Chart score5.77avg 4.1 · 4 scores