Os 100 melhores álbuns dos anos 1960 segundo a Classic Rock

Em 2018, quando completou 20 anos de circulação, a revista britânica Classic Rock elaborou uma série de listas – atividade preferida de boa parte dos fãs de música, seja de forma oficial ou num papo de bar informal. Uma delas escolheu os 100 melhores álbuns de estúdio dos anos 1960.

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Apenas dois critérios foram estabelecidos: 1) Só valia entrar um disco por artista ou banda; e 2) Não devia ser o mais óbvio. O resultado, publicado na edição de dezembro do ano em questão, pode ser conferido abaixo.

1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love - 1967
2. The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) - 1968
3. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 1969
4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - 1968
5. Free - Tons Of Sobs - 1969
6. Jeff Beck - Truth - 1968
7. Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On - 1969
8. David Bowie - David Bowie - 1969
9. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma - 1969
10. The Doors - The Doors - 1967
11. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow - 1967
12. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 1968
13. The Who - Tommy - 1969
14. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams - 1969
15. Jethro Tull - Stand Up - 1969
16. The Stooges - The Stooges - 1969
17. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum - 1968
18. Small Faces - There Are But Four Small Faces - 1967
19. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding - 1967
20. John Mayall - A Hard Road - 1966
21. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country - 1969
22. Alice Cooper - Pretties For You - 1969
23. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash - 1969
24. Cream - Wheels Of Fire - 1968
25. Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat - 1968
26. The Pretty Things - The Pretty Things - 1965
27. Otis Redding - Otis Blue - 1965
28. The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds - 1964
29. Dr. John, The Night Tripper - Gris-Gris - 1968
30. The Zombies - Odyssey And Oracle - 1968
31. The Kinks - Live At Kelvin Hall - 1967
32. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday - 1967
33. The Moody Blues - On The Threshold Of A Dream - 1969
34. Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers - 1961
35. The Spencer Davis Group - The Second Album - 1966
36. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy - 1967
37. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - 1968
38. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 1969
39. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats - 1969
40. Canned Heat - Boogie With Canned Heat - 1968
41. Them - The Angry Young Them - 1965
42. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 1969
43. Paul Butterfield - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 1965
44. Steve Miller Band - Sailor - 1968
45. Nazz - Nazz - 1969
46. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk - 1967
47. The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics - 1965
48. Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief - 1969
49. Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money - 1968
50. Buffalo Springfield - Again - 1967
51. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 - 1960
52. Deep Purple - Book Of Taliesyn - 1969
53. The Animals - Animal Tracks - 1965
54. Bert Jansch - Jack Orion - 1966
55. Scott Walker - Scott 4 - 1969
56. Love - Da Capo - 1966
57. Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 1969
58. The Hollies - Evolution - 1967
59. Janis Joplin - I Got Dem 'Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - 1969
60. Donovan - Barabajagal - 1969
61. Johnny Winter - The Progressive Blues Experiment - 1968
62. Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two - 1969
63. Manfred Mann - The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann - 1964
64. Mose Allison - Mose Alive! - 1966
65. The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - 1965
66. Santana - Santana - 1969
67. Can - Monster Movie - 1969
68. Family - Family Entertainment - 1969
69. Chuck Berry – Rockin' At The Hops - 1960
70. The Nice - The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack - 1967
71. The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Sprits Or Layers Of The Onion - 1967
72. Ten Years After - Undead - 1968
73. The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack - 1965
74. The Mamas & The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears - 1966
75. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin - 1969
76. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints - 1967
77. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead - 1969
78. Trashmen - Surfin' Bird - 1963
79. Mott The Hoople - Mott The Hoople - 1969
80. Yes - Yes - 1969
81. The Seeds - The Seeds - 1966
82. Tim Buckley - Tim Buckley - 1966
83. The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria - 1966
84. The Electric Prunes - The Electric Prunes - 1967
85. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way - 1969
86. Simon And Garfunkel - Bookends - 1968
87. The Ronnettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronnetts - 1964
88. Downliners Sect - The Sect - 1964
89. The Fugs - The Fugs - 1966
90. Iron Butterfly - Heavy - 1968
91. Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor - 1968
92. The Sorrows - Take A Heart - 1965
93. The Standells - Dirty Water - 1966
94. Asylum Choir - Look Inside The Asylum Choir - 1968
95. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Gorilla - 1967
96. The United States Of America - The United States Of America - 1968
97. Graham Bond Organization - The Sound Of '65 - 1965
98. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Take A Ride! - 1966
99. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority - 1969
100. The Deviants - Ptooff! – 1967

Número 1 da lista, "Axis: Bold as Love" foi o segundo álbum da The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Lançado apenas 7 meses após o debut, "Are You Experienced", imortalizou clássicos como "Spanish Castle Magic", "Little Wing", "If Six Was Nine" e "Castles Made of Sand". Conquistou disco de platina nos Estados Unidos e de ouro no Reino Unido.