Had to cut it off at fifty. This is just too difficult.

50. Love - Forever Changes
49. The Doors - Strange Days
48. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
47. Gal Costa - Gal (1969)
46. Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
45. Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
44. Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
43. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
42. Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby
41. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
40. Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
39. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
38. Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
37. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
36. Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
35. Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra
34. The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
33. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
32. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
31. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
30. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
29. The Kinks - Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
28. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
27. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
26. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
25. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
24. Miles Davis - Miles Smiles
23. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
22. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
21. The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
20. Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
19. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
18. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen
17. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
16. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
15. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
14. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
13. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk
12. The Beatles - The Beatles
11. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
10. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
9. The Beatles - Revolver
8. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
7. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
6. The Beatles - Abbey Road
5. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
4. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
3. John Coltrane - Ascension
2. Nico - The Marble Index
1. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

Pet Sounds for gods sake!

I am definitely going to put Pet Sounds as my #2.

1. Scott Walker - Scott 4
2. Tim Buckley - Happy sad
3. The Beach Boys - Pet sounds
4. The Beatles - Rubber soul
5. The Beatles - Abbey road
6. Nick Drake - Five leaves left
7. Serge Gainsbourg - Jane et Serge
8. Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu
9. The Velvet Underground - S/T
10. Tim Buckley - Blue afternoon
11. The Beatles - White album
12. Scott Walker - Scott 3
13. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
14. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
15. Nina Simone - Wild is the wind
16. Joni Mitchell - Clouds
17. John Coltrane - Crescent
18. Bob Dylan - Blonde on blonde
19. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
20. Isaac Hayes - Hot buttered soul
21. Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced ?
22. Love - Forever changes
23. King Crimson - In the court of the crimson king
24. Van Morrison - Astral weeks
25. MC5 - Kick out the jams

Due to the nature of the decade and an overall concurring consenus, you may include/substitute 10 singles in your list. Just as long as your total number isn't greater than 50.

OK. I'm having another go at it, but just with ten singles (not album tracks). See if it's easier.


. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
. Baby Love - The Supremes
. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
. Paperback Writer - The Beatles

in progress...jazz/r&b list forthcoming...

1. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground (1967)
3. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
4. White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground (1967)
5. Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)
6. Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan (1965)
7. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)
8. Revolver - The Beatles (1966)
9. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)
10. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)
11. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - Pink Floyd (1967)
12. Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones (1968)
13. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks (1968)
14. Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin (1969)
15. Another Side Of Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1964)
16. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1963)
17. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
18. Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies (1968)
19. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
20. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (1967)
21. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
22. Bayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
23. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)
24. The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa (1969)
25. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
26. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young (1969)
27. Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake (1969)
28. Help! - The Beatles (1965)
29. Something Else By The Kinks - The Kinks (1967)
30. Their Satanic Majesties Request - The Rolling Stones (1967)
31. Axis: Bold As Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
32. Aftermath - The Rolling Stones (1966)
33. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
34. Forever Changes - Love (1967)
35. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
36. Songs Of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1967)
37. Here Are The Sonics - The Sonics (1965)
38. Beatles For Sale - The Beatles (1964)
39. Happy Sad - Tim Buckley (1969)
40. Between The Buttons - The Rolling Stones (1967)
41. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
42. The Who Sell Out - The Who (1967)
43. Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) - The Kinks (1969)
44. The Times, They Are A-Changing - Bob Dylan (1964)
45. 12 x 5 - The Rolling Stones (1964)
46. My Generation - The Who (1965)
47. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
48. Please Please Me - The Beatles (1963)
49. With The Beatles - The Beatles (1963)
50. Space Oddity - David Bowie (1969)
51. Songs From A Room - Leonard Cohen (1969)
52. Scott 4 - Scott Walker (1969)
53. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (1964)
54. Buffalo Springfield Again - Buffalo Springfield (1967)
55. Tim Buckley - Tim Buckley (1966)
56. Disraeli Gears - Cream (1967)
57. Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan (1969)
58. Safe As Milk - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1967)
59. Face To Face - The Kinks (1966)
60. Eli And The Thirteenth Confession - Laura Nyro (1968)
61. Basket Of Light - Pentangle (1969)
62. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
63. Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds (1967)
64. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane (1967)
65. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo - The Byrds (1968)
66. Chelsea Girl - Nico (1967)
67. Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969)
68. The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
69. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
70. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
71. John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan (1968)
72. Unhalfbricking - Fairport Convention (1969)
73. Cheap Thrills - Big Brother And The Holding Company (1968)
74. Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)
75. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (1966)
76. Sunshine Superman - Donovan (1966)
77. Having A Rave-Up with The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (1965)
78. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968)
79. Tommy - The Who (1969)
80. Mr. Fantasy - Traffic (1967)
81. The United States Of America - The United States Of America (1968)
82. Gris-Gris - Dr. John (1968)
83. Easter Everywhere - 13th Floor Elevators (1967)
84. Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys (1963)
85. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)
86. Our Mother The Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
87. East-West - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1966)
88. Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton - John Mayall & The Blues Breakers (1966)
89. The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death - John Fahey (1965)
90. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds (1965)
91. Willy And The Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
92. S.F. Sorrow - The Pretty Things (1968)
93. Parable Of Arable Land - Red Krayola (1967)
94. Love - Love (1966)
95. The Soft Parade - The Doors (1969)
96. Moby Grape - Moby Grape (1967)
97. Traffic - Traffic (1968)
98. Smiley Smile - The Beach Boys (1967)
99. The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
100. We're Only In It For The Money - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (1968)

non-rock...

My Favorite Things - John Coltrane (1961)
King Of The Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson (1961)
Africa/Brass - John Coltane (1961)
Giant Steps - John Coltrane (1960)
The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus (1963)
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane (1965)
Atlantis - Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra (1967)
Right Now: At the Jazz Workshop - Charles Mingus (1964)
Lush Life - John Coltrane (1960)
John Coltrane - John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1962)
Coltrane's Sound - John Coltrane (1964)
Crescent - John Coltrane (1964)
My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis Quintet (1965)
Four & More - Miles Davis Quintet (1966)
Spiritual Unity - Albert Ayer (1964)
Blues & Roots - Charles Mingus (1960)
Out to Lunch! - Eric Dolphy (1964)
Green Onions - Booker T. & the MGs (1962)
Folk Singer - Muddy Waters (1964)
Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock (1965)
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus - Charles Mingus (1964)
Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock (1964)
In A Silent Way - Miles Davis (1969)
Impressions - John Coltrane (1963)
Song For My Father - Horace Silver (1964)
Release Record, Send Tape - Warne Marsh (1967)
Sings The Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins (1961)
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes - The Ronettes (1964)
The Supremes A' Go-Go - The Supremes (1966)
After the Rain - Muddy Waters (1969)
Fathers and Sons - Muddy Waters (1969)
Naima - Eric Dolphy (1964)
Far Cry - Eric Dolphy (1962)
Tijuana Moods - Charles Mingus (1962)
Funkadelic - Funkadelic (1969)
Miles Smiles - Miles Davis (1967)
At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash (1968)
At San Quentin - Johnny Cash (1969)
Love Child - The Supremes (1968)
Stan Getz - In Paris (1967)
Electric Mud - Muddy Waters (1968)
Lightnin' - Lightnin' Hopkins (1961)
Lightnin' & The Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins (1960)
The New Tristano - Lennie Tristano (1962)
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock (1963)
Getz Au Go Go - Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1964)
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes (1964)
Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis (1960)
Sentimentally Yours - Patsy Cline (1962)
The Bridge - Sonny Rollins (1962)
Last Night Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins (1961)
Speak Like A Child - Herbie Hancock (1968)
Waltz For Debby - Bill Evans (1961)
Solo Monk - Thelonious Monk (1965)
Goin' Away - Lightnin' Hopkins (1963)
Bitter Tears: Ballads Of The American Indian - Johnny Cash (1964)
How Great Thou Art - Elvis Presley (1967)
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin (1967)
This Is Our Music - Ornette Coleman (1960)
Machine Gun- Peter Brötzmann (1968)
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles (1962)
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads - Otis Redding (1965)
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave (1966)
Night Beat - Sam Cooke (1963)
Go - Dexter Gordon (1962)
Oh Yeah - Charles Mingus (1962)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1962)
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Blues - Otis Redding (1966)
The Blues and the Abstract Truth - Oliver Nelson (1961)
Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin (1968)
Filles De Kilimanjaro - Miles Davis (1969)
Olé Coltrane - John Coltrane (1962)
Karma - Pharoah Sanders (1969)
Nipples - Peter Brötzmann (1967)
For Adolphe Sax - Peter Brötzmann (1969)
Patsy Cline Showcase - Patsy Cline (1961)
Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell (1963)
Filles De Kilimanjaro - Miles Davis (1969)
Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter (1965)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (1962)
Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King (1967)
The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan (1964)
Soul Dressing - Booker T. & the MGs (1965)
Hot Buttered Soul - Isaac Hayes (1969)

OK, I'll have another go at the albums (sticking only to Rock, so no jazz or r'n'b). I think I can safely muster twenty in some kind of order.

1. Sgt Pepper's ... The Beatles/Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (can't separate)
3. Music From Big Pink - The Band
4. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
5. White Light/White Heat - Velvet Underground
6. Bringing it All Back Home - Bob Dylan
7. Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones
8. Revolver - The Beatles
9. Velvet Underground and Nico - Velvet Underground
10. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
11. Forever Changes - Love
12. Astral weeks - Van Morrison
13. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
14. Pipers at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd
15. Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds
16. Help! - The Beatles
17. Monster Movies - Can
18. Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
19. Trout Mask Replica - Cap't Beefheart
20. Liege and Lief - Fairport Convention

See, here's my ongoing struggle with my final list: keeping it to one record per artist. That is difficult, and I feel that if I (and whoever else will end up doing the same) don't, then it will be a bloodbath of velvets/beatles/coltrane, much as Mr. 2600 graciouly demonstrated. Arrghh, well I'm off to peruse my singles yet some more.

Maybe this is a needless question to ask, but when you guys make lists of these kinds that go back generationally, how much emotional/experience impact plays upon your judgment?

I actually didn't have that hard of a time keeping it to one album per artist. I ended up still having to cut about 20 records by other people that seemed essential when I started.

I've also decided to stick to albums, because I think bringing in singles just makes it too confusing. What will you do if somebody picks the Kinks first album and somebody else picks the "You Really Got Me" 45 and somebody else picks "Stop Your Sobbing"? Probably too late to change the rules again, but I'm glad I don't have to tabulate results!

I thought about your proposed situation and decided to gamble on people listing ''underground'' stuff that never made it LP. Seeing as there is plenty to choose from this decade that wouldn't be terribly hard. For instance one of my singles will be ''Liar,Liar'' by the Castaways, they never cut an album and I'm sketchy if they ever cut another record, but, to me that song is one of the best things to come out of the sixties.

how is trout mask replica good? Dachau Blues is the worst thing i've ever heard in my life.

12/27. And for all of you who posted a list (PM or in the thread) make sure you have yours edited before the 27.

Bump.

If you posted a list and want to edit it, now would be a good time because I'm going to start tallying the lists tomorrow.

I know a lot of users, how do you say ''cannot be arsed'' to make a list, but I'm still surprised at the lack of participation in this decade.

This decade sucks..?
( at least I'm not fond of it )

Either you misunderstood me or you're saying that the years 1960-1969 sucked for music and produced nothing noteworthy,seminal or lasting. Just checking.

That's me who suggests that it sucks, no doubt.
There are some good bands for sure, but it's generally too tame and polished for me.

So I guess the result will include lots of Beatles, Stones, Stooges and VU.

Nope. so far the results include: sonny and cher, lulu, herb albert and tijuana brass, henry mancini, martin denny and lots of random merle haggard singles.

results coming in a few days.

Shit. I forgot to make my list. I'm make it now, hold on...

1. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground (1967)
3. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
4. White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground (1967)
5. Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)
6. Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan (1965)
7. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)
8. Revolver - The Beatles (1966)
9. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)
10. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane (1961)
11. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)
12. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - Pink Floyd (1967)
13. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
14. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
15. King Of The Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson (released by Columbia in 1961)
16. Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones (1968)
16. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
17. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1969)
18. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks (1968)
19. The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus (1963)
20. Atlantis - Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra (1967)
21. Giant Steps - John Coltrane (1960)
22. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
23. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1963)
24. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
25. Bayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
26. Something Else By The Kinks - The Kinks (1967)
27. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane (1965)
28. Africa/Brass - John Coltane (1961)
29. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (1967)
30. The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death - John Fahey (1965)
31. Scott 4 - Scott Walker (1969)
32. Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert - Miles Davis (1966)
33. A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd (1968)
34. Axis: Bold As Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
35. Spiritual Unity - Albert Ayler (1964)
36. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
37. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
38. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
39. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)
40. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)
41. Aoxomoxoa - The Grateful Dead (1969)
42. Songs Of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1967)
43. Out to Lunch! - Eric Dolphy (1964)
44. Happy Sad - Tim Buckley (1969)
45. Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies (1968)
46. Forever Changes - Love (1967)
47. Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake (1969)
48. Machine Gun - Peter Brötzmann (1968)
49. Buffalo Springfield Again - Buffalo Springfield (1967)
50. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MGs (1962)

I don't know if we're supposed to PM it? But I didn't see that, so I'm just putting it here. Kinda lame/predictable choices. I cut out a lot of jazz albums and VU, because I'd be lying if I said I liked them more. And I wanted to keep it down to 10--it's hard enough to decide on that as it is. (And yeah, I hate Beefheart.)

1. The Beatles – Revolver
2. Tim Buckley – Happy Sad
3. The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
4. Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream
5. The Doors – The Doors
6. The Beatles – Rubber Soul
7. Van Morrisson – Astral Weeks
8. Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers
9. Crosby, Stills & Nash – s/t
10. Led Zeppelin – II

There's some serious lack of love for Magical Mystery Tour in this thread. This is my rushed list:

1. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
3. Sgt. Pepper's - The Beatles
4. Odyssey & Oracle - The Zombies
5. The Beatles (White Album) - The Beatles
6. The Doors - The Doors
7. The Velvet Underground and Nico - VU & Nico
8. Abbey Road - The Beatles
9. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Smiley Smile - The Beach Boys
11. Revolver - The Beatles
12. Song Cycle - Van Dyke Parks
13. Waiting For the Sun - The Doors
14. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
15. White Light/ White Heat - The Velvet Underground
16. Electric Lady Land - Jimi Hendrix Experience
17. Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd
18. Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience
19. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
20. Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd
21. The Stooges - The Stooges
22. Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin
23. Crosby, Still & Nash - Crosby, Still & Nash
24. We're Only In It For The Money - The Mothers of Invention
25. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

Magical Mystery Tour was my favorite for a really long time. But Revolver passed it up recently, so I'm glad someone put it at the top.

It almost makes up for Incense & Peppermints making the list. :p

In no particular order, including reissues and compilations

The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Bachs - Out of The Bachs
The Stooges - the Stooges
Nico - The Marble Index
Silver Apples - Silver Apples
The United States of America - The United Stes of America
The Who - My Generation
Love - Forever Changes
Kreeg - Impressin'
Godz - Godz 2
The Monks - Black Monk Time
Sun Ra -Atlantis
Pearls Before Swine - One Nation Underground or Balaklava
Pink Floyd - The Piper at The Gates of Dawn
Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
Public Nuisance - Gotta Survive
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

Will add more later.