Data collector – Biggest CSPC Albums of the 60s
Here comes the last step of our journey in the past: the 60s! In this decade, we can notice two significant events: the rise of the concept of studio album as well as The Beatles‘ amazing career. Does an album of the Fab Four lead this ranking of the most successful albums issued during the 60s? Or do The Rolling Stones, who are often described as their greatest rivals, take the first place? You will find the answer in this new list from the Data Collector!
The albums ranked here have been released from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969. All figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).
Please keep in mind that some artists with massive sales in this decade haven’t been studied so far, e.g. The Doors, The Beach Boys, The Supremes and Herb Alpert. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
A lot of lists like this one are available in the Data Collector, so feel free to read them to gauge how your favorite artist charts on them.
ALBUMS RANKING – CSPC – 60s
1. 1969 – Beatles – Abbey Road – 43,171,000
2. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II – 33,774,000
3. 1965 – Beatles – Help! – 33,194,000
4. 1967 – Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – 31,461,000
5. 1963 – Beatles – Please Please Me – 30,050,000
6. 1967 – Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour – 28,792,000
7. 1968 – Beatles – The Beatles (White Album) – 28,116,000
8. 1968 – Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends – 26,674,000
9. 1966 – Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds of Silence – 26,037,000
10. 1964 – Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night – 25,886,000
11. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin I – 23,886,000
12. 1966 – Beatles – Revolver – 23,672,000
13. 1965 – Beatles – Rubber Soul – 23,087,000
14. 1969 – Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed – 21,301,000
15. 1966 – Rolling Stones – Aftermath – 19,654,000
16. 1964 – Beatles – Beatles for Sale – 16,934,000
17. 1965 – Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited – 16,592,000
18. 1965 – Rolling Stones – Out of Our Heads – 16,060,000
19. 1968 – Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet – 15,683,000
20. 1966 – Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme – 15,201,000
21. 1963 – Beatles – With the Beatles – 14,149,000
22. 1969 – Jackson 5 – Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 – 13,281,000
23. 1963 – Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – 10,875,000
24. 1964 – Bob Dylan – The Times They Are a-Changin’ – 10,277,000
25. 1964 – Simon & Garfunkel – Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – 9,904,000
26. 1966 – Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde – 9,524,000
27. 1965 – Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home – 9,182,000
28. 1967 – Bee Gees – Bee Gees’ 1st – 8,786,000
29. 1969 – Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline – 8,022,000
30. 1968 – Bee Gees – Horizontal – 7,774,000
31. 1969 – David Bowie – David Bowie (1969) – 7,654,000
32. 1965 – Sonny & Cher – Look At Us – 7,238,000
33. 1967 – Barbra Streisand – A Christmas Album – 6,834,000
34. 1968 – Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl (Soundtrack) – 6,624,000
35. 1967 – Rolling Stones – Between the Buttons – 6,159,000
36. 1968 – Bee Gees – Idea – 5,983,000
37. 1967 – Pink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – 5,466,000
38. 1964 – Barbra Streisand – People – 5,258,000
39. 1969 – Pink Floyd – Ummagumma – 5,250,000
40. 1969 – Beatles – Yellow Submarine – 4,880,000
41. 1968 – Pink Floyd – A Saucerful of Secrets – 4,857,000
42. 1964 – Johnny Hallyday – Le pénitencier – 4,630,000
43. 1967 – Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding – 4,500,000
44. 1965 – Rolling Stones – December’s Children (And Everybody’s) – 4,309,000
45. 1964 – Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones – 4,244,000
46. 1967 – Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request – 4,109,000
47. 1964 – Rolling Stones – 12 X 5 – 3,767,000
48. 1969 – Pink Floyd – More – 3,117,000
49. 1961 – Johnny Hallyday – Salut Les Copains! – 3,088,000
50. 1965 – Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones, Now! – 3,028,000