Top Albums of 1964
1 |
222 |
The Beatles |
A Hard Day's Night |
Merseybeat
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2 |
343 |
Eric Dolphy |
Out to Lunch! |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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3 |
388 |
Stan Getz and João Gilberto |
Getz/Gilberto [featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim] |
Bossa Nova,
Jazz
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4 |
581 |
The Rolling Stones |
The Rolling Stones/England's Newest Hit Makers |
Blues Rock,
Rhythm & Blues
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5 |
860 |
Lee Morgan |
The Sidewinder |
Hard Bop
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6 |
863 |
Bob Dylan |
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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7 |
886 |
The Beatles |
Beatles for Sale/Beatles '65 |
Merseybeat
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8 |
969 |
The Supremes |
Where Did Our Love Go |
Girl Group,
Pop Soul
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9 |
982 |
The Ronettes |
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
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10 |
985 |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg |
Rock & Roll
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11 |
1636 |
The Rolling Stones |
12 x 5 |
Blues Rock
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12 |
1639 |
Bob Dylan |
Another Side of Bob Dylan |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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13 |
1785 |
Charles Mingus |
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus |
Post-Bop
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14 |
1902 |
Muddy Waters |
Folk Singer |
Delta Blues
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15 |
1957 |
The Animals |
The Animals |
British Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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16 |
2051 |
Chuck Berry |
St. Louis to Liverpool |
Rock & Roll
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17 |
2087 |
Herbie Hancock |
Empyrean Isles |
Hard Bop
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18 |
2108 |
Gil Evans |
The Individualism of Gil Evans |
Big Band
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19 |
2111 |
Yardbirds |
Five Live Yardbirds/Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds |
Blues Rock,
Garage Rock
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20 |
2360 |
The Beach Boys |
All Summer Long |
Pop Rock,
Sunshine Pop
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21 |
2517 |
Archie Shepp |
Four for Trane |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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22 |
2532 |
Solomon Burke |
Rock 'n' Soul |
Soul
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23 |
2737 |
Buffy Sainte-Marie |
It's My Way! |
Folk Revival,
Singer/Songwriter
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24 |
2814 |
John Coltrane |
Crescent |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Post-Bop
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25 |
2869 |
The Impressions |
Keep On Pushing |
Chicago Soul
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26 |
2888 |
John Coltrane |
Live at Birdland |
Post-Bop
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Nina Simone |
Nina Simone in Concert |
Vocal Jazz
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Henry Mancini |
The Pink Panther |
Film Score,
Jazz,
Lounge
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Oscar Peterson |
Oscar Peterson Trio + One: Clark Terry |
Jazz
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The Kinks |
Kinks/You Really Got Me |
Garage Rock,
Pop Rock,
Rock & Roll
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Jan Johansson |
Jazz på svenska/Folkvisor |
Jazz
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Mississippi Fred McDowell |
Delta Blues |
Delta Blues
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Dusty Springfield |
A Girl Called Dusty/Stay Awhile - I Only Want to Be with You |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Soul
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Yusef Lateef |
Live at Pep's |
Hard Bop
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The Original Broadway Cast |
Funny Girl |
Show Tunes
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Barbra Streisand |
People |
Traditional Pop
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Shirley Collins & Davy Graham |
Folk Roots, New Routes |
Folk Baroque
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Phil Ochs |
All the News That's Fit to Sing |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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The Holy Modal Rounders |
The Holy Modal Rounders |
Contemporary Folk,
Old-Time
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Jackie McLean |
Destination... Out! |
Post-Bop
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Johnny Hodges |
Everybody Knows |
Jazz
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The Temptations |
Meet The Temptations |
Soul
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Charles Mingus |
Town Hall Concert |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Post-Bop
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John Coltrane |
Coltrane's Sound |
Hard Bop
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Joan Baez |
Joan Baez / 5 |
Contemporary Folk
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Kenny Burrell |
Guitar Forms |
Jazz
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Otis Redding |
Pain in My Heart |
Southern Soul
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Blue Mitchell |
The Thing to Do |
Hard Bop
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Sarah Vaughan |
The Lonely Hours/Benny Carter Sessions |
Vocal Jazz
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Freddie Hubbard |
Breaking Point! |
Hard Bop
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Booker Ervin |
The Freedom Book |
Post-Bop
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James Brown |
Pure Dynamite! |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
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Andrew Hill |
Judgment! |
Post-Bop
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Andrew Hill |
Black Fire |
Post-Bop
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