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The persistent tendency, at least in Western civ, is to speak of a "Sixties," reflecting the broader irrational tendency to analyze decades as if the years, 1960-1969, as a singular entity were more worthy of study than the years, 1964-1973 or 1954-1963, for example. Even a zealot high on nostalgia for a mythical past time must admit that the ten years that comprise the Sixties, in popular music at least, were neatly and definitively split in two, if not in early '65 by Bob Dylan, the Byrds, and “Mr. Tambourine Man”, then in '64 by Beatlemania/ the British Invasion. This rough dividing point is also where the album begins to prevail over the single, a trend confirmed within a few years by the growing dominance of stereophonic sound and improved playback options. The 45 enjoys one last hurrah in 1965, driven by the Motown label and Phil Spector's operation both reaching their peak and by British acts releasing non-L. P. singles.

For the Sixties, 449 albums are listed, 742 tracks. The totals through 1969 are 517 albums and 1529 tracks.

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twenty-two albums

Joan Baez

Freddy Cannon - The Explosive! Freddy Cannon

Johnny Cash - Ride This Train

Ray Charles in Person

The Country Gentlemen - Country Songs, Old and New

Blind Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer

Bo Diddley - Have Guitar Will Travel

The Everly Brothers - It's Everly Time

The Everly Brothers - A Date with the Everly Brothers

Billy Fury - The Sound of Fury

Bessie Griffin - Portraits in Bronze

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings the Blues

Furry Lewis

Mance Lipscomb - Texas Sharecropper and Songster

Odetta - Ballad for Americans and Other American Ballads

Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back!

Elvis Presley - His Hand in Mine

Jimmy Reed - Found Love

Jack Scott - What in the World's Come Over You

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Down Home Blues

The Ventures - Walk Don't Run

Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960

fifty-eight songs

Joe Barry - 'I'm a Fool to Care'

Chuck Berry - 'Let It Rock', Rockin' at the Hops

U. S. Bonds - 'New Orleans', Dance 'Til Quarter to Three With U. S. Bonds [1961]

James Booker - 'Gonzo'

The Brothes Four - 'Greenfields', The Brothers Four

Charles Brown - 'Please Come Home for Christmas', Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs [1961]

James Brown and the Famous Flames - 'Think', Think!

Maxine Brown - 'All in My Mind', The Fabulous Sound of Maxine Brown [1963]

Johnny Burnette - 'You're Sixteen', Johnny Burnette

Jerry Butler - 'He Will Break Your Heart', He Will Break Your Heart

Carla and Rufus - 'Cause I Love You', [Rufus Thomas] Walking the Dog [1963]

Ray Charles - 'Georgia on My Mind', The Genius Hits the Road

Chubby Checker - 'The Twist', Twist with Chubby Checker

Sam Cooke - 'Wonderful World', The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke - 'Chain Gang', Swing Low [1961]

Floyd Cramer - 'Last Date', Last Date

Skeeter Davis - '(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too', [Various artists] Here's the Answer [1961]

Bo Diddley - 'Roadrunner', Bo Diddley in the Spotlight

Fats Domino - 'Walking to New Orleans', ...A Lot of Dominos!

Harold Dorman - 'Mountain of Love'

The Drifters - 'This Magic Moment', The Drifters' Greatest Hits

The Drifters - 'Save the Last Dance for Me', Save the Last Dance for Me [1962]

The Fendermen - 'Mule Skinner Blues', Mule Skinner Blues

Connie Francis - 'Everbody's Somebody's Fool', More Greatest Hits [1961]

The Highwaymen - 'Michael', The Highwaymen

Jessie Hill - 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo'

The Hollywood Argyles - 'Alley-Oop' ['Alley Oop'], The Hollywood Argyles

Howlin' Wolf - 'Spoonful', Howlin' Wolf [1962]

Brian Hyland - 'The Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini', The Bashful Blond [1961]

Elmore James - 'The Sky Is Crying', The Sky Is Crying [1965]

Elmore James - 'I Can't Hold Out'

Al Johnson - 'Carnival Time'

George Jones - 'The Window Up Above', George Jones Sings Country & Western Hits [1961]

Jimmy Jones - 'Good Timin'', Good Timin'

Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - 'Shakin' All Over'

Ben E. King - 'Spanish Harlem', Spanish Harlem

Brenda Lee - 'I'm Sorry', Brenda Lee

Hank Locklin - 'Please Help Me, I'm Falling', Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Bobby Marchan - 'There's Something on Your Mind Part 1'/ 'There's Something on Your Mind Part 2'

The Midnighters - 'Finger Poppin' Time', Mr. Rhythm and Blues

The Midnighters - 'Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go', Spotlight on Hank Ballard [1961]

Ray Peterson with Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra - 'Tell Laura I Love Her', Tell Laura I Love Her

Poppa Hop and His Orchestra - 'My Woman Has a Black Cat Bone'

Elvis Presley - 'It's Now or Never'

Elvis Presley - 'Are You Lonesome To-Night?' ['Are You Lonesome Tonight?'], Elvis Golden Records Volume 3

The Rebels - 'Wild Weekend', [The Rockin' Rebels] Wild Weekend [1962]

Rosie and the Originals - 'Angel Baby'

The Shadows - 'Apache'

The Stanley Brothers - 'Rank Stranger', Sacred Songs from the Hills

Carla Thomas - 'Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)', Gee Whiz [1961]

Johnny Tillotson - 'Poetry in Motion', Johnny Tillotson's Best [1962]

Ike and Tina Turner - 'A Fool in Love', The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner [1961]

Bobby Vee - 'Rubber Ball', Bobby Vee [1961]

Dinah Washington - 'This Bitter Earth', Unforgettable [1961]

Dinah Washington/ Brook Benton - '(Baby) You've Got What It Takes', The Two of Us

Junior Wells - 'Messin' with the Kid'

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - 'Stay', Stay [1961]

Kathy Young with the Innocents - 'A Thousand Stars', [Kathy Young] The Sound of Kathy Young [1961]

four archival or compilation albums

Chuck Berry - Rockin' at the Hops

Pee Wee Crayton

Wanda Jackson - Rockin' with Wanda

Lightnin' Slim - Rooster Blues