Best-selling albums of the 1960s

According to the BSA Ranking, the best-selling album released in the 1960s is SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND by THE BEATLES, with over 19.1 million copies sold. The sales figures throughout this ranking include physical album sales as well as digital track downloads and audio and video streaming, converted into album-equivalent units using industry-standard formulas. For more information, see the certification criteria used in different countries.

★ Highlights:
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND by THE BEATLES is the best-selling group album released in the 1960s.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC is the best-selling soundtrack album released in the 1960s, with over 14 million copies sold.
The most successful debut album released in the 1960s is LED ZEPPELIN I by LED ZEPPELIN, with over 10.3 million copies sold.
GREATEST HITS by PATSY CLINE leads both the compilation and female solo categories among albums released in the 1960s, with over 10 million copies sold.
BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS by BOB DYLAN is the best-selling male solo album released in the 1960s, with over 6.52 million copies sold.
The best-selling live album released in the 1960s is AT SAN QUENTIN by JOHNNY CASH, with over 3.27 million copies sold.

Please note that this ranking reflects the cumulative sales of albums released in the 1960, from their original release to date. It does not represent the best-selling albums of the decade itself. For contemporary decade-end rankings, see the Decade-End Lists published in various countries.

№	Album	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND THE BEATLES 1967	19,132,227	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 1 38
2	ABBEY ROAD THE BEATLES 1969	17,965,949	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 2 53
3	LED ZEPPELIN II LED ZEPPELIN 1969	15,398,523	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 3 69
4	THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) THE BEATLES 1968	14,082,269	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 4 88
5	THE SOUND OF MUSIC SOUNDTRACK 1965	14,040,408	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 5 90
6	LED ZEPPELIN I LED ZEPPELIN 1969	10,344,381	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 6 188
7	GREATEST HITS PATSY CLINE 1967	10,000,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 7 196
8	RUBBER SOUL THE BEATLES 1965	8,130,843	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 8 301
9	MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR THE BEATLES 1967	7,732,199	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 9 325
10	REVOLVER THE BEATLES 1966	6,624,684	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 10 422
11	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS BOB DYLAN 1967	6,525,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 11 436
12	THE CHRISTMAS SONG NAT KING COLE 1963	6,060,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 12 514
13	WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS HERB ALPERT 1964	6,000,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 13 527
14	A HARD DAY'S NIGHT THE BEATLES 1964	5,952,124	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 14 532
15	THE DOORS THE DOORS 1967	5,745,024	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 5 15 563
16	WEST SIDE STORY SOUNDTRACK 1961	5,465,000	Rank in 1961 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 16 617
17	ARE YOU EXPERIENCED JIMI HENDRIX 1967	5,125,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 17 687
18	A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (SOUNDTRACK) VINCE GUARALDI TRIO 1965	5,113,498	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 18 691
19	MEET THE BEATLES! THE BEATLES 1964	5,100,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 19 701
20	A CHRISTMAS ALBUM BARBRA STREISAND 1967	5,035,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 20 714
21	MORE OF THE MONKEES THE MONKEES 1967	5,012,400	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 8 21 717
22	THE MONKEES THE MONKEES 1966	5,011,930	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 22 718
23	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA IRON BUTTERFLY 1968	4,730,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 23 776
24	CROSBY, STILLS & NASH CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 1969	4,270,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 24 905
25	HELP! THE BEATLES 1965	4,198,956	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 25 937
26	MARY POPPINS SOUNDTRACK 1964	4,100,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 26 986
27	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 1969	4,031,790	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 5 27 1,001
28	AT SAN QUENTIN JOHNNY CASH 1969	3,270,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 28 1,261
29	AT FOLSOM PRISON JOHNNY CASH 1968	3,200,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 29 1,315
30	SOUNDS OF SILENCE SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1966	3,200,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 3 30 1,316
31	PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY & THYME SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1966	3,160,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 31 1,341
32	BEATLES '65 THE BEATLES 1964	3,100,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 5 32 1,416
33	BLUE HAWAII (SOUNDTRACK) ELVIS PRESLEY 1961	3,065,800	Rank in 1961 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 2 33 1,436
34	GREEN RIVER CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969	3,017,940	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 34 1,480
35	HOW GREAT THOU ART ELVIS PRESLEY 1967	3,001,070	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 9 35 1,491
36	S.R.O HERB ALPERT 1966	2,500,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 5 36 1,803
37	LET IT BLEED THE ROLLING STONES 1969	2,430,590	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 8 37 1,854
38	BLONDE ON BLONDE BOB DYLAN 1966	2,300,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 38 1,980
39	THE GRADUATE (SOUNDTRACK) SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1968	2,260,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 39 2,032
40	TOMMY THE WHO 1969	2,225,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 9 40 2,074
41	ELECTRIC LADYLAND JIMI HENDRIX 1968	2,203,310	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 5 41 2,099
42	BEATLES FOR SALE THE BEATLES 1964	2,125,610	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 42 2,254
43	BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE & GREEN GRASS) THE ROLLING STONES 1966	2,111,180	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 43 2,276
44	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY CHICAGO 1969	2,100,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 10 44 2,391
45	GREATEST HITS JOHNNY CASH 1967	2,100,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 10 45 2,392
46	YESTERDAY & TODAY THE BEATLES 1966	2,100,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 8 46 2,393
47	THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM THE BEATLES 1964	2,100,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 47 2,394
48	WILLY & THE POOR BOYS CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969	2,064,470	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 11 48 2,441
49	SMASH HITS JIMI HENDRIX 1968	2,060,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 49 2,463
50	BOOKENDS SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1968	2,060,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 50 2,464

1960s albums ranked by sales