Top 7 Rock Albums By Decade—1960s Edition

Summer is a time to sit back, have a cocktail by some sort of water, and listen to music. The last 10 years have seen the virtual demise of the long-form album, but fortunately we have almost 50 years of good rock-and-roll to fall back on.  

And nothing fills a comment board like opinions about music, right? 

To that end, the top-7 albums from the 1960s. My criteria are as follows:

1. ONE album per band or artist.
2. The album must have critical AND commercial success. 
3. The album must stand the test of time - it needs to sound as good today as it did when it was released. In other words, it can't simply be "important" - it must be "good".

This is my personal opinion. Feel free to post your lists, or criticize mine.

SO HERE GOES—THE TOP-7 ROCK ALBUMS OF THE 1960s

#7—Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

#6—Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

#5—Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

#4—Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

#3—Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

#2—Tommy by The Who

#1—Abbey Road by The Beatles