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The Beatles - Rubber Soul.webp - 1965 tier list item
Tom Lehrer - That Was the Year That Was.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Beatles - Help!.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!!, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
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Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited.webp - 1965 tier list item
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme.webp - 1965 tier list item
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home.webp - 1965 tier list item
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas.webp - 1965 tier list item
Wynton Kelly Trio _ Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the Half Note.webp - 1965 tier list item
London Symphony Orchestra _ Sir John Barbirolli _ Jacqueline du Pré _ Janet Baker - Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures.webp - 1965 tier list item
Nara Leão - O canto livre de Nara.webp - 1965 tier list item
Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marching Anymore.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today!, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Davy Graham - Folk, Blues & Beyond___, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra - Angels and Demons at Play, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Going to a Go-Go, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up With The Yardbirds, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Who - My Generation, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
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The John Coltrane Quartet - The John Coltrane Quartet Plays.webp - 1965 tier list item
Otis Redding - Otis Blue_ Otis Redding Sings Soul.webp - 1965 tier list item
Thelonious Monk - Monk_, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Sambrasa Trio - Em som maior.webp - 1965 tier list item
Jackson C_ Frank - Jackson C_ Frank.webp - 1965 tier list item
Joe Henderson - In 'n Out, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Andrew Hill - Point of Departure.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Rolling Stones - December's Children (And Everybody's), Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Otis Redding - The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads.webp - 1965 tier list item
Moacir Santos - Coisas.webp - 1965 tier list item
Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff.webp - 1965 tier list item
American Symphony Orchestra _ Members of the Schola Cantorum of New York _ Leopold Stokowski - Symphony No_ 4, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Astrud Gilberto - The Shadow of Your Smile, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Kinks - The Kink Kontroversy, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
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Various Artists - The Sound of Music.webp - 1965 tier list item
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Hoodoo Man Blues.webp - 1965 tier list item
Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity.webp - 1965 tier list item
Orchestre national de l'O_R_T_F _ Ensemble instrumental de musique contemporaine de Paris _ Maurice Le Roux _ Konstantin Simonovich _ Yuji Takahashi - Metastasis; Pithoprakta; Eonta.webp - 1965 tier list item
B_B_ King - Live at the Regal.webp - 1965 tier list item
Son House - Father of Folk Blues.webp - 1965 tier list item
Roland Kirk - I Talk With the Spirits.webp - 1965 tier list item
John Fahey - Vol 3_ Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites.webp - 1965 tier list item
Los Fronterizos _ Ariel Ramírez - Misa Criolla_ Messe et chants religieux d'inspiration folklorique Argentine, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Frank Sinatra - September of My Years, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Them - The _Angry_ Young Them!, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
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Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song.webp - 1965 tier list item
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues.webp - 1965 tier list item
Miles Davis - ESP.webp - 1965 tier list item
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You.webp - 1965 tier list item
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Free for All.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Horace Silver Quintet - Song for My Father (Cantiga para meu pai).webp - 1965 tier list item
Grant Green - Idle Moments.webp - 1965 tier list item
Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine_ Miles Davis in Concert.webp - 1965 tier list item
Wayne Shorter - Juju.webp - 1965 tier list item
Pete La Roca - Basra.webp - 1965 tier list item
Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up.webp - 1965 tier list item
Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue.webp - 1965 tier list item
The Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet - The Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet.webp - 1965 tier list item
Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk.webp - 1965 tier list item
Paul Desmond - Glad to Be Unhappy, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Paul Simon - The Paul Simon Songbook, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins on Impulse!, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua - 1965 tier list item
Archie Shepp - Fire Music, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Jr_ Walker & the All Stars - Shotgun, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
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The Roland Kirk Quartet - Rip, Rig and Panic.webp - 1965 tier list item
Skip James - Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Anthony Williams - Life Time, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
Albert Ayler Quartet - Ghosts, Cover art.webp - 1965 tier list item
H. H.
H. H.
Created Feb 15, 2026
Step back in time to 1965, a pivotal year in music history! This tier list dives deep into the incredible sounds that defined the era, from the revolutionary folk-rock of Bob Dylan's *Highway 61 Revisited* and *Bringing It All Back Home* to the iconic pop sensibilities of The Beatles' *Rubber Soul* and *Help!*. Jazz lovers will find masterpieces like John Coltrane's *A Love Supreme* and Miles Davis' *ESP*, while soul fans can celebrate Otis Redding's *Otis Blue*. We also explore the raw power of blues with B.B. King's *Live at the Regal* and the emerging sounds of The Rolling Stones and The Who. Prepare to rank the year's most impactful and enduring releases!

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