Top 29 Music Albums of 1969 by Mother Nature's Son

My favourite albums of 1969.

• Chart updated: 09/03/2017 19:15
• (Created: 09/16/2013 00:36).
• Chart size: 29 albums.

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Abbey Road, the grand finale of The Beatles. This is not a wicked plot twist or anything, this is more a fitting conclusion to one of the best stories ever told. You know The Beatles: they never settle for one mood. There are delightful, dark, mysterious, whimsical, beautiful and sad moments throughtout. However, by the time the final, famous lyric of "The End" appears, knowing these words are the last ever heard from The Beatles (more or less), don't you get just a little teary-eyed?

Favourite tracks: "Something" & "You Never Give Me Your Money" [First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,626 charts

Rank Score:

65,405

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,508 votes)

Comments:

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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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To think that King Crimson's debut technically was released in the 1960s is almost impossible to believe. It sounds completely isolated from time, space and everything that is even remotely close to our world. The album can only be described one way: epic, epic, epic! For the title-track, it has to be epic times 10, if that can do it. Crazy start for progressive rock (well, one of the starts).

Favourite tracks: "I Talk to the Wind" & "The Court of the Crimson King" [First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,985 charts

Rank Score:

31,666

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,348 votes)

Comments:

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Gandalf 

 Gandalf (US)

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Nature meets 60s psychedelia in perfect harmony. Only two originals, but the whole album is performed in a way that will make you listen to all songs as were they original Gandalf compositions. Tune in with this beautiful dreamy escape right away!

Favourite tracks: "Golden Earrings", "Hang On to a Dream" & "Tiffany Rings" [First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1969:

100

Rank in 1960s:

428

Overall Rank:

5,323

Average Rating:

 76 (49 votes)

Comments:

2

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Five Leaves Left 

 Nick Drake

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Time has told me that this is one of the most beautiful albums ever recorded, the sound of Nick Drake leading off his way to blue. Some of the most gorgeous string arrangements you'll ever hear!

Favourite tracks: "Way to Blue" & "Saturday Sun" [First added to this chart: 01/04/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

952 charts

Rank Score:

9,354

Rank in 1969:

7

Rank in 1960s:

30

Overall Rank:

168

Average Rating:

 84 (1,051 votes)

Comments:

50

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Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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Dazed and confused and one of the biggest Led Zeppelin classics. Good times, bad times, no matter what times you're going through, you need your share of this legendary debut, though I'm sure it reminds most people of good times!

Favourite tracks: "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" & "Dazed and Confused" [First added to this chart: 03/18/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,736 charts

Rank Score:

18,676

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,518 votes)

Comments:

143

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Odessa 

 Bee Gees

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Indeed a very odysseyan album for Bee Gees. Surprisingly grandiose and ambitious, it isn't far from being a British Opera with Beatlesque melodies often teaming up with a big orchestra.

Favourite tracks: "Sound of Love" & "I Laugh in Your Face" [First added to this chart: 07/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

608

Rank in 1969:

64

Rank in 1960s:

235

Overall Rank:

2,560

Average Rating:

 74 (139 votes)

Comments:

8

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A Salty Dog 

 Procol Harum

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A great extension to the previous two Procol Harum albums. There are a couple of nice playful tunes here, but even better there is the title-track and probably a few more songs that hit you with its beauty in the same understated yet grand climax-way as "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

Favourite tracks: "A Salty Dog" & "Wreck of the Hesperus" [First added to this chart: 09/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

946

Rank in 1969:

49

Rank in 1960s:

174

Overall Rank:

1,784

Average Rating:

 76 (177 votes)

Comments:

9

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The Sacred Mushroom 

 The Sacred Mushroom

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A sacred mushroom indeed, but surprisingly not a psychedelic one! Just plain blues rock, but really nice blues rock with a great ditinct guitar sound.

Favourite tracks: "I Don't Like You" & "You Won't Be Sorry" [First added to this chart: 10/06/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

31

Rank in 1969:

328

Rank in 1960s:

1,715

Overall Rank:

27,379

Average Rating:

 72 (18 votes)

Comments:

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20/20 

 The Beach Boys

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The Beach Boys doing it again. When counting both studio albums and compilations, "20/20" is their twentieth album out of 20, hence the name. It's a mixed bag containing two stellar songs, the a capella "Our Prayer" and the psychedelic "Cabinessence", from the abandoned "Smile" album, but also quite a few inessential, though fairly good tracks. The lush instrumental here, "The Nearest Faraway Place", indeed takes you to the nearest faraway place!

Favourite tracks: "The Nearest Faraway Place", "Our Prayer" & "Cabinessence" [First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 1969:

103

Rank in 1960s:

446

Overall Rank:

5,643

Average Rating:

 73 (149 votes)

Comments:

9

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Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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You can't always get what you want, but you can get this album full of classic Stones songs. Following the rootsy route of "Beggars Banquet" with blues and good ol' rock 'n' roll, it should indicate that the Stones would never return to psychedelia land again, especially since it would be the last Stones album to feature the magician Brian Jones. Instead, there are some splendid details here such as the elegant piano intro of "Monkey Man" and the grandiose choir of "You Can't Always Get What You Want".

Favourite tracks: "Midnight Rambler" & "You Can't Always Get What You Want" [First added to this chart: 01/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,721 charts

Rank Score:

18,800

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 85 (2,041 votes)

Comments:

138

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Top 29 Music Albums of 1969 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	2	7%
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	7%
Led Zeppelin	2	7%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	1	3%
Frank Zappa	1	3%
The Velvet Underground	1	3%
Bob Dylan	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	14	48%
	12	41%
	3	10%

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85/100	02/05/2014 14:35	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100
100/100	10/09/2013 20:42	JusticeDone	427	96/100
90/100	09/16/2013 16:31	bonafini	157	84/100

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From Mother Nature's Son 09/17/2013 07:03

Well, "The Soft Parade" starts off with two stellar tracks and then gets a bit hit or miss. A couple of the remaing tracks are actually quite underrated, I think, but I definitely agree that it also has its duds. Especially the title-track has to be their least succesful "odyssey"!

Overall, I like it for its moments, which are quite great.

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From bonafini 09/16/2013 16:33

I'm a huge fan of The Doors, but The Soft Parade was really a blunder.

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