Best Albums of 1968

Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1968 year summaryThe best artists of 1968 were The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Van Morrison, The Zombies, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Band and Simon & Garfunkel.
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1968
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1968
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1968
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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42
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
42
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
42
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
42
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
41
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
41
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Total albums: 955. Page 26 of 96

Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 11 1%
Elvis Presley 4 0%
Johnny Cash 4 0%
James Brown 3 0%
Joan Baez 3 0%
Otis Redding 3 0%
John Fahey 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 523 55%
United Kingdom 152 16%
Brazil 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Germany 27 3%
Canada 21 2%
France 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 919 96%
Yes 36 4%
Live? Albums %
No 934 98%
Yes 21 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 941 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of 1985
1. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
2. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
3. Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
4. Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
5. Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
6. Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
7. The Head On The Door by The Cure
8. Tim by The Replacements
9. Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
10. Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
11. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
12. Low-Life by New Order
13. This Is The Sea by The Waterboys
14. New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü
15. This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall
16. Fables Of The Reconstruction by R.E.M.
17. Little Creatures by Talking Heads
18. Around The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution
19. Love by The Cult
20. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting
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