Best Albums of 1968

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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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31.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

937

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,796

Average Rating:

77 (286 votes)

Comments:

32.

The Dock Of The Bay
Compilation

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

919

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

178

Overall Rank:

1,828

Average Rating:

80 (176 votes)

Comments:

33.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

912

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,839

Average Rating:

73 (262 votes)

Comments:

34.

Aretha Now

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

874

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

184

Overall Rank:

1,911

Average Rating:

79 (167 votes)

Comments:

35.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

857

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

189

Overall Rank:

1,945

Average Rating:

77 (166 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Soft Machine

Soft Machine

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

852

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,955

Average Rating:

77 (190 votes)

Comments:

37.

Tropicália: Ou Panis Et Circencis

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

765

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

205

Overall Rank:

2,147

Average Rating:

81 (98 votes)

Comments:

38.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

719

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

211

Overall Rank:

2,247

Average Rating:

76 (171 votes)

Comments:

39.

Machine Gun

The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

700

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

214

Overall Rank:

2,295

Average Rating:

76 (105 votes)

Comments:

40.

Begin

The Millennium

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

666

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

223

Overall Rank:

2,395

Average Rating:

79 (107 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap	3	0%
Frank Sinatra	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Booker T. & The M.G.'s	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	524	55%
	152	16%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	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%

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