Best Albums of 1969

Listed below are the best albums of 1969 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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1969 year summaryThe best artists of 1969 were The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, Nick Drake, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis and Neil Young.
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Year of Release:
1969
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65,947
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1969
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31,933
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1969
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23,109
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1969
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18,836
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1969
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18,825
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1969
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13,971
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1969
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9,390
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1969
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8,382
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1969
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7,928
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1969
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7,664
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Best Albums of 1969 composition

Country Albums %


United States 515 51%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Mixed Nationality 45 4%
Germany 33 3%
Brazil 30 3%
Canada 21 2%
France 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 950 95%
Yes 51 5%
Live? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 15 1%
Popular  Charts
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4. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
9. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
10. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
11. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
12. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
13. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
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