Psychedelic & Mind Bending, 1-100 by ObsoleteEntity

Quick FYI: My definition of psychedelic and/or trippy may differ from yours, but that's okay. I like it to have elements of weirdness and craziness, even if it is only experimental. I LOVE when the music falls apart (The Dead and Captain Beefheart did this a lot). I include, by the way, some meditation music because that can be some of the most psychedelic and mind bending music there can be. The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste. There are some stoner rock albums as well. Lastly, I am trying my best to add albums not from 1968, but that is proving to be a challenge. Challenge accepted!

Mood Classification for each album: Light/Happy, Moody, Transcendental/Deep, Heavy.

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• Chart updated: 01/03/2020 17:15
• (Created: 12/21/2016 01:40).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Locust Abortion Technician 

 Butthole Surfers

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Don't let the playfulness turn you away from this album. There is some seriously great musicianship here.

Heavy, Moody [First added to this chart: 12/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

566

Rank in 1987:

45

Rank in 1980s:

417

Overall Rank:

2,742

Average Rating:

 73 (145 votes)

Comments:

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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The power and influence of this album can not be overstated. The Beatles started the studio effects, but Jimi perfected it!

Transcendental/Deep [First added to this chart: 12/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,686 charts

Rank Score:

17,734

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

59

Average Rating:

 86 (1,978 votes)

Comments:

109

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Earth Vs. Shockabilly 

 Shockabilly

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Great camping album!

Moody [First added to this chart: 12/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1983:

409

Rank in 1980s:

4,281

Overall Rank:

34,203

Average Rating:

 72 (6 votes)

Comments:

0

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Satyricon 

 Meat Beat Manifesto

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Mind Melting. Highest ranking 90s album on this chart.

Transcendental/Deep, Moody [First added to this chart: 12/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

175

Rank in 1992:

116

Rank in 1990s:

1,178

Overall Rank:

7,211

Average Rating:

 73 (17 votes)

Comments:

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Pick a Beatles album and it could easily go on this chart.

Happy, Transcendental/Deep [First added to this chart: 12/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,343 charts

Rank Score:

27,389

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,371 votes)

Comments:

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Breathe Awhile 

 Arcadium

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A true classic. Give this one a few listens. Should be a well known album.

Light/Happy, Transcendental/Deep [First added to this chart: 12/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1969:

89

Rank in 1960s:

374

Overall Rank:

4,517

Average Rating:

 78 (40 votes)

Comments:

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July 

 July

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My opinion: one of the greatest albums no one has ever heard of. If you've heard it already, then you are a connoisseur of tunage!

Light/Happy [First added to this chart: 01/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1968:

91

Rank in 1960s:

480

Overall Rank:

6,149

Average Rating:

 78 (53 votes)

Comments:

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Third 

 Portishead

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This album is crazy, creepy good. The mood is heavy and dark, though.

Heavy [First added to this chart: 05/10/2017]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

680 charts

Rank Score:

5,341

Rank in 2008:

3

Rank in 2000s:

47

Overall Rank:

321

Average Rating:

 81 (835 votes)

Comments:

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Sung Tongs 

 Animal Collective

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Highest ranking 2000s album on this chart.

Light, Moody [First added to this chart: 04/06/2017]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,996

Rank in 2004:

16

Rank in 2000s:

141

Overall Rank:

870

Average Rating:

 77 (486 votes)

Comments:

24

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Trip Thru Hell 

 C.A. Quintet

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Transcendental/Deep, Heavy [First added to this chart: 12/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

105

Rank in 1968:

148

Rank in 1960s:

806

Overall Rank:

11,067

Average Rating:

 78 (29 votes)

Comments:

4

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Psychedelic & Mind Bending, 1-100 composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	37	37%
1970s	21	21%
1980s	8	8%
1990s	8	8%
2000s	13	13%
2010s	13	13%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
The Beatles	3	3%
Butthole Surfers	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
Tame Impala	2	2%
Liquid Sound Company	2	2%
Bongwater	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	38	38%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	3	3%
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90/100	04/17/2020 09:14	Junomoogmello	15	87/100
100/100	01/30/2020 11:36	salahshoori	29	83/100
85/100	09/27/2019 06:58	Johnnyo	2,521	80/100
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From Junomoogmello 04/17/2020 09:32

Excellent chart with some great new bands introduced to me along with a few surprises like The Cure. The summary comments are useful.

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From salahshoori 01/30/2020 11:44

Awesome, awesome chart! From the looks of it, this is the chart I must be checking everyday since lots of the albums I enjoy listening to lately appear on this chart. Thanks for sharing this.
Although I object to not adding Tago Mago, Fun House and some other albums on this list. I think they are pretty mind bending and trippy too.

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From Johnnyo 09/27/2019 06:58

Very nice chart

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From boppare 02/26/2019 17:13

lots of bands I've never heard before, interesting list

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From bobbyb5 05/13/2018 05:27

This is so cool. Can't wait to check these out. They sound awesome.

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From C_Krug2009 03/18/2018 19:55

Love the psychedelic picks)

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From notapawn88 06/14/2017 17:54

Awesome.

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From sssvnnn 04/18/2017 16:14

Cool chart.

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From Steppenwolf666 01/04/2017 16:52

A lot of good stuff.

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