Best Albums of 1969
Listed below are the best albums of 1969 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"The opera-rock label has made this album huge in the past but makes people lift up an eyebrow today. It was ambitious and stepforward when it came out but to judge it for what it was THEN is just as unfair as judge it from the POV of "hey other people made more coherent rock opera after that" as ..." [+] Reply
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1969
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6,727
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"The Band were one of the most creative and influential acts of roots-rock. The group reinstated self respect, dignity and humility within a revisited fusion of gospel, blues and country music. It was an ethical approach that was to be adopted by their generation and subsequent generations. Their ..." [+] Reply
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1969
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"This is the only music I've listened to all day today. I've listened to it six times in about nine/ten hours: FIRST LISTEN holy shit this is bad. i want to like it but it's shit. SECOND LISTEN i guess it's cool that they practiced this like essentially hundreds of times to get it down perfect. it..." [+] Reply
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Space-Dementia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"'Arthur' was originally written for a BBC Television show that was cancelled just as filming was about to commence. It is a concept album that tells the tale of one Arthur Morgan who lives in London in a house called Shangri-La (note: the track "Shangri-La" was actually inspired by visiting Davie..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Lot of filler on here but the stuff that's not is landmark stuff. Think they were rushed into the studio when they were famously signed after having only four or five tracks. Which is why some stuff is weak. The foundations of funhouse and punk rock." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"What an incendiary listen. It’s as much a great album as it is a blueprint to the present and nearly next decade of popular music. In this record I hear influence on Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Steve Miller.... the list could go on. This is a great album held up by the pillar of sound cr..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"One of, if not the best Creedence Clearwater Revival. Green river, is a fantastic record of good old honest rock'n'roll. It features possibly CCR best set of songs, featuring, amongst others, sinister purpose, Lodi, and the timeless, bad moon rising. This is rock'n'roll with heart and soul." Reply
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1969
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"This is a truly great album. The energy, insanity, and desire to rock that Sly and his Family bring make this funkier than James Brown and rawer than Iggy." Reply
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1969
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"A notch below Cosmo's for me but obviously a great American rock album. The guitar riff and drumbeat on Feelin Blue are irresistible. Some less than stellar tracks, Came out of the sky comes to mind. All in all a really solid album." Reply
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1969
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""yeyeyeyeyeyeyeeeyeyeeaah... the creator has a maaasterplaan".. This is so cheesy I can't help but laugh.. But then he starts yodeling and the music gets all frantic and awesome while still basically jumping between two notes. It's pretty great." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 1969 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 4 | 0% | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 0% | |
| James Brown | 3 | 0% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 0% | |
| The Hollies | 3 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 0% | |
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516 | 52% | |
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214 | 21% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Beatles | |
| 11. The Stooges | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Deep Purple | |
| 20. Cat Stevens |
