Best Albums of 1968

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41.

Steppenwolf 

 Steppenwolf

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"This would have been a much better EP. I lost total interest after Born to Be Wild. The first 5 songs were an ok thing though."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

618

Rank in 1968:

41

Rank in 1960s:

228

Overall Rank:

2,567

Average Rating:

 75 (128 votes)

Comments:

9

42.

Blood, Sweat & Tears 

 Blood, Sweat & Tears

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"BS&T loses their leader, Al Kooper, and comes back with one of the best records of the 60s. Has their two biggest hits, "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," along with classics like the standard, "God Bless the Child," and Laura Nyro's "And When I Die." The band's later efforts wo...""BS&T loses their leader, Al Kooper, and comes back with one of the best records of the 60s. Has their two biggest hits, "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," along with classics like the standard, "God Bless the Child," and Laura Nyro's "And When I Die." The band's later efforts would be uninspired, but this is just great."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

617

Rank in 1968:

42

Rank in 1960s:

229

Overall Rank:

2,568

Average Rating:

 76 (186 votes)

Comments:

12

43.

Anthem Of The Sun 

 Grateful Dead

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"The sound on this album is complex, dense and mellow akin to the harmonious experimentalism of Pink Floyd, the instrumentals of Cream and the 'cosmic' improvisation and existentialism of Sun Ra. The band members, inspired by Stockhausen and John Cage and the music tapes for Morton Subotnick, prod...""The sound on this album is complex, dense and mellow akin to the harmonious experimentalism of Pink Floyd, the instrumentals of Cream and the 'cosmic' improvisation and existentialism of Sun Ra. The band members, inspired by Stockhausen and John Cage and the music tapes for Morton Subotnick, produced one of the all-time acid-rock masterpieces."  [+]  Reply

- hairymarx1 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

604

Rank in 1968:

43

Rank in 1960s:

233

Overall Rank:

2,621

Average Rating:

 75 (209 votes)

Comments:

10

44.

Song To A Seagull 

 Joni Mitchell

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"I feel like Joni Mitchell is a genius. Like, I recognize that now. Its like she envisions or, more accurately, hears music with more clarity than almost any human in pop music history. From the jump, with this solo debut of hers, its clear she is a legitimate A+ guitarist, a freakishly pristine a...""I feel like Joni Mitchell is a genius. Like, I recognize that now. Its like she envisions or, more accurately, hears music with more clarity than almost any human in pop music history. From the jump, with this solo debut of hers, its clear she is a legitimate A+ guitarist, a freakishly pristine and perfect pitch singer, and lyrically a poetic force of nature. Even on this, her first go at an album, she took all these insane talents and managed to put out a truly gorgeously shimmering debut album, which feels full and completely filled in despite it being by and large just her and a guitar. She manages to fill up the sound completely with complex chord structures and intensely beautiful, constantly shifting and soaring vocals. Intimate songs like "The Dawntreader" and the character study "Marcie" almost sound too angellic. And the guitar playing is, again, incredibly dexterous and sounds easy almost because she was such a virtuoso - case in point the ease of her singing over the top of the complex guitar of" Sistowbell Lane". There are also some parts that are just over the top with their speedy 2 or 3 part vocal parts like in "The Pirate of Penance" is unlike anything singer-songwriters of the time. The only knock I have against this record is that the vocal pyrotechnics do get a bit over the top. Just every once in awhile. Also its not like the whole flow of the album or the poetry here bites quite as hard as they do on "Blue". So, no, I'm not quite ready to say this is on the same level as that album. Still, its G-R-E-A-T. This album should be recognized as one of the best debut albums of the 60s. I don't feel like that is the general consensus, and that saddens me. Grade: 9.0/10"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

596

Rank in 1968:

44

Rank in 1960s:

237

Overall Rank:

2,657

Average Rating:

 77 (177 votes)

Comments:

9

45.

Elvis (TV Special) 
Live soundtrack

 Elvis Presley

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"I highly recommend the extended version of this album. THAT'S the one you should buy, not this one..."  Reply

- JasonZaia | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1968:

45

Rank in 1960s:

248

Overall Rank:

2,838

Average Rating:

 75 (78 votes)

Comments:

5

46.

Neil Young 

 Neil Young

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"Highly underrated debut from Shakey, as his style would be more defined by his next album. This record continues Neil's work he contributed to the last two Buffalo Springfield albums (produced separately before the group disbanded). It's beautiful psychedelic folk rock. I'm surprised Kanye West o...""Highly underrated debut from Shakey, as his style would be more defined by his next album. This record continues Neil's work he contributed to the last two Buffalo Springfield albums (produced separately before the group disbanded). It's beautiful psychedelic folk rock. I'm surprised Kanye West or other producers haven't lifted samples from this record, particularly Old Laughing Lady and I've Been Waiting for You. Jack Nitzsche's production on Old Laughing Lady is bombastic and excellent and I recommend this record to anyone who enjoyed his orchestrated songs on Harvest and his psychedelic songs on Buffalos Springfield Again. Look for alternative an alternative mix for Here We Are in the Years. Some LP pressings have a different mix that I prefer because it doesn't have a fade out. Also of note is the opening instrumental has a superior version on his archives set, with lyrics, entitled Casting Me Away From You. Highly recommended. A Side: The Loner B Side: Old Laughing Lady"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1968:

46

Rank in 1960s:

250

Overall Rank:

2,841

Average Rating:

 73 (280 votes)

Comments:

9

47.

Shine On Brightly 

 Procol Harum

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"My favourite Procol Harum album. Every song is brilliant and it works so well as an album. Very underrated."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 1968:

47

Rank in 1960s:

263

Overall Rank:

2,989

Average Rating:

 77 (113 votes)

Comments:

3

48.

Scott 2 

 Scott Walker

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"Although it's not quite as inventive as his later records, this is my personal favorite of Scott Walker's albums. His voice stands out as an incredible force that very few can compare to. Many of the best songs are from the Jacques Brel catalog that Walker borrowed from so often early on, and his...""Although it's not quite as inventive as his later records, this is my personal favorite of Scott Walker's albums. His voice stands out as an incredible force that very few can compare to. Many of the best songs are from the Jacques Brel catalog that Walker borrowed from so often early on, and his selections are excellent. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

499

Rank in 1968:

48

Rank in 1960s:

265

Overall Rank:

3,060

Average Rating:

 76 (164 votes)

Comments:

5

49.

Traffic 

 Traffic

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"Traffic was one of the greatest band to come out of Britain in the late 1960's. By the time the band recorded their second album, the original line-up was together again after of short period as a 3-piece band. Guitarist and songwriter Dave Mason had more or less walked in and out of the band. Af...""Traffic was one of the greatest band to come out of Britain in the late 1960's. By the time the band recorded their second album, the original line-up was together again after of short period as a 3-piece band. Guitarist and songwriter Dave Mason had more or less walked in and out of the band. After the success of "Mr Fantasy" and the hit singles "Paper Sun" and "Hole in My Shoe", Mason left the others in early 1968, but he returned in May to join in on the recordings of the follow-up album simply called "Traffic" Mason contributed several strong songs to the album, and his melodic and catchy songs give a great balance to the more soulful songwriting of Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi. In fact this album consist of mere strong tracks/recordings. Mason's opener, the catchy "You Can All Join In" would no doubt have been another hit for the band, had it been released as a single in Britain. In fact it did reach the singles charts in some European countries. Mason's other songs are equally strong. "Don't Be Sad" is a fine quiet ballad in typical Traffic arrangement. "Feelin'Alright" has become a classic that has been covered by numerous other artists; paradoxically many of these cover-version are done in soul-arrangements, making it sound almost like a Winwood song. "Vagabond Virgin" written with Capaldi is another melodic song, in an up-beat. almost acoustice arrangent. "Crying to be Heard" with its exploding chorus is another highlight on the album. Most of Steve Winwood's material on the is also first-class. "Pearly Queen" and "Forty Thousand Headmen" are Traffic at their very best. The three bonus-tracks that were originally released on on their third album "Last Exit" are all among my favorite Traffic songs. The last to bonus tracks are taking from the soundtrack for the movie "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" - none of them particularly memorable; but still nice additions. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

486

Rank in 1968:

49

Rank in 1960s:

273

Overall Rank:

3,141

Average Rating:

 76 (180 votes)

Comments:

12

50.

Vincebus Eruptum 

 Blue Cheer

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"While this album holds it place in the history of music as being (arguably) the first ever true heavy metal record, it hardly holds its own. The strongest track is the worse-than-the-original cover of Summertime Blues, the other two covers are also steps down from previous versions, and the three...""While this album holds it place in the history of music as being (arguably) the first ever true heavy metal record, it hardly holds its own. The strongest track is the worse-than-the-original cover of Summertime Blues, the other two covers are also steps down from previous versions, and the three originals are all irrelevant. The history is interesting. The music is not."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

429

Rank in 1968:

50

Rank in 1960s:

295

Overall Rank:

3,494

Average Rating:

 72 (143 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	11	1%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
James Brown	4	0%
Frank Sinatra	3	0%
Stevie Wonder	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	549	56%
	149	15%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	22	2%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	947	96%
Yes	38	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	969	98%
Yes	16	2%