Best Albums of 1968
Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"More like, surrealistic pillow, after the psychedelic experimentation of, Baxters, it's probably the last great Jefferson Airplane album. Some great tracks, lather, the title track and David Crosby's, triad. Airplane, epitomized that Californian sixties hippy thing that it was never going to work..." [+] Reply
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1968
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"BS&T's debut album, with Al Kooper steering the boat, doesn't really resemble the better-known David Clayton Thomas incarnation, but this is perhaps their strongest effort overall. This record has more of a blues- than a jazz-infusion, but there's some of both. Filled with great songs like "Just ..." [+] Reply
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"Understandably overshadowed by what would come later from the Mk II version of the band. However, this is a very solid debut album that the Mk I version of the band would never be able to top. Hush, Mandrake Root, Help!, and Hey Joe are all great." Reply
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"1968 was a bit of a crazy year in music, more noisy, experimental, maybe as a sort of rejection of 1967 and its "Summer of Love". The Crazy World of Arthur Brown encompasses a lot of what made the year unique, while making steps toward progressive rock on songs like Child of My Kingdom and a stro..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I love Serge, but I'm surprised this is his second most acclaimed album. While it contains a few of his greatest songs, it's also loaded with silly, goofy throwaway songs that sound very dated compared to what's on his other albums from the era. But if you're looking for the kind of music that Au..." [+] Reply
"Side one starts out with a couple of downtempo, dreamy explorations, but the rest of the album is more energetic and toe-tapping, though of course modal and a bit abstract. Ron Carter is especially good on this album, constantly cooking underneath whatever else is happening. Great album from Mile..." [+] Reply
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"A very strong debut album. Hints at what Tull were to become but stand out. Their 3 earlier albums (Stand Up, This Was & Benefit) are blues rock and stand slightly apart from the rest of their musical corpus. If you are into late 60s-early 70s blues-rock, these early Tull albums are essential." Reply
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Robert Anton Wilson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Honestly an amazing album, "Everybodys talking" is fantastic and Nilssons own song writing was at a peak here. "My old desk" is great and so is "bath". "One" is a stand out and given the popularity of "one" and "everybodys talking" im surprised this album is so over looked. Its perhaps one of the..." [+] Reply
"THIS is the real Fleetwood Mac! The Blues Fletwood Mac, The Peter Green Fleetwood Mac.Thi honestly should be listed as a separate band on this site. It's just different music and different direction. Bless Peter Green's pure soul." Reply
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"Never heard of this guy or album until I read about it in the forums on this site. That is a travesty. This is a fantastic blues album." Reply
Total albums: 973. Page 6 of 98
Best Albums of 1968 composition
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| Various Artists | 11 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| James Brown | 4 | 0% | |
| Buck Owens And His Buckaroos | 4 | 0% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 3 | 0% | |
| Merle Haggard & The Strangers | 3 | 0% | |
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541 | 56% | |
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149 | 15% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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