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: 3 hours ago).
"Apparently Mike Pinder used to work for the Company who made the Mellotron. His work with the Company obviously contributed to his expertise in using the instrument to its full potential. This is a beautiful album, positively brimming with Mellotron for all you prog affectionados who know what a ..." [+] Reply
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1969
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881
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"Wow! Almost 50 years old, and this is magical. As of now it's in my top 3 of 1969. And sure I haven't got that much of that year as well as the decade under my belt, this album is pretty mind-blowing and I am able to pick out the influences from this piece." Reply
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1969
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"The Airplane's second best. A great last gasp at the end of the 60s. The 70s and 80s were not kind to this band. Starship? Bleh...." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Scott Walker's first masterpiece. Beautiful songs - almost all originals - incredible arrangements, evocative lyrics and very consistent from start to finish." Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Laura Nyro was one of those rare and singular talents that comes along once in a lifetime, if you're lucky. In her original music, the disparate sounds of Soul, Jazz, Folk-Rock, Doo-Wop, Broadway, and Brill Building Pop coalesced into something that was magically hers alone. Her wild and untraine..." [+] Reply
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1969
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"I'm surprised this album doesn't get more attention. There's lots to love here, especially the first three tracks, but the whole album is great. Impressive debut." Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Easing off on the psychedelia that was on 'Lost Chord'. This is a bit more laid back with a bit of a paisley feel at times. Still a good album. The Moody's seem to be a bit overlooked as an fabled band of the 60's." Reply
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1969
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"This is my first exposure to Gal Costa and tropicália. I'm definitely going to be checking out more of this." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Borrowing elements from folk, country, blues and tex-mex, Townes Van Zandt's poetry is emotionally intense. His gentle acoustic style has a unique desolate quality to it and his stories are simultaneously intimate and universal." Reply
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"Joe Cocker bursts into the late 60s with a soulful collection, channeling Ray Charles and baring his Soul with a Capital "S". In listening to this album for the first time there were times when I thought I had mistakenly put on a Brother Ray disc. "Bye Bye Blackbird" sounds like Charles could hav..." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100
Best Albums of 1969 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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