Best Albums of 1968

Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1968 year summaryThe best artists of 1968 were The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Van Morrison, The Zombies, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Band and Simon & Garfunkel.
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Year of Release:
1968
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354
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1968
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353
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1968
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340
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1968
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332
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Buy album United States
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1968
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331
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1968
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316
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1968
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313
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1968
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295
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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290
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1968
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278
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Total albums: 959. Page 7 of 96

Best Albums of 1968 composition

Country Albums %


United States 523 55%
United Kingdom 153 16%
Brazil 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Germany 29 3%
Canada 22 2%
France 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 925 96%
Yes 34 4%
Live? Albums %
No 937 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 944 98%
Yes 15 2%
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