Best Albums of 1968

Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1968 were The Beatles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, The Zombies, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Band and Simon & Garfunkel.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1968
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Buy album United States
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1968
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
1
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1968
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1
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Total albums: 971. Page 87 of 98

Best Albums of 1968 composition

Country Albums %


United States 538 55%
United Kingdom 150 15%
Brazil 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Germany 30 3%
Canada 22 2%
France 18 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 934 96%
Yes 37 4%
Live? Albums %
No 949 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 956 98%
Yes 15 2%
Best Albums of 1959
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
5. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
6. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
7. Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone
8. The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
9. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
10. Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto
11. N° 4 by Jacques Brel
12. What'd I Say by Ray Charles
13. Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
14. Ritchie Valens by Ritchie Valens
15. Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
16. Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
17. Chet by Chet Baker
18. Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
19. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
20. I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker
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