Best Albums of 1968
Explore the best albums of 1968, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"The huge and eclectic masterpiece from the Beatles. When I say masterpiece, I mean for the overall charm and diversity of the songs. Off course, not all the songs are great, in fact there's some real stinkers on it. It's like a quarter of the album is great, a quarter good, a quarter ok, and a qu..." [+] Reply
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1968
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"I think the reason that it took me a long time to "get" this record was the way I had always thought of Hendrix. To me he was a genius for fitting stunning guitar work into pop tunes. Electric Ladyland proved that he was so much more. Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes he puts on a cl..." [+] Reply
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ProfessorSquid | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"When I first heard this I considered it the worst thing I had ever listened to. If not for the acclaim I would have ignored it forever, but I came back and I'm very glad I did. It's not an immediate or inviting album. It's not easy to connect to. Morrison is a storyteller first and foremost and c..." [+] Reply
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babyBlueSedan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Along with, pet sounds, and, Sgt. Pepper, oddysey and Oracle, is one of the most stunningly beautiful albums of the sixties. It is a sublime record, every song is lovely, it has a kind of autumnal melancholy undercurrent to it. Beachwood park, brief candles, and off course, time of the season, ar..." [+] Reply
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1968
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13,374
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""Village Green Preservation Society" is the Kinks' masterwork. Described as "a concept album lamenting the passing of old-fashioned English traditions". The creative processes was against the prevailing musical climate in 1968. Opening with the title track, the tone of the album is set. A whimsic..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"After floundering (just a little bit) with psychedelia, this is where The Stones found and perfected their sound which they would simply tweak for the rest of their career. And that sound that they developed was just pure genius and utterly unique. Henceforth, countless bands would be complacent ..." [+] Reply
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"Drugged out album which involves nearly zero songwriting, the sound of a band that doesn't give a fuck! I can't see its experimental nature, all The Velvet Underground ever did on this record was to turn up the volume and allow the created feed-back and noise to be maintained in the mix. The poem..." [+] Reply
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Mother Nature's Son | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (16 helpful | 10 unhelpful)
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1968
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"This is yet another great folk pop album from S&G. Maybe they go a little overboard with effects (like how the gospel-like vocals are piped in in "save the life of my child" and the voices in "voices of old people" go on a little long), but the album is still great regardless and feels BIG overal..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1968
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"It begins better than how it goes ending, and it's easy to recognize the best songs from this work, plus the album it's all made for the music of those times. Actually, I expectorad more from The Band, specially because the first song I ever heard of them was "The Weight" which is easily a master..." [+] Reply
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GandalfORiley345 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Every time I listen to this album it's 1968 and not even my computer can convince me otherwise. The honesty and raw delivery of this performance bleeds a humanity that transcends beyond the music itself. This hour-long performance yielded the best country LP you will come across." Reply
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dmercado | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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Total albums: 995. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1968 composition
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| Various Artists | 11 | 1% | |
| James Brown | 5 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| Buck Owens | 4 | 0% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 0% | |
| Otis Redding | 3 | 0% | |
| Joan Baez | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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549 | 55% | |
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151 | 15% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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