Best Albums of 1968

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Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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1968 year summaryThe best artists of 1968 were The Beatles, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Zombies, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Band and Johnny Cash.

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The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,511 charts

Rank Score:

55,777

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Average Rating:

89 (3,313 votes)

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297

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,269 charts

Rank Score:

23,477

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Average Rating:

85 (1,450 votes)

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112

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,304 charts

Rank Score:

20,320

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Average Rating:

86 (1,673 votes)

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Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,011 charts

Rank Score:

16,317

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Average Rating:

85 (1,118 votes)

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White Light/White Heat

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

821 charts

Rank Score:

12,536

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

977 charts

Rank Score:

11,852

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Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

84 (1,315 votes)

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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

822 charts

Rank Score:

10,873

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

6,704

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Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

81 (798 votes)

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At Folsom Prison
Live

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

633 charts

Rank Score:

6,176

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Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

83 (844 votes)

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10.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

617 charts

Rank Score:

6,056

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Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

82 (701 votes)

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
John Fahey	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Lee Morgan	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	451	56%
	141	17%
	33	4%
	24	3%
	21	3%
	20	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	784	97%
Yes	28	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	809	100%
Yes	3	0%

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