Best Albums of 1968

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Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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61.

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

351

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

345

Overall Rank:

4,065

Average Rating:

74 (76 votes)

Comments:

62.

Electric Mud

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

344

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

349

Overall Rank:

4,142

Average Rating:

74 (63 votes)

Comments:

63.

Sweet Child

Pentangle

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

342

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

351

Overall Rank:

4,151

Average Rating:

76 (64 votes)

Comments:

64.

The Hurdy Gurdy Man

Donovan

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

323

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

362

Overall Rank:

4,361

Average Rating:

76 (92 votes)

Comments:

65.

Taj Mahal

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

322

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

364

Overall Rank:

4,374

Average Rating:

76 (73 votes)

Comments:

66.

Dance To The Music

Sly & The Family Stone

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

317

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

368

Overall Rank:

4,430

Average Rating:

75 (98 votes)

Comments:

67.

Music In A Doll's House

Family (UK)

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

373

Overall Rank:

4,513

Average Rating:

75 (88 votes)

Comments:

68.

2001: A Space Odyssey
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

376

Overall Rank:

4,563

Average Rating:

79 (64 votes)

Comments:

69.

Behold And See

Ultimate Spinach

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

286

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

391

Overall Rank:

4,800

Average Rating:

76 (49 votes)

Comments:

70.

Smash Hits
Compilation

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

392

Overall Rank:

4,814

Average Rating:

81 (85 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	3	0%
Eric Burdon & The Animals	3	0%
Buddy Guy	3	0%
Otis Redding	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	524	55%
	152	16%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	919	96%
Yes	36	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	934	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	941	99%
Yes	14	1%

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Best Albums of 1969
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
4. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
6. The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
7. Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
10. Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
11. Tommy by The Who
12. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
13. The Band by The Band
14. Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks
15. Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
16. The Stooges by The Stooges
17. Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
19. Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Karma by Pharoah Sanders