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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31.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

177

Overall Rank:

1,796

Average Rating:

77 (286 votes)

Comments:

32.

The Dock Of The Bay
Compilation

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

928

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

178

Overall Rank:

1,817

Average Rating:

79 (177 votes)

Comments:

33.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

909

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

181

Overall Rank:

1,852

Average Rating:

73 (262 votes)

Comments:

34.

Aretha Now

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

866

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

186

Overall Rank:

1,932

Average Rating:

79 (167 votes)

Comments:

35.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

864

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,934

Average Rating:

77 (166 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Soft Machine

Soft Machine

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

850

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

189

Overall Rank:

1,964

Average Rating:

77 (191 votes)

Comments:

37.

Tropicália: Ou Panis Et Circencis

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

760

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

206

Overall Rank:

2,167

Average Rating:

81 (98 votes)

Comments:

38.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

715

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

211

Overall Rank:

2,266

Average Rating:

76 (171 votes)

Comments:

39.

Machine Gun

The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

699

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

215

Overall Rank:

2,303

Average Rating:

76 (105 votes)

Comments:

40.

Begin

The Millennium

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

687

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

217

Overall Rank:

2,342

Average Rating:

79 (107 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Joan Baez	3	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Piero Umiliani	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	524	55%
	152	16%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	17	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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