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:

221 charts

Rank Score:

935

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

176

Overall Rank:

1,803

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:

177

Overall Rank:

1,816

Average Rating:

79 (177 votes)

Comments:

33.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

910

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

181

Overall Rank:

1,851

Average Rating:

73 (262 votes)

Comments:

34.

Aretha Now

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

867

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

186

Overall Rank:

1,930

Average Rating:

79 (167 votes)

Comments:

35.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

860

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,945

Average Rating:

77 (166 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Soft Machine

Soft Machine

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

851

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:

762

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

206

Overall Rank:

2,160

Average Rating:

81 (98 votes)

Comments:

38.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

717

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

211

Overall Rank:

2,265

Average Rating:

76 (171 votes)

Comments:

39.

Machine Gun

The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

701

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:

688

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

217

Overall Rank:

2,340

Average Rating:

79 (107 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%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Lee Morgan	3	0%
Otis Redding	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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