Best Albums of 1968

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Listed below are the best albums of 1968 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

231 charts

Rank Score:

940

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

176

Overall Rank:

1,796

Average Rating:

77 (298 votes)

Comments:

32.

The Dock Of The Bay
Compilation

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

905

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

179

Overall Rank:

1,856

Average Rating:

79 (180 votes)

Comments:

33.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

892

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

181

Overall Rank:

1,879

Average Rating:

73 (265 votes)

Comments:

34.

Aretha Now

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

887

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

183

Overall Rank:

1,884

Average Rating:

79 (172 votes)

Comments:

35.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

186

Overall Rank:

1,931

Average Rating:

77 (169 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Soft Machine

Soft Machine

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

815

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

196

Overall Rank:

2,032

Average Rating:

77 (194 votes)

Comments:

37.

Tropicália Ou Panis Et Circencis

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

742

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

206

Overall Rank:

2,194

Average Rating:

81 (101 votes)

Comments:

38.

Begin

The Millennium

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

211

Overall Rank:

2,271

Average Rating:

79 (111 votes)

Comments:

39.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

695

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

215

Overall Rank:

2,315

Average Rating:

76 (176 votes)

Comments:

40.

Machine Gun

The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

685

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

217

Overall Rank:

2,340

Average Rating:

75 (106 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1968 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos	4	0%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Joan Baez	3	0%
The Dubliners	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	527	55%
	153	16%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	30	3%
	22	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	96%
Yes	34	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	948	98%
Yes	15	2%

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