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Highest Rated Rock Albums of 1968
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Genre
Rock
All
Baroque Pop
Blues Rock
Contemporary Folk
Country
Experimental
Experimental Rock
Folk
Folk Pop
Folk Rock
Jazz
Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Folk
Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Soul
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Southern Soul
1960s
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1
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Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
December 6, 1968
Blues Rock
,
Roots Rock
Score
100
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2
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
October 25, 1968
Psychedelic Rock
,
Blues Rock
,
Acid Rock
Score
100
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3
.
Elvis Presley - Elvis (TV Special)
December 0, 1968
Pop Rock
,
Rock & Roll
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Rockabilly
Score
100
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4
.
The Beatles - The Beatles
November 22, 1968
Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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5
.
The Band - Music from Big Pink
July 1, 1968
Roots Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
100
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6
.
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
April 3, 1968
Folk Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
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7
.
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father to the Man
April 1, 1968
Psychedelic Pop
,
Blues Rock
,
Pop Soul
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
100
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8
.
The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money
March 4, 1968
Experimental Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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9
.
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
January 30, 1968
Noise Rock
,
Proto-punk
,
Experimental Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
100
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10
.
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
January 15, 1968
Folk Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
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11
.
The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
August 30, 1968
Country
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
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12
.
The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
November 22, 1968
Pop Rock
,
Baroque Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
90
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13
.
Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
May 24, 1968
Psychedelic Pop
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Folk Pop
,
Spoken Word
Score
80
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14
.
Cream - Wheels of Fire
July 1, 1968
Blues Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Jam Band
,
Hard Rock
Score
80
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15
.
Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly
September 0, 1968
Progressive Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
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16
.
Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
February 24, 1968
Blues Rock
Score
80
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17
.
Simon & Garfunkel / Dave Grusin - The Graduate
January 21, 1968
Folk Pop
,
Cinematic Classical
,
Folk Rock
,
Lounge
Score
70
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18
.
Traffic - Traffic
October 1, 1968
Psychedelic Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
70
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Music
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19
.
Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation
September 15, 1968
Acid Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
70
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20
.
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
August 12, 1968
Blues Rock
Score
70
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21
.
Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
August 7, 1968
Sound Collage
,
Experimental Rock
,
Musique concrète
Score
70
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22
.
Jeff Beck - Truth
August 1, 1968
Blues Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
70
Source →
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23
.
The Doors - Waiting for the Sun
July 22, 1968
Psychedelic Rock
Score
70
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24
.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival
July 5, 1968
Blues Rock
,
Southern Rock
Score
70
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25
.
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
April 19, 1968
Psychedelic Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 1968.
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