Top Albums of 1969
1 |
20 |
The Beatles |
Abbey Road |
Pop Rock
|
2 |
42 |
The Rolling Stones |
Let It Bleed |
Blues Rock
|
3 |
57 |
The Band |
The Band |
Country Rock,
Folk Rock,
Roots Rock
|
4 |
76 |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
Trout Mask Replica |
Art Rock,
Experimental Rock
|
5 |
88 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin II |
Blues Rock,
Hard Rock
|
6 |
98 |
Dusty Springfield |
Dusty in Memphis |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Soul
|
7 |
132 |
The Who |
Tommy |
Rock Opera
|
8 |
148 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin |
Blues Rock,
Hard Rock
|
9 |
154 |
King Crimson |
In the Court of the Crimson King |
Art Rock,
Progressive Rock
|
10 |
178 |
Nick Drake |
Five Leaves Left |
Chamber Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
11 |
188 |
The Velvet Underground |
The Velvet Underground |
Rock
|
12 |
193 |
Sly and the Family Stone |
Stand! |
Funk,
Psychedelic Soul
|
13 |
196 |
The Stooges |
The Stooges |
Garage Rock,
Hard Rock,
Proto-Punk
|
14 |
228 |
MC5 |
Kick Out the Jams |
Garage Rock,
Hard Rock,
Proto-Punk
|
15 |
229 |
The Flying Burrito Bros |
The Gilded Palace of Sin |
Country Rock
|
16 |
239 |
Neil Young with Crazy Horse |
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere |
Country Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
17 |
284 |
Elvis Presley |
From Elvis in Memphis |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Country Soul
|
18 |
344 |
Isaac Hayes |
Hot Buttered Soul |
Soul
|
19 |
347 |
Frank Zappa |
Hot Rats |
Jazz Fusion,
Jazz-Rock
|
20 |
370 |
Miles Davis |
In a Silent Way |
Jazz Fusion
|
21 |
384 |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Green River |
Swamp Rock
|
22 |
387 |
Grateful Dead |
Live / Dead |
Jam Band,
Psychedelic Rock
|
23 |
414 |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Willy and the Poor Boys |
Swamp Rock
|
24 |
440 |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
Folk Rock
|
25 |
456 |
Fairport Convention |
Liege and Lief |
British Folk Rock
|
26 |
509 |
Scott Walker |
Scott 4 |
Baroque Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
27 |
665 |
Quicksilver Messenger Service |
Happy Trails |
Acid Rock,
Yacht Rock
|
28 |
677 |
Bob Dylan |
Nashville Skyline |
Country,
Country Rock,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter |
29 |
691 |
Fairport Convention |
Unhalfbricking |
British Folk Rock
|
30 |
692 |
Tim Buckley |
Happy Sad |
Psychedelic Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
31 |
725 |
Johnny Cash |
At San Quentin |
Country
|
32 |
895 |
Alexander Skip Spence |
Oar |
Psychedelic Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
33 |
921 |
Leonard Cohen |
Songs from a Room |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
34 |
931 |
The Kinks |
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) |
Pop Rock
|
35 |
1037 |
Blind Faith |
Blind Faith |
Blues Rock,
British Blues
|
36 |
1088 |
Terry Riley |
A Rainbow in Curved Air |
Electronic,
Minimalism
|
37 |
1100 |
Karen Dalton |
It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best |
Contemporary Folk
|
38 |
1198 |
Jefferson Airplane |
Volunteers |
Folk Rock,
Psychedelic Rock,
Yacht Rock
|
39 |
1213 |
Pharoah Sanders |
Karma |
Spiritual Jazz
|
40 |
1274 |
The Pentangle |
Basket of Light |
British Folk Rock,
Folk Baroque
|
41 |
1306 |
Santana |
Santana |
Latin Rock
|
42 |
1308 |
Blood, Sweat & Tears |
Blood, Sweat & Tears |
Jazz-Rock
|
43 |
1363 |
Frank Zappa |
Uncle Meat |
Avant-Prog
|
44 |
1383 |
Jeff Beck |
Beck-Ola |
Blues Rock,
Hard Rock
|
45 |
1399 |
Laura Nyro |
New York Tendaberry |
Pop Soul,
Singer/Songwriter
|
46 |
1421 |
Can |
Monster Movie |
Krautrock,
Psychedelic Rock
|
47 |
1501 |
Moondog |
Moondog |
Modern Classical,
Third Stream
|
48 |
1704 |
Joe Cocker |
With a Little Help from My Friends |
Blues Rock,
Pop Rock
|
49 |
1766 |
Chicago |
The Chicago Transit Authority |
Jazz-Rock
|
50 |
1767 |
Amon Düül II |
Phallus Dei |
Krautrock,
Psychedelic Rock
|
51 |
1773 |
Fleetwood Mac |
Then Play On |
Blues Rock
|
52 |
1775 |
Procol Harum |
A Salty Dog |
Progressive Rock
|
53 |
1777 |
The Tony Williams Lifetime |
Emergency! |
Jazz Fusion
|
54 |
1847 |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Bayou Country |
Swamp Rock
|
55 |
1971 |
Scott Walker |
Scott 3 |
Art Pop,
Baroque Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
56 |
1986 |
Buffy Sainte-Marie |
Illuminations |
Psychedelic Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
57 |
2018 |
Roberta Flack |
First Take |
Soul
|
58 |
2090 |
Art Ensemble of Chicago |
People in Sorrow |
Avant-Garde Jazz
|
59 |
2173 |
The Temptations |
Cloud Nine |
Psychedelic Soul
|
60 |
2287 |
Don Cherry |
Eternal Rhythm |
Free Jazz
|
61 |
2305 |
Boz Scaggs |
Boz Scaggs |
Blue Eyed Soul
|
62 |
2367 |
The Soft Machine |
Volume Two |
Canterbury Scene,
Experimental Rock,
Jazz-Rock,
Psychedelic Rock |
63 |
2464 |
Bee Gees |
Odessa |
Baroque Pop,
Pop Rock
|
64 |
2555 |
Joni Mitchell |
Clouds |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
65 |
2568 |
Jethro Tull |
Stand Up |
Blues Rock,
Progressive Rock
|
66 |
2645 |
Pink Floyd |
Ummagumma |
Experimental,
Progressive Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
|
67 |
2683 |
Kevin Ayers |
Joy of a Toy |
Canterbury Scene,
Psychedelic Rock
|
68 |
2728 |
John McLaughlin |
Extrapolation |
Post-Bop
|
69 |
2972 |
Sun Ra and His Astro-Infinity Arkestra |
Atlantis |
Experimental Big Band,
Free Jazz
|
70 |
2975 |
Tim Buckley |
Blue Afternoon |
Psychedelic Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Sir Douglas Quintet |
Mendocino |
Country Rock
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Gal Costa |
Gal Costa |
Psychedelic Pop,
Tropicália
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Joe Cocker |
Joe Cocker! |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Rock
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Johnny Winter |
Second Winter |
Blues Rock,
Electric Texas Blues
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Rod Stewart |
The Rod Stewart Album/ An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down |
Blues Rock,
Folk Rock
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Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger & The Trinity |
Streetnoise |
Jazz-Rock,
Progressive Rock
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John Mayall |
The Turning Point |
British Blues
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The Youngbloods |
Elephant Mountain |
Folk Rock
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Grateful Dead |
Aoxomoxoa |
Psychedelic Rock
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Caetano Veloso |
Caetano Veloso [1969] |
Tropicália
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Herbie Mann |
Memphis Underground |
Soul Jazz
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Ten Years After |
Ssssh |
Acid Rock,
Blues Rock,
Hard Rock
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Koko Taylor |
Koko Taylor |
Chicago Blues
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Os Mutantes |
Mutantes |
Psychedelic Pop,
Psychedelic Rock,
Tropicália
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George Russell |
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature |
Experimental Big Band
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Jack Bruce |
Songs for a Tailor |
Blues Rock,
Progressive Rock
|
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The Jackson 5 |
Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 |
Pop Soul
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Townes Van Zandt |
Townes Van Zandt |
Contemporary Folk,
Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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Leo Kottke |
6 & 12 String Guitar |
American Primitivism
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Townes Van Zandt |
Our Mother the Mountain |
Contemporary Folk,
Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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B.B. King |
Completely Well |
Blues Rock,
Electric Blues
|
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Miles Davis |
Filles de Kilimanjaro |
Post-Bop
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Eric Dolphy |
Iron Man |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Post-Bop
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Richie Havens |
Richard P. Havens, 1983 |
Folk Rock
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Cream |
Goodbye |
Blues Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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Aretha Franklin |
Soul '69 |
Southern Soul
|
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The Moody Blues |
On the Threshold of a Dream |
Progressive Pop,
Progressive Rock
|
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Euphoria |
A Gift from Euphoria |
Country Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
|
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Bukka White |
The Legacy of the Blues |
Delta Blues
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Fairport Convention |
What We Did On Our Holidays |
British Folk Rock
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Thunderclap Newman |
Hollywood Dream |
Pop Rock
|
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Johnny Winter |
Johnny Winter |
Blues Rock
|
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John Stewart |
California Bloodlines |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
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Judy Henske & Jerry Yester |
Farewell Aldebaran |
Psychedelic Folk,
Psychedelic Rock
|
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Wayne Shorter |
Super Nova |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Jazz Fusion
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High Tide |
Sea Shanties |
Heavy Psych,
Progressive Rock
|
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Phil Ochs |
Rehearsals for Retirement |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Colosseum |
Valentyne Suite |
Progressive Rock
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Charlie Rich |
The Fabulous Charlie Rich |
Country Soul,
Nashville Sound
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Gal Costa |
Gal |
Psychedelic Pop,
Psychedelic Rock,
Tropicália
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Jefferson Airplane |
Bless Its Pointed Little Head |
Acid Rock
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