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Best albums of 1968

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1968 is The Beatles by The Beatles, rated 4.3/5 by 101 listeners.

  1. The Beatles cover№ 1The BeatlesThe Beatles · 19684.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 101 ratings
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  1. 2Waiting for the Sun coverWaiting for the SunThe Doors · 19683.8 score · 3.7 avg · 11 ratings
  2. 3Beggars Banquet coverBeggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones · 19689 ratings
  3. 4In The Groove coverIn The GrooveMarvin Gaye · 19688 ratings
  4. 5A Saucerful of Secrets coverA Saucerful of SecretsPink Floyd · 19686 ratings
  5. 6Wish It Would Rain coverWish It Would RainThe Temptations · 19685 ratings
  6. 7Head coverHeadThe Monkees · 19685 ratings
  7. 8Odessey and Oracle coverOdessey and OracleThe Zombies · 19685 ratings
  8. 9I Got the Feelin' coverI Got the Feelin'James Brown · 19684 ratings
  9. 10Lady Soul coverLady SoulAretha Franklin · 19684 ratings
  10. 11Bookends coverBookendsSimon & Garfunkel · 19683 ratings
  11. 12White Light/White Heat coverWhite Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground · 19683 ratings
  12. 13Electric Ladyland coverElectric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience · 19683 ratings
  13. 14Os Mutantes coverOs MutantesOs Mutantes · 19682 ratings
  14. 15Music From Big Pink coverMusic From Big PinkThe Band · 19682 ratings
  15. 16Sweetheart of the Rodeo coverSweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds · 19682 ratings
  16. 17This Is My Country coverThis Is My CountryThe Impressions · 19682 ratings
  17. 18At Folsom Prison coverAt Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash · 19682 ratings
  18. 19Initials B.B. coverInitials B.B.Serge Gainsbourg · 19681 rating
  19. 20For Once in My Life coverFor Once in My LifeStevie Wonder · 19681 rating
  20. 21Shades of Deep Purple coverShades of Deep PurpleDeep Purple · 19681 rating
  21. 22Astral Weeks coverAstral WeeksVan Morrison · 19681 rating
  22. 23Dreams coverDreamsGábor Szabó · 19681 rating
  23. 24The Notorious Byrd Brothers coverThe Notorious Byrd BrothersThe Byrds · 19681 rating
  24. 25Gal Costa coverGal CostaGal Costa · 19681 rating
  25. 26The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands coverThe Turtles Present the Battle of the BandsThe Turtles · 19681 rating
  26. 27Tell Mama coverTell MamaEtta James · 19681 rating
  27. 28Scott 2 coverScott 2Scott Walker · 19681 rating
  28. 29The Natch'l Blues coverThe Natch'l BluesTaj Mahal · 19681 rating
  29. 30Vincebus Eruptum coverVincebus EruptumBlue Cheer · 19681 rating
  30. 31The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees coverThe Birds, the Bees & The MonkeesThe Monkees · 19681 rating
  31. 32My First Time Around coverMy First Time AroundBetty Wright · 19681 rating
  32. 33Eli and the Thirteenth Confession coverEli and the Thirteenth ConfessionLaura Nyro · 19681 rating
  33. 34Take a Picture coverTake a PictureMargo Guryan · 19681 rating
  34. 35Non Stop coverNon StopThe Box Tops · 19681 rating
  35. 36The Delta Sweete coverThe Delta SweeteBobbie Gentry · 19681 rating
  36. 37The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society coverThe Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks · 19681 rating
  37. 38S.F. Sorrow coverS.F. SorrowThe Pretty Things · 19681 rating
  38. 39In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida coverIn-A-Gadda-Da-VidaIron Butterfly · 19681 rating
  39. 40Joni Mitchell (Song to a Seagull) coverJoni Mitchell (Song to a Seagull)Joni Mitchell · 19681 rating
  40. 41Permanent Dream (2023 Remaster) coverPermanent Dream (2023 Remaster)Tomorrow · 19681 rating
  41. 42Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake coverOgdens' Nut Gone FlakeSmall Faces · 19681 rating
  42. 43The Marble Index coverThe Marble IndexNico · 19681 rating
  43. 44Anthem of the Sun coverAnthem of the SunGrateful Dead · 19681 rating
  44. 45Wheels of Fire coverWheels of FireCream · 1968
  45. 46O inimitável coverO inimitávelRoberto Carlos · 1968
  46. 47The Dock of the Bay coverThe Dock of the BayOtis Redding · 1968
  47. 48Fly Me to the Moon coverFly Me to the MoonBobby Womack · 1968
  48. 49Comment te dire adieu coverComment te dire adieuFrançoise Hardy · 1968
  49. 50The Book of Taliesyn coverThe Book of TaliesynDeep Purple · 1968

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Best albums of 1968 by genre

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The artists of 1968

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

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1968, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1968?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1968 is The Beatles by The Beatles (4.3/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1968 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1968 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1968 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.