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Best albums of 1969

Festival season, and the last year the sixties agreed with itself. English blues rock was getting heavier and slower while Detroit was already making the racket punk would claim as its origin story a decade later. The two would not meet for years.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1969 is Abbey Road by The Beatles, rated 4.3/5 by 238 listeners.

  1. Abbey Road cover№ 1Abbey RoadThe Beatles · 19694.3Weighted score4.3 avg · 238 ratings
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  1. 2Let It Bleed coverLet It BleedThe Rolling Stones · 19694.2 score · 4.3 avg · 34 ratings
  2. 3Led Zeppelin II coverLed Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin · 19694.1 score · 4.1 avg · 91 ratings
  3. 4Led Zeppelin coverLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin · 19694.1 score · 4.2 avg · 30 ratings
  4. 5Cloud Nine coverCloud NineThe Temptations · 19698 ratings
  5. 6The Soft Parade coverThe Soft ParadeThe Doors · 19697 ratings
  6. 7Five Leaves Left coverFive Leaves LeftNick Drake · 19696 ratings
  7. 8The Velvet Underground coverThe Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground · 19696 ratings
  8. 9Yellow Submarine coverYellow SubmarineThe Beatles · 19695 ratings
  9. 10Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud coverSay It Loud: I'm Black and I'm ProudJames Brown · 19695 ratings
  10. 11M.P.G. coverM.P.G.Marvin Gaye · 19695 ratings
  11. 12The Brothers: Isley coverThe Brothers: IsleyThe Isley Brothers · 19695 ratings
  12. 13In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix) coverIn The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)King Crimson · 19695 ratings
  13. 14Bread coverBreadBread · 19694 ratings
  14. 15Puzzle People coverPuzzle PeopleThe Temptations · 19694 ratings
  15. 16Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) coverArthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)The Kinks · 19694 ratings
  16. 17Hot Rats coverHot RatsFrank Zappa · 19694 ratings
  17. 18In a Silent Way coverIn a Silent WayMiles Davis · 19694 ratings
  18. 19More coverMorePink Floyd · 19693 ratings
  19. 20Jorge Ben coverJorge BenJorge Ben Jor · 19693 ratings
  20. 21The Band coverThe BandThe Band · 19693 ratings
  21. 22Karma coverKarmaPharoah Sanders · 19693 ratings
  22. 23Townes Van Zandt coverTownes Van ZandtTownes Van Zandt · 19693 ratings
  23. 24The Stooges coverThe StoogesThe Stooges · 19693 ratings
  24. 25Soul Portrait coverSoul PortraitWillie Hutch · 19693 ratings
  25. 26My Way coverMy WayFrank Sinatra · 19692 ratings
  26. 27Crosby, Stills & Nash coverCrosby, Stills & NashCrosby, Stills & Nash · 19692 ratings
  27. 28Ummagumma coverUmmagummaPink Floyd · 19692 ratings
  28. 29Dusty in Memphis coverDusty in MemphisDusty Springfield · 19692 ratings
  29. 30From Elvis in Memphis coverFrom Elvis in MemphisElvis Presley · 19692 ratings
  30. 31Clouds coverCloudsJoni Mitchell · 19692 ratings
  31. 32Tommy coverTommyThe Who · 19692 ratings
  32. 33Scott 3 coverScott 3Scott Walker · 19692 ratings
  33. 34Kick Out the Jams coverKick Out the JamsMC5 · 19692 ratings
  34. 35The Gilded Palace of Sin coverThe Gilded Palace of SinThe Flying Burrito Brothers · 19692 ratings
  35. 36New York Tendaberry coverNew York TendaberryLaura Nyro · 19692 ratings
  36. 37Trout Mask Replica coverTrout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band · 19692 ratings
  37. 38Santana coverSantanaSantana · 19691 rating
  38. 39Green River coverGreen RiverCreedence Clearwater Revival · 19691 rating
  39. 40Songs From a Room coverSongs From a RoomLeonard Cohen · 19691 rating
  40. 41Blind Faith coverBlind FaithBlind Faith · 19691 rating
  41. 42Deep Purple coverDeep PurpleDeep Purple · 19691 rating
  42. 43Hot Buttered Soul coverHot Buttered SoulIsaac Hayes · 19691 rating
  43. 44The Meters coverThe MetersThe Meters · 19691 rating
  44. 45My Cherie Amour coverMy Cherie AmourStevie Wonder · 19691 rating
  45. 46It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best coverIt's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the BestKaren Dalton · 19691 rating
  46. 47Volunteers coverVolunteersJefferson Airplane · 19691 rating
  47. 48Happy Sad coverHappy SadTim Buckley · 19691 rating
  48. 49Unhalfbricking coverUnhalfbrickingFairport Convention · 19691 rating
  49. 50Blood, Sweat & Tears coverBlood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears · 19691 rating

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Best albums of 1969 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

The artists of 1969

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

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1969, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

FAQ

What are the best albums of 1969?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1969 is Abbey Road by The Beatles (4.3/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1969 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-1969 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1969 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.