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.
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Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones · 19694.2 score · 4.3 avg · 34 ratings4.24.3 avg · 34 ratings
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Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin · 19694.1 score · 4.1 avg · 91 ratings4.14.1 avg · 91 ratings
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Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin · 19694.1 score · 4.2 avg · 30 ratings4.14.2 avg · 30 ratings
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Cloud NineThe Temptations · 19698 ratings8 ratings
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The Soft ParadeThe Doors · 19697 ratings7 ratings
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Five Leaves LeftNick Drake · 19696 ratings6 ratings
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The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground · 19696 ratings6 ratings
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Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles · 19695 ratings5 ratings
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Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm ProudJames Brown · 19695 ratings5 ratings
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M.P.G.Marvin Gaye · 19695 ratings5 ratings
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The Brothers: IsleyThe Isley Brothers · 19695 ratings5 ratings
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)King Crimson · 19695 ratings5 ratings
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BreadBread · 19694 ratings4 ratings
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Puzzle PeopleThe Temptations · 19694 ratings4 ratings
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Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)The Kinks · 19694 ratings4 ratings
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Hot RatsFrank Zappa · 19694 ratings4 ratings
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In a Silent WayMiles Davis · 19694 ratings4 ratings
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MorePink Floyd · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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Jorge BenJorge Ben Jor · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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The BandThe Band · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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KarmaPharoah Sanders · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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Townes Van ZandtTownes Van Zandt · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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The StoogesThe Stooges · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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Soul PortraitWillie Hutch · 19693 ratings3 ratings
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My WayFrank Sinatra · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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Crosby, Stills & NashCrosby, Stills & Nash · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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UmmagummaPink Floyd · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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From Elvis in MemphisElvis Presley · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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CloudsJoni Mitchell · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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TommyThe Who · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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Scott 3Scott Walker · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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Kick Out the JamsMC5 · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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The Gilded Palace of SinThe Flying Burrito Brothers · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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New York TendaberryLaura Nyro · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band · 19692 ratings2 ratings
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SantanaSantana · 19691 rating1 rating
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Green RiverCreedence Clearwater Revival · 19691 rating1 rating
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Songs From a RoomLeonard Cohen · 19691 rating1 rating
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Blind FaithBlind Faith · 19691 rating1 rating
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Deep PurpleDeep Purple · 19691 rating1 rating
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Hot Buttered SoulIsaac Hayes · 19691 rating1 rating
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The MetersThe Meters · 19691 rating1 rating
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My Cherie AmourStevie Wonder · 19691 rating1 rating
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It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the BestKaren Dalton · 19691 rating1 rating
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VolunteersJefferson Airplane · 19691 rating1 rating
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Happy SadTim Buckley · 19691 rating1 rating
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UnhalfbrickingFairport Convention · 19691 rating1 rating
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Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears · 19691 rating1 rating
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Build a list or tier of your ownBest albums of 1969 by genre
The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Rock albums of 1969
190 albums from 1969
Best Jazz albums of 1969
142 albums from 1969
Best Soul albums of 1969
89 albums from 1969
Best Country albums of 1969
73 albums from 1969
The artists of 1969
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
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.
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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.

























