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Top Psychedelia albums of all time

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Updated: 28 May
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The Beatles - Revolver, Cover art
Revolver
The Beatles
4.22 61k 61,178 1k 1,278
5 August 1966 Album
Pop Rock Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
psychedelic melodic eclectic playful drugs warm quirky surreal
61k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.22 Average
Fishmans - LONG SEASON, Cover art
LONG SEASON
Fishmans
4.21 37k 37,431 291 291
25 October 1996 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop Progressive Pop
Dub Ambient Pop Post-Rock Post-Minimalism
atmospheric lush repetitive psychedelic mellow aquatic hypnotic warm
37k Ratings 291 Reviews 4.21 Average
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2, Cover art
The Glow Pt. 2
The Microphones
4.17 39k 38,607 385 385
11 September 2001 Album
Indie Folk Psychedelic Folk Slacker Rock
Noise Rock Avant-Folk Singer-Songwriter
lonely lo-fi melancholic nature introspective forest atmospheric noisy
39k Ratings 385 Reviews 4.17 Average
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Cover art
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
4.10 60k 59,571 945 945
26 May 1967 Album
Psychedelic Pop Pop Rock
Psychedelic Rock Art Rock Baroque Pop Sunshine Pop Music Hall
psychedelic playful melodic eclectic optimistic lush concept album warm
60k Ratings 945 Reviews 4.10 Average
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Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4.16 29k 28,822 466 466
25 October 1968 Album
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Hard Rock Heavy Psych
psychedelic drugs surreal sensual energetic sexual raw passionate
29k Ratings 466 Reviews 4.16 Average
The Doors - The Doors, Cover art
The Doors
The Doors
4.08 42k 41,753 628 628
4 January 1967 Album
Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock Acid Rock
psychedelic drugs poetic sexual dark nocturnal mysterious cryptic
42k Ratings 628 Reviews 4.08 Average
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced, Cover art
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4.10 31k 31,021 540 540
12 May 1967 Album
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Hard Rock
psychedelic energetic sexual drugs raw hedonistic heavy passionate
31k Ratings 540 Reviews 4.10 Average
Can - Tago Mago, Cover art
Tago Mago
Can
4.06 28k 28,484 497 497
August 1971 Album
Krautrock Psychedelic Rock Experimental Rock
Sound Collage Experimental Funk Rock
psychedelic surreal hypnotic avant-garde rhythmic improvisation cryptic abstract
28k Ratings 497 Reviews 4.06 Average
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Odessey and Oracle
The Zombies
4.06 20k 20,283 425 425
19 April 1968 Album
Psychedelic Pop Baroque Pop
Sunshine Pop
melodic love psychedelic bittersweet spring romantic peaceful mellow
20k Ratings 425 Reviews 4.06 Average
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf, Cover art
Songs for the Deaf
Queens of the Stone Age
3.98 32k 31,936 376 376
27 August 2002 Album
Stoner Rock Alternative Rock
Stoner Metal Radio Broadcast Recordings
desert energetic concept album heavy drugs psychedelic rhythmic melodic
32k Ratings 376 Reviews 3.98 Average
The Microphones - Mount Eerie, Cover art
Mount Eerie
The Microphones
4.03 17k 16,532 123 123
21 January 2003 Album
Avant-Folk Psychedelic Folk
Drone Tribal Ambient Field Recordings Musique concrète Experimental
death nature avant-garde atmospheric concept album spiritual ritualistic existential
17k Ratings 123 Reviews 4.03 Average
Fishmans - 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchu Nippon Setagaya), Cover art
宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchu Nippon Setagaya)
Fishmans
4.04 16k 15,546 82 82
24 July 1997 Album
Dream Pop Downtempo Ambient Pop
Dub Neo-Psychedelia Trip Hop
soothing mellow atmospheric lush peaceful warm playful psychedelic
16k Ratings 82 Reviews 4.04 Average
Comus - First Utterance, Cover art
First Utterance
Comus
4.03 15k 14,925 261 261
19 February 1971 Album
Progressive Folk Psychedelic Folk
Avant-Folk
pagan manic ritualistic psychedelic forest disturbing progressive dark
15k Ratings 261 Reviews 4.03 Average
Ween - Quebec, Cover art
Quebec
Ween
4.01 16k 15,609 145 145
5 August 2003 Album
Art Rock Neo-Psychedelia Alternative Rock
Experimental Rock Folk Rock Psychedelic Pop Progressive Rock
eclectic drugs surreal psychedelic bittersweet melancholic quirky atmospheric
16k Ratings 145 Reviews 4.01 Average
Gustavo Cerati - Bocanada, Cover art
Bocanada
Gustavo Cerati
4.04 10k 9,729 81 81
28 June 1999 Album
Downtempo Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia
Trip Hop Dream Pop Alternative Dance Neo-Psychedelia Alternative Rock
atmospheric eclectic sampling lush poetic hypnotic psychedelic nocturnal
10k Ratings 81 Reviews 4.04 Average
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain, Cover art
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3.98 20k 20,048 206 206
12 July 1971 Album
Funk Rock Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Soul Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
psychedelic passionate rhythmic apocalyptic hypnotic political playful philosophical
20k Ratings 206 Reviews 3.98 Average
Love - Forever Changes, Cover art
Forever Changes
Love
3.97 22k 22,464 544 544
November 1967 Album
Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock Baroque Pop
Baroque Pop Psychedelic Folk
psychedelic philosophical melodic existential bittersweet summer warm lush
22k Ratings 544 Reviews 3.97 Average
Ween - The Mollusk, Cover art
The Mollusk
Ween
3.97 19k 18,886 194 194
24 June 1997 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
Sea Shanty Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop Experimental Rock Psychedelic Folk
aquatic playful humorous psychedelic eclectic surreal quirky melodic
19k Ratings 194 Reviews 3.97 Average
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love, Cover art
Axis: Bold as Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3.95 21k 20,633 324 324
1 December 1967 Album
Psychedelic Rock Blues Rock
Hard Rock Acid Rock
psychedelic surreal energetic passionate warm sexual hedonistic melodic
21k Ratings 324 Reviews 3.95 Average
The Doors - Strange Days, Cover art
Strange Days
The Doors
3.93 21k 21,115 303 303
25 September 1967 Album
Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock Acid Rock Psychedelic Pop
psychedelic mysterious cryptic poetic melancholic alienation surreal nocturnal
21k Ratings 303 Reviews 3.93 Average
Natural Snow Buildings - Daughter of Darkness, Cover art
Daughter of Darkness
Natural Snow Buildings
3.98 6k 5,990 85 85
27 January 2009 Album
Drone Free Folk Ritual Ambient
Noise Neo-Medieval Folk Tribal Ambient Avant-Folk Neo-Pagan Folk
ritualistic hypnotic dark spiritual noisy psychedelic repetitive dense
6k Ratings 85 Reviews 3.98 Average
Kyuss - Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley], Cover art
Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley]
Kyuss
3.93 17k 17,303 231 231
21 June 1994 Album
Stoner Rock Stoner Metal
Heavy Psych Psychedelic Rock
desert heavy dense psychedelic warm hypnotic drugs rhythmic
17k Ratings 231 Reviews 3.93 Average
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity, Cover art
Nonagon Infinity
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
3.91 21k 20,693 131 131
29 April 2016 Album
Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock
Heavy Psych Krautrock Garage Punk
energetic repetitive psychedelic science fiction uncommon time signatures concept album lo-fi occult
21k Ratings 131 Reviews 3.91 Average
공중도둑 [Mid-Air Thief] - 무너지기 (Crumbling), Cover art
무너지기 (Crumbling)
Mid-Air Thief 공중도둑
3.92 19k 18,638 153 153
31 July 2018 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Folktronica Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Folk Progressive Pop Dream Pop Indietronica
lush psychedelic dense ethereal warm melodic soft mellow
19k Ratings 153 Reviews 3.92 Average
Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance of the Moon and the Sun, Cover art
The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
Natural Snow Buildings
3.96 7k 6,662 108 108
2006 Album
Drone Psychedelic Folk Avant-Folk
Ambient Free Folk Post-Rock Ritual Ambient
ethereal cold winter atmospheric lo-fi hypnotic occult ritualistic
7k Ratings 108 Reviews 3.96 Average
Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On, Cover art
There's a Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3.93 11k 11,439 190 190
20 November 1971 Album
Funk Psychedelic Soul
Deep Funk
psychedelic lo-fi rhythmic drugs warm conscious urban introspective
11k Ratings 190 Reviews 3.93 Average
Exuma - Exuma, Cover art
Exuma
Exuma
3.93 11k 11,191 90 90
April 1970 Album
Caribbean Folk Music Psychedelic Folk
Junkanoo Calypso Goombay
tribal occult ritualistic spiritual passionate tropical manic psychedelic
11k Ratings 90 Reviews 3.93 Average
Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern, Cover art
Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern
Lil Ugly Mane
3.90 16k 15,781 145 145
12 October 2021 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica Hypnagogic Pop
Trip Hop Dream Pop Indie Pop Plunderphonics Hypnagogic Pop
depressive surreal psychedelic sampling lethargic bittersweet introspective eclectic
16k Ratings 145 Reviews 3.90 Average
Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun, Cover art
Vision Creation Newsun
Boredoms
3.92 13k 12,850 159 159
10 December 1999 Album
Experimental Rock Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
Krautrock Space Rock Noise Rock
energetic energetic psychedelic psychedelic warm warm tribal tribal
13k Ratings 159 Reviews 3.92 Average
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin, Cover art
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3.87 23k 23,473 381 381
22 June 1999 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
Art Pop Progressive Pop Chamber Pop Space Rock Revival
psychedelic bittersweet lush warm uplifting melodic sentimental existential
23k Ratings 381 Reviews 3.87 Average
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Cover art
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
3.79 37k 36,785 724 724
4 August 1967 Album
Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
Space Rock Experimental Rock
psychedelic surreal fantasy playful drugs abstract quirky avant-garde
37k Ratings 724 Reviews 3.79 Average
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Cover art
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
3.84 26k 25,631 241 241
16 July 2002 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
Dream Pop Electronic Space Rock Revival Downtempo
science fiction psychedelic warm existential philosophical bittersweet melodic summer
26k Ratings 241 Reviews 3.84 Average
The Doors - L.A. Woman, Cover art
L.A. Woman
The Doors
3.87 19k 18,649 326 326
29 April 1971 Album
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock
Acid Rock
psychedelic poetic cryptic mysterious dark urban nocturnal sexual
19k Ratings 326 Reviews 3.87 Average
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!, Cover art
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3.91 8k 7,996 129 129
3 May 1969 Album
Psychedelic Soul Funk
Psychedelic Rock
protest uplifting optimistic conscious happy psychedelic energetic rhythmic
8k Ratings 129 Reviews 3.91 Average
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam, Cover art
Strawberry Jam
Animal Collective
3.82 25k 24,542 306 306
10 September 2007 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Pop Electronic Noise Pop
manic playful psychedelic energetic surreal bittersweet melodic dense
25k Ratings 306 Reviews 3.82 Average
Lift to Experience - The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads, Cover art
The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads
Lift to Experience
3.90 7k 7,356 96 96
26 June 2001 Album
Post-Rock Shoegaze Christian Rock
Space Rock Revival Rock Opera Space Rock Indie Rock Alt-Country
Christian epic concept album apocalyptic religious triumphant progressive spiritual
7k Ratings 96 Reviews 3.90 Average
Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time, Cover art
Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
Candy Claws
3.84 18k 18,237 127 127
25 June 2013 Album
Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia Shoegaze
Psychedelic Pop Noise Pop Exotica
psychedelic lush tropical warm dense Wall of Sound fantasy playful
18k Ratings 127 Reviews 3.84 Average
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee, Cover art
Diamond Jubilee
Cindy Lee
3.90 5k 4,880 63 63
29 March 2024 Album
Hypnagogic Pop Psychedelic Pop
Brill Building Slacker Rock Noise Pop
lo-fi bittersweet psychedelic longing love atmospheric romantic surreal
5k Ratings 63 Reviews 3.90 Average
Gal Costa - Gal Costa, Cover art
Gal Costa
Gal Costa
3.90 6k 6,057 56 56
March 1969 Album
Tropicália Psychedelic Pop
Samba-rock Psychedelic Rock Samba Soul Baroque Pop
psychedelic tropical warm summer playful lush melodic romantic
6k Ratings 56 Reviews 3.90 Average
Spiritualized® - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Cover art
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Spiritualized®
3.82 21k 21,304 221 221
16 June 1997 Album
Space Rock Revival Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
Dream Pop Symphonic Rock Noise Pop Shoegaze
drugs lonely melancholic psychedelic romantic space dense atmospheric
21k Ratings 221 Reviews 3.82 Average
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  • The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour, Cover art
    Magical Mystery Tour
    1967 Album
    38k Ratings 605 Reviews 4.06 Average
    4.06 38k 37,807 605 605
  • Chris Christodoulou - Risk of Rain 2, Cover art
    Risk of Rain 2
    2020 Album
    623 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.90 Average
    3.90 623 623 6 6
  • Various Artists - Woodstock, Cover art
    Woodstock
    1970 Album
    1k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.86 Average
    3.86 1k 1,171 51 51
  • Prince and The Revolution - Parade, Cover art
    Parade
    1986 Album
    5k Ratings 116 Reviews 3.77 Average
    3.77 5k 5,395 116 116
  • Chuck Salamone & Mason Lindroth - Hylics 2, Cover art
    Hylics 2
    2020 Album
    593 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.75 Average
    3.75 593 593 4 4
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  • Fishmans - 98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare), Cover art
    98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare)
    1999 Album
    20k Ratings 260 Reviews 4.39 Average
    4.39 20k 19,642 260 260
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live at Red Rocks '22, Cover art
    Live at Red Rocks '22
    2023 Album
    1k Ratings 37 Reviews 4.27 Average
    4.27 1k 1,356 37 37
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live in Chicago '23, Cover art
    Live in Chicago '23
    2023 Album
    358 Ratings 9 Reviews 4.28 Average
    4.28 358 358 9 9
  • Grateful Dead - Sunshine Daydream: Veneta, Oregon, August 27, 1972, Cover art
    Sunshine Daydream: Veneta, Oregon, August 27, 1972
    2013 Album
    743 Ratings 19 Reviews 4.17 Average
    4.17 743 743 19 19
  • Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Twelve: Providence Civic, June 26, 1974 - Boston Garden, June 28, 1974, Cover art
    Dick's Picks Volume Twelve: Providence Civic, June 26, 1974 - Boston Garden, June 28, 1974
    1998 Album
    409 Ratings 14 Reviews 4.16 Average
    4.16 409 409 14 14
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  • The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions, Cover art
    The Smile Sessions
    2011 Album
    11k Ratings 204 Reviews 4.25 Average
    4.25 11k 10,741 204 204
  • Les Rallizes Dénudés - '77 Live, Cover art
    '77 Live
    1991 Album
    9k Ratings 130 Reviews 4.06 Average
    4.06 9k 8,639 130 130
  • Grateful Dead - Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Cover art
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
    2005 Album
    367 Ratings 7 Reviews 4.13 Average
    4.13 367 367 7 7
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