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Top Acid Rock albums of all time

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Updated: 14 May
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Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4.16 29k 28,663 466 466
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 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced, Cover art
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4.10 31k 30,894 537 537
12 May 1967 Album
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Hard Rock
psychedelic energetic sexual drugs raw heavy hedonistic hypnotic
31k Ratings 537 Reviews 4.10 Average
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Cover art
Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
Funkadelic
3.69 4k 4,413 67 67
October 1970 Album
Funk Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Psychedelic Soul Experimental Rock Heavy Psych
psychedelic drugs spiritual rhythmic surreal improvisation raw noisy
4k Ratings 67 Reviews 3.69 Average
Blops - Blops, Cover art
Blops
Blops
3.70 417 417 16 16
1974 Album
Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Jazz-Rock Rock andino
progressive psychedelic improvisation complex
417 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.70 Average
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Quicksilver Messenger Service, Cover art
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3.65 2k 2,213 54 54
May 1968 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Jam Band
psychedelic melodic improvisation summer atmospheric playful rhythmic
2k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.65 Average
Mainliner - Mellow Out, Cover art
Mellow Out
Mainliner
3.65 2k 1,508 19 19
1996 Album
Noise Rock Heavy Psych Acid Rock
Psychedelic Rock
heavy noisy psychedelic raw lo-fi improvisation hypnotic repetitive
2k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.65 Average
Axe - Music, Cover art
Music
Axe
3.65 622 622 20 20
1970 Album
Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Folk Heavy Psych Progressive Rock
lo-fi atmospheric psychedelic mysterious warm nocturnal bittersweet ethereal
622 Ratings 20 Reviews 3.65 Average
Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxter's, Cover art
After Bathing at Baxter's
Jefferson Airplane
3.62 4k 4,207 119 119
29 November 1967 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Folk Rock Experimental Rock
rebellious psychedelic drugs energetic mysterious raw war eclectic
4k Ratings 119 Reviews 3.62 Average
Ten Years After - Ssssh, Cover art
Ssssh
Ten Years After
3.63 1k 1,469 40 40
August 1969 Album
Blues Rock Acid Rock
Psychedelic Rock Hard Rock
energetic warm raw psychedelic playful melodic rhythmic
1k Ratings 40 Reviews 3.63 Average
Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album, Cover art
The Howlin' Wolf Album
Howlin' Wolf
3.63 1k 1,111 34 34
April 1969 Album
Electric Blues Chicago Blues Acid Rock
Psychedelic Rock
raw psychedelic passionate playful repetitive
1k Ratings 34 Reviews 3.63 Average
Dug Dug's - Smog, Cover art
Smog
Dug Dug's
3.64 539 539 16 16
1973 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock Heavy Psych
Progressive Rock
psychedelic energetic progressive rhythmic warm
539 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.64 Average
Road - Road, Cover art
Road
Road
3.64 436 436 18 18
July 1972 Album
Heavy Psych Hard Rock Acid Rock
Blues Rock
passionate mellow warm
436 Ratings 18 Reviews 3.64 Average
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Volume One
The Human Beast
3.64 575 575 27 27
21 August 1970 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Heavy Psych Progressive Rock
psychedelic energetic avant-garde heavy hypnotic rhythmic melodic
575 Ratings 27 Reviews 3.64 Average
Bardo Pond - Amanita, Cover art
Amanita
Bardo Pond
3.61 2k 2,436 43 43
9 April 1996 Album
Acid Rock Space Rock Revival Post-Rock
Noise Rock Space Rock Shoegaze
psychedelic hypnotic sensual drugs atmospheric summer heavy surreal
2k Ratings 43 Reviews 3.61 Average
Ford Theatre - Trilogy for the Masses, Cover art
Trilogy for the Masses
Ford Theatre
3.62 342 342 21 21
July 1968 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Progressive Rock Jam Band
psychedelic progressive dark improvisation alienation concept album
342 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.62 Average
Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body, Cover art
Electric Music for the Mind and Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3.58 3k 2,656 86 86
April 1967 Album
Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock
psychedelic drugs hypnotic political spiritual existential surreal noisy
3k Ratings 86 Reviews 3.58 Average
Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation, Cover art
Crown of Creation
Jefferson Airplane
3.58 3k 2,794 69 69
August 1968 Album
Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock
Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk
psychedelic rebellious drugs apocalyptic dark
3k Ratings 69 Reviews 3.58 Average
Bow Street Runners - Bow Street Runners, Cover art
Bow Street Runners
Bow Street Runners
3.63 282 282 20 20
1970 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
psychedelic
282 Ratings 20 Reviews 3.63 Average
Blue Mountain Eagle - Blue Mountain Eagle, Cover art
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Eagle
3.61 449 449 27 27
March 1970 Album
Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock
Country Rock Blues Rock
warm psychedelic mellow drugs melodic natural
449 Ratings 27 Reviews 3.61 Average
Piel de Pueblo - Rock de las heridas, Cover art
Rock de las heridas
Piel de Pueblo
3.62 322 322 15 15
July 1972 Album
Acid Rock Heavy Psych
Hard Rock
heavy raw psychedelic improvisation energetic conscious
322 Ratings 15 Reviews 3.62 Average
Twentieth Century Zoo - Thunder on a Clear Day, Cover art
Thunder on a Clear Day
Twentieth Century Zoo
3.60 412 412 21 21
February 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Blues Rock Heavy Psych
heavy cryptic surreal raw psychedelic fantasy love energetic
412 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.60 Average
T.I.M.E. - Smooth Ball, Cover art
Smooth Ball
T.I.M.E.
3.62 199 199 12 12
January 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Blues Rock Heavy Psych
heavy existential surreal nocturnal ethereal nature energetic raw
199 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.62 Average
Kak - Kak, Cover art
Kak
Kak
3.59 686 686 34 34
January 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Heavy Psych
psychedelic energetic
686 Ratings 34 Reviews 3.59 Average
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Blue Cheer
3.56 2k 1,757 68 68
August 1968 Album
Heavy Psych Acid Rock Hard Rock
Psychedelic Rock
heavy psychedelic energetic drugs
2k Ratings 68 Reviews 3.56 Average
Sun Dial - Other Way Out, Cover art
Other Way Out
Sun Dial
3.58 589 589 22 22
September 1990 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock Neo-Psychedelia
Space Rock
psychedelic dense rhythmic mellow ethereal melodic lush noisy
589 Ratings 22 Reviews 3.58 Average
McDonald & Sherby - Catharsis, Cover art
Catharsis
McDonald & Sherby
3.59 220 220 11 11
1974 Album
Acid Rock
Jam Band Progressive Rock
progressive
220 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.59 Average
Stan Hubbs - Crystal, Cover art
Crystal
Stan Hubbs
3.58 410 410 11 11
1982 Album
Acid Rock
Psychedelic Folk Heavy Psych
lo-fi summer mellow psychedelic uplifting lonely progressive atmospheric
410 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.58 Average
Máquina! - Why?, Cover art
Why?
Máquina!
3.58 409 409 23 23
June 1970 Album
Psychedelic Rock Progressive Rock Acid Rock
Jam Band Blues Rock Heavy Psych
progressive
409 Ratings 23 Reviews 3.58 Average
The Savage Resurrection - The Savage Resurrection, Cover art
The Savage Resurrection
The Savage Resurrection
3.57 542 542 24 24
March 1968 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Heavy Psych Blues Rock Garage Rock
heavy raw psychedelic melodic energetic noisy
542 Ratings 24 Reviews 3.57 Average
Mighty Baby - Mighty Baby, Cover art
Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby
3.57 670 670 21 21
November 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Progressive Rock Jam Band
psychedelic progressive
670 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.57 Average
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Float Along - Fill Your Lungs, Cover art
Float Along - Fill Your Lungs
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
3.54 6k 5,648 36 36
27 September 2013 Album
Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Neo-Psychedelia Blues Rock Raga Rock Krautrock Noise Rock
noisy psychedelic hypnotic playful raw lo-fi warm drugs
6k Ratings 36 Reviews 3.54 Average
Christopher - Christopher, Cover art
Christopher
Christopher
3.58 300 300 10 10
April 1970 Album
Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock
Progressive Rock Heavy Psych
psychedelic progressive
300 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.58 Average
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum, Cover art
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
3.53 5k 4,778 147 147
January 1968 Album
Heavy Psych Blues Rock Acid Rock
Heavy Metal
raw heavy psychedelic noisy rebellious drugs energetic hedonistic
5k Ratings 147 Reviews 3.53 Average
Golem - Orion Awakes, Cover art
Orion Awakes
Golem
3.56 517 517 22 22
1973 Album
Krautrock Jam Band Acid Rock
Space Rock
instrumental psychedelic space ominous heavy repetitive abstract mysterious
517 Ratings 22 Reviews 3.56 Average
Nucleus - Nucleus, Cover art
Nucleus
Nucleus
3.62 159 159 12 12
March 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Progressive Rock Acid Rock
Progressive Rock Heavy Psych
psychedelic drugs conscious chaotic apocalyptic improvisation quirky rebellious
159 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.62 Average
The Maze - Armageddon, Cover art
Armageddon
The Maze
3.56 302 302 15 15
December 1968 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Heavy Psych
psychedelic repetitive anxious longing dark melancholic death introspective
302 Ratings 15 Reviews 3.56 Average
La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata - La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata, Cover art
La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata
La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata
3.56 398 398 17 17
April 1971 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock Garage Rock
Blues Rock Heavy Psych Latin Rock Garage Rock
psychedelic energetic rhythmic raw passionate
398 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.56 Average
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Velvett Fogg
Velvett Fogg
3.55 486 486 16 16
January 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Progressive Rock Psychedelic Pop
quirky raw psychedelic progressive eclectic
486 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.55 Average
Graffiti - Graffiti, Cover art
Graffiti
Graffiti
3.56 238 238 10 10
November 1968 Album
Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Progressive Rock Heavy Psych
complex meditative drugs psychedelic surreal fantasy concept album improvisation
238 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.56 Average
Jimi Hendrix - War Heroes, Cover art
War Heroes
Jimi Hendrix
3.55 553 553 12 12
1 October 1972 Album
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock
Hard Rock
psychedelic
553 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.55 Average
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  • Jimi Hendrix - "Experience": Original Sound Track From the Feature Length Motion Picture [Royal Albert Hall Feb 24, 1969], Cover art
    "Experience": Original Sound Track From the Feature Length Motion Picture [Royal Albert Hall Feb 24, 1969]
    1971 Album
    285 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.74 Average
    3.74 285 285 21 21
  • La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata - Tema de la película "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena" [Hoy], Cover art
    Tema de la película "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena" [Hoy]
    1972 Album
    138 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.52 Average
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  • Grateful Dead - Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Cover art
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
    2005 Album
    366 Ratings 7 Reviews 4.15 Average
    4.15 366 366 7 7
  • Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Monterey: Original Motion Picture Sound Track, Cover art
    Jimi Plays Monterey: Original Motion Picture Sound Track
    1986 Album
    1k Ratings 37 Reviews 4.08 Average
    4.08 1k 1,403 37 37
  • Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock, Cover art
    Woodstock
    1994 Album
    2k Ratings 46 Reviews 4.08 Average
    4.08 2k 1,527 46 46
  • Hendrix - Live at the Fillmore East, Cover art
    Live at the Fillmore East
    1999 Album
    685 Ratings 23 Reviews 4.06 Average
    4.06 685 685 23 23
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live at Winterland, Cover art
    Live at Winterland
    1987 Album
    590 Ratings 20 Reviews 4.01 Average
    4.01 590 590 20 20
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