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Updated: 21 May
Average Ratings Reviews
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Cover art
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
4.32 66k 65,592 986 986
10 October 1969 Album
Progressive Rock Art Rock
Symphonic Prog Jazz-Rock Free Improvisation Psychedelic Rock
fantasy epic progressive complex poetic philosophical surreal technical
66k Ratings 986 Reviews 4.32 Average
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Cover art
Abbey Road
The Beatles
4.27 64k 64,402 1k 1,109
26 September 1969 Album
Pop Rock
Psychedelic Pop Progressive Pop Art Pop Art Rock
melodic warm bittersweet uplifting summer love medley lush
64k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.27 Average
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way, Cover art
In a Silent Way
Miles Davis
4.23 25k 25,052 336 336
30 July 1969 Album
Jazz Fusion Modal Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz Ambient
instrumental atmospheric nocturnal improvisation mellow mysterious soothing calm
25k Ratings 336 Reviews 4.23 Average
Pharoah Sanders - Karma, Cover art
Karma
Pharoah Sanders
4.17 16k 16,340 187 187
May 1969 Album
Spiritual Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Jazz Soul Jazz
spiritual uplifting passionate avant-garde religious warm hypnotic psychedelic
16k Ratings 187 Reviews 4.17 Average
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground, Cover art
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
4.08 30k 29,883 429 429
March 1969 Album
Pop Rock
Folk Rock Art Rock Folk Pop Experimental Rock
mellow bittersweet melancholic melodic introspective nocturnal soft soothing
30k Ratings 429 Reviews 4.08 Average
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, Cover art
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
4.08 27k 26,629 391 391
10 October 1969 Album
Jazz-Rock Jazz Fusion
Progressive Rock Jam Band
complex playful technical energetic progressive instrumental quirky dense
27k Ratings 391 Reviews 4.08 Average
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left, Cover art
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
4.04 22k 22,098 306 306
1 September 1969 Album
Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk Contemporary Folk
Folk Baroque
mellow poetic peaceful lonely introspective melancholic acoustic melodic
22k Ratings 306 Reviews 4.04 Average
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Cover art
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young / Crazy Horse
4.04 16k 15,589 285 285
14 May 1969 Album
Country Rock Singer-Songwriter
Folk Rock Hard Rock
bittersweet melancholic pastoral raw melodic romantic sentimental warm
16k Ratings 285 Reviews 4.04 Average
Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt, Cover art
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
4.05 11k 10,661 83 83
September 1969 Album
Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Country
melancholic acoustic poetic pastoral bittersweet love mellow longing
11k Ratings 83 Reviews 4.05 Average
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin, Cover art
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
3.91 36k 36,410 621 621
12 January 1969 Album
Hard Rock Blues Rock
Psychedelic Rock
energetic heavy sexual raw passionate hedonistic rebellious boastful
36k Ratings 621 Reviews 3.91 Average
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II, Cover art
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3.90 33k 33,198 601 601
22 October 1969 Album
Hard Rock Blues Rock
sexual energetic heavy raw passionate hedonistic boastful rhythmic
33k Ratings 601 Reviews 3.90 Average
The Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, Cover art
Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire
The Kinks
3.99 10k 9,589 204 204
10 October 1969 Album
Pop Rock Rock Opera
Baroque Pop Psychedelic Pop Rock Opera Art Rock
satirical history concept album melodic war sarcastic rock opera quirky
10k Ratings 204 Reviews 3.99 Average
Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul, Cover art
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
3.99 9k 8,991 144 144
May 1969 Album
Soul
Funk Deep Soul Smooth Soul Psychedelic Soul Spoken Word
lush passionate love warm romantic breakup soothing melodic
9k Ratings 144 Reviews 3.99 Average
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed, Cover art
Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones
3.93 20k 20,083 389 389
29 November 1969 Album
Blues Rock
Country Rock
sexual rebellious raw energetic hedonistic passionate bittersweet melodic
20k Ratings 389 Reviews 3.93 Average
Scott Engel - Scott 4, Cover art
Scott 4
Scott Engel
3.90 11k 10,804 140 140
November 1969 Album
Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter
Contemporary Folk
lush poetic melodic sombre melancholic orchestral atmospheric introspective
11k Ratings 140 Reviews 3.90 Average
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!, Cover art
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3.91 8k 7,977 129 129
3 May 1969 Album
Psychedelic Soul Funk
Psychedelic Rock
protest uplifting optimistic conscious happy psychedelic energetic rhythmic
8k Ratings 129 Reviews 3.91 Average
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain, Cover art
Our Mother the Mountain
Townes Van Zandt
3.92 6k 5,705 57 57
April 1969 Album
Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Country
Progressive Country
melancholic pastoral bittersweet longing love sentimental mellow poetic
6k Ratings 57 Reviews 3.92 Average
Gal Costa - Gal Costa, Cover art
Gal Costa
Gal Costa
3.90 6k 6,038 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
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys, Cover art
Willy and the Poor Boys
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3.88 9k 8,751 145 145
2 November 1969 Album
Swamp Rock
Country Rock Blues Rock Rock & Roll
melodic political energetic warm uplifting bittersweet sentimental war
9k Ratings 145 Reviews 3.88 Average
The Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez - Boulez Conducts Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps, Cover art
Boulez Conducts Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps
Igor Stravinsky / Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
3.94 324 324 2 2
1969 Album
Modern Classical Orchestral Music Ballet
Expressionism
instrumental avant-garde orchestral complex dense uncommon time signatures apocalyptic chaotic
324 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.94 Average
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto - Adiós Nonino, Cover art
Adiós Nonino
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto
3.90 756 756 7 7
1969 Album
Tango nuevo
Modern Classical Romanticism
passionate melancholic instrumental technical romantic sentimental complex urban
756 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.90 Average
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River, Cover art
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3.85 9k 8,760 133 133
3 August 1969 Album
Swamp Rock
Country Rock Blues Rock
pastoral passionate melodic warm uplifting rebellious energetic
9k Ratings 133 Reviews 3.85 Average
Almendra - Almendra, Cover art
Almendra
Almendra
3.86 4k 4,290 51 51
29 November 1969 Album
Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
Folk Rock Baroque Pop Psychedelic Folk Art Rock Progressive Rock
psychedelic melancholic poetic melodic surreal peaceful warm eclectic
4k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.86 Average
Scott Walker - Scott 3, Cover art
Scott 3
Scott Walker
3.84 8k 8,067 80 80
April 1969 Album
Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
Chanson Chamber Folk
lush melancholic poetic winter melodic sombre atmospheric orchestral
8k Ratings 80 Reviews 3.84 Average
Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman, Cover art
Black Woman
Sonny Sharrock
3.85 4k 4,278 50 50
December 1969 Album
Spiritual Jazz Free Jazz
avant-garde spiritual passionate improvisation manic dissonant hypnotic noisy
4k Ratings 50 Reviews 3.85 Average
The Band - The Band, Cover art
The Band
The Band
3.81 9k 9,302 205 205
22 September 1969 Album
Roots Rock Folk Rock Country Rock
Americana
history bittersweet pastoral passionate poetic mellow nature raw
9k Ratings 205 Reviews 3.81 Average
Santana - Santana, Cover art
Santana
Santana
3.84 6k 5,691 87 87
August 1969 Album
Latin Rock Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Jazz-Rock
energetic rhythmic psychedelic passionate warm summer improvisation spiritual
6k Ratings 87 Reviews 3.84 Average
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Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben
3.85 2k 2,475 26 26
November 1969 Album
MPB Samba-rock
Samba Soul Tropicália
uplifting tropical psychedelic playful summer lush passionate chaotic
2k Ratings 26 Reviews 3.85 Average
The Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat, Cover art
Uncle Meat
The Mothers of Invention
3.81 7k 7,379 170 170
21 April 1969 Album
Avant-Prog Experimental Rock Jazz-Rock
Spoken Word Jazz-Rock Musique concrète Third Stream Free Jazz
avant-garde eclectic playful satirical complex uncommon time signatures technical quirky
7k Ratings 170 Reviews 3.81 Average
The Stooges - The Stooges, Cover art
The Stooges
The Stooges
3.78 17k 16,796 260 260
5 August 1969 Album
Garage Rock Proto-Punk
Psychedelic Rock
sexual raw noisy rebellious energetic apathetic nihilistic psychedelic
17k Ratings 260 Reviews 3.78 Average
Mickey Newbury - Looks Like Rain, Cover art
Looks Like Rain
Mickey Newbury
3.84 1k 1,272 20 20
September 1969 Album
Progressive Country Singer-Songwriter
Contemporary Folk Field Recordings
rain ethereal bittersweet pastoral atmospheric breakup sentimental soft
1k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.84 Average
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad, Cover art
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3.80 8k 7,690 126 126
April 1969 Album
Singer-Songwriter Psychedelic Folk
Chamber Folk Chamber Jazz Progressive Folk
happy sad introspective romantic bittersweet poetic mellow passionate
8k Ratings 126 Reviews 3.80 Average
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis, Cover art
Dusty in Memphis
Dusty Springfield
3.81 5k 5,344 122 122
17 January 1969 Album
Pop Soul Blue-Eyed Soul
Southern Soul Smooth Soul Northern Soul
romantic melodic warm lush mellow soothing uplifting love
5k Ratings 122 Reviews 3.81 Average
Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief, Cover art
Liege & Lief
Fairport Convention
3.81 5k 4,929 115 115
December 1969 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk Celtic Folk Music
pastoral folklore melodic poetic passionate bittersweet energetic warm
5k Ratings 115 Reviews 3.81 Average
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cover art
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3.79 6k 6,359 134 134
29 May 1969 Album
Folk Rock
Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk
love pastoral melodic uplifting warm mellow sentimental soothing
6k Ratings 134 Reviews 3.79 Average
Moondog - Moondog, Cover art
Moondog
Moondog
3.79 7k 6,738 68 68
September 1969 Album
Modern Classical Third Stream
Minimalism Neoclassicism Third Stream
epic rhythmic instrumental uplifting complex fantasy orchestral mythology
7k Ratings 68 Reviews 3.79 Average
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking, Cover art
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
3.81 4k 4,055 90 90
3 July 1969 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk
warm melodic pastoral passionate nature mellow ethereal spring
4k Ratings 90 Reviews 3.81 Average
The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band, Cover art
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
3.79 4k 3,942 85 85
4 November 1969 Album
Blues Rock Southern Rock
Jam Band Electric Blues
passionate energetic warm melodic improvisation rhythmic love breakup
4k Ratings 85 Reviews 3.79 Average
Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro, Cover art
Filles de Kilimanjaro
Miles Davis
3.79 4k 4,068 50 50
5 February 1969 Album
Post-Bop
Jazz Fusion Modal Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz
improvisation instrumental mysterious complex suspenseful technical rhythmic atmospheric
4k Ratings 50 Reviews 3.79 Average
Jethro Tull - Stand Up, Cover art
Stand Up
Jethro Tull
3.77 6k 6,070 147 147
1 August 1969 Album
Blues Rock British Folk Rock
Hard Rock Folk Rock Progressive Rock
warm passionate eclectic melodic playful bittersweet progressive psychedelic
6k Ratings 147 Reviews 3.77 Average
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  • Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West, Cover art
    C'era una volta il West
    1969 Album
    3k Ratings 44 Reviews 4.03 Average
    4.03 3k 2,768 44 44
  • John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Cover art
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    1969 Album
    323 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.84 Average
    3.84 323 323 9 9
  • Ennio Morricone - Vergogna schifosi, Cover art
    Vergogna schifosi
    1969 Album
    385 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 385 385 8 8
  • Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt, Cover art
    Bullitt
    1969 Album
    595 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.76 Average
    3.76 595 595 9 9
  • Various Artists - Midnight Cowboy, Cover art
    Midnight Cowboy
    1969 Album
    348 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.69 Average
    3.69 348 348 11 11
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  • Johnny Cash - At San Quentin, Cover art
    At San Quentin
    1969 Album
    5k Ratings 100 Reviews 4.01 Average
    4.01 5k 4,802 100 100
  • Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm, Cover art
    Eternal Rhythm
    1969 Album
    3k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.85 Average
    3.85 3k 2,748 28 28
  • The Grateful Dead - Live / Dead, Cover art
    Live / Dead
    1969 Album
    4k Ratings 100 Reviews 3.83 Average
    3.83 4k 4,493 100 100
  • John Mayall - The Turning Point, Cover art
    The Turning Point
    1969 Album
    986 Ratings 35 Reviews 3.86 Average
    3.86 986 986 35 35
  • Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement, Cover art
    Swiss Movement
    1969 Album
    423 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.84 Average
    3.84 423 423 17 17
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  • Albert King / Otis Rush - Door to Door, Cover art
    Door to Door
    1969 Album
    147 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.59 Average
    3.59 147 147 3 3
  • Sonny Boy Williamson - Bummer Road, Cover art
    Bummer Road
    1969 Album
    54 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.86 Average
    3.86 54 54 3 3
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - Rockin' Rhythm and Blues, Cover art
    Rockin' Rhythm and Blues
    1969 Album
    23 Ratings 3.85 Average
    3.85 23 23
  • Red Garland - Red Garland Revisited!, Cover art
    Red Garland Revisited!
    1969 Album
    23 Ratings 3.57 Average
    3.57 23 23
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