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The Best Music of 1968

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1968. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1968, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Albert KingLive Wire/Blues Power
Aretha FranklinAretha: Lady Soul
Aretha FranklinAretha Now
Barbra StreisandFunny Girl: The Original Soundtrack Recording
Big Brother and the Holding CompanyCheap Thrills
Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & TearsChild Is Father to the Man
Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
Buddy GuyA Man and the Blues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandStrictly Personal
CreamWheels Of Fire
Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival
Deep PurpleShades Of Deep Purple
Desmond Dekker & the AcesAction!
DionDion
DonovanThe Hurdy Gurdy Man
Dr. JohnGris-Gris
Fairport ConventionFairport Convention
Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac
Glen CampbellWichita Lineman
Gordon LightfootDid She Mention My Name?
Harry NilssonAerial Ballet
Iron ButterflyIn-a-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jerry Lee LewisAnother Place, Another Time
Johnny CashJohnny Cash At Folsom Prison
Laura NyroEli and the Thirteenth Confession
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, and Steve StillsSuper Session
Miles DavisMiles in the Sky
Miles DavisNefertiti
Miles DavisFilles de Kilimanjaro
NazzNazz
Original Broadway CastHair
Os MutantesOs Mutantes
Otis ReddingThe Dock Of The Bay
Pink FloydA Saucerful of Secrets
Procol HarumShine on Brightly
Quicksilver Messenger ServiceQuicksilver Messenger Service
Scott WalkerScott 2
Silver ApplesSilver Apples
Simon & GarfunkelBookends
SteppenwolfSteppenwolf
Taj MahalTaj Mahal
The BandMusic From Big Pink
The Beach BoysFriends
The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Bee GeesHorizontal
The ByrdsSweetheart Of The Rodeo
The ByrdsThe Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Crazy World of Arthur BrownThe Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The DellsThere Is
The DoorsWaiting For The Sun
The Everly BrothersRoots
The Grateful DeadAnthem Of The Sun
The ImpressionsThis Is My Country
The Jeff Beck GroupTruth
The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceElectric Ladyland
The KinksThe Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
The Moody BluesIn Search Of The Lost Chord
The Mothers Of InventionWe're Only In It For The Money
The Pretty ThingsS.F. Sorrow
The Rolling StonesBeggars Banquet
The Small FacesOgden's Nut Gone Flake
The Soft MachineThe Soft Machine
The Staple SingersSoul Folk in Action
The SupremesLove Child
The Velvet UndergroundWhite Light/White Heat
The ZombiesOdessey And Oracle
Thelonious MonkUnderground
Tommy James and the ShondellsCrimson and Clover
Townes Van ZandtFor the Sake of the Song
TrafficTraffic
Van MorrisonAstral Weeks
Wendy CarlosSwitched on Bach

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Albert KingBlues Power
American BreedBend Me, Shape Me
Archie Bell & The DrellsTighten Up
Aretha FranklinThink
Aretha FranklinThe House That Jack Built
Aretha FranklinI Say a Little Prayer
Aretha FranklinSince You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
Barbara AcklinLove Makes a Woman
Big Brother & The Holding Co.Piece Of My Heart
Big Mama ThorntonBall And Chain
Blood, Sweat & TearsSpinning Wheel
Blood, Sweat & TearsYou've Made Me So Very Happy
Blood, Sweat & TearsI Can't Quit Her
Blue CheerSummertime Blues
Canned HeatGoing Up The Country
Canned HeatOn the Road Again
CreamWhite Room
CreamCrossroads
Deep PurpleHush
Desmond Dekker And The AcesIsraelites
Diana Ross And The SupremesLove Child
DionAbraham, Martin And John
Dionne WarwickDo You Know the Way to San Jose
DonovanHurdy Gurdy Man
Dr. JohnI Walk On Guilded Splinters
Dr. JohnGris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
Dusty SpringfieldSon Of A Preacher Man
Elvis PresleyA Little Less Conversation
Eric Burdon and The AnimalsSky Pilot
Etta JamesI'd Rather Go Blind
Fleetwood MacBlack Magic Woman
Fleetwood MacAlbatross
Fred RogersWon't You Be My Neighbor
Glen CampbellWichita Lineman
Henry ManciniLove Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Iron ButterflyIn-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
James BrownSay It Loud- I'm Black And I'm Proud
Jeannie C. RileyHarper Valley PTA
Jerry ButlerOnly the Strong Survive
Jerry Jeff WalkerMr. Bojangles
Jerry Lee LewisWhat's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
Joe CockerWith A Little Help From My Friends
Joe SouthGames People Play
Johnny CashDaddy Sang Bass
Johnny CashCocaine Blues
Laura NyroStoned Soul Picnic
Loretta LynnFist City
Los BravosBring a Little Lovin'
Louis ArmstrongWhat A Wonderful World
Manfred MannMighty Quinn
Marvin GayeI Heard It Through The Grapevine
Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellAin't Nothing Like The Real Thing
Mason WilliamsClassical Gas
Merle HaggardMama Tried
Moby GrapeMurder In My Heart For The Judge
MorgenWelcome to the Void
Neil DiamondRed Red Wine
NilssonEverbody's Talkin'
Nina SimoneAin't Got No/I Got Life
Otis Redding(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Otis ReddingHard to Handle
Otis ReddingMerry Christmas, Baby
Richard HarrisMacArthur Park
Sam & DaveI Thank You
Sam & DaveWrap It Up
Sammy Davis Jr.I've Gotta be Me
Scott WalkerPlactic Palace People
Silver ApplesOscillations
Simon & GarfunkelMrs. Robinson
Simon & GarfunkelAmerica
Sly & The Family StoneEveryday People
Sly & The Family StoneDance To The Music
SpiritI Got a Line on You
Status QuoPictures of Matchstick Men
SteppenwolfBorn To Be Wild
SteppenwolfMagic Carpet Ride
SteppenwolfThe Pusher
Stevie WonderFor Once In My Life
Tammy WynetteStand By Your Man
Tammy WynetteD-I-V-O-R-C-E
The Amboy DukesScottish Tea
The Amboy DukesJourney to the Center of the Mind
The Aquarian Age10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box
The BandThe Weight
The BandChest Fever
The BandI Shall Be Released
The Beach BoysDo It Again
The BeatlesHey Jude
The BeatlesWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps
The BeatlesHelter Skelter
The BeatlesRevolution
The BeatlesBlackbird
The BeatlesHappiness Is a Warm Gun
The BeatlesBack in the U.S.S.R.
The BeatlesLady Madonna
The BeatlesOb La Di, Ob La Da
The BeatlesGlass Onion
The Bob Seger SystemRamblin' Gamblin' Man
The Bob Seger System2+2=?
The Box TopsCry Like a Baby
The Crazy World of Arthur BrownFire
The DoorsHello, I Love You
The DoorsTouch Me
The First EditionJust Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The FoundationsBuild Me Up Buttercup
The Grateful DeadDark Star
The Guess WhoThese Eyes
The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceAll Along The Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceVoodoo Child (Slight Return)
The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceCrosstown Traffic
The KinksThe Village Green Preservation Society
The KinksPicture Book
The Mamas & The PapasDream a Little Dream of Me
The MaytalsDo the Reggay
The MonkeesValleri
The Moody BluesRide My See-Saw
The RascalsPeople Got To Be Free
The RascalsA Beautiful Morning
The Rolling StonesSympathy For The Devil
The Rolling StonesJumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling StonesStreet Fighting Man
The Sir Douglas QuintetMendocino
The Small FacesOgdens' Nut Gone Flake
The TemptationsCloud Nine
The TurtlesElenore
The Velvet UndergroundWhite Light / White Heat
The Velvet UndergroundSister Ray
The VenturesHawaii Five-O
The WhoMagic Bus
The ZombiesTime Of The Season
The ZombiesCare of Cell 44
The ZombiesThis Will Be Our Year
Tommy James & the ShondellsMony Mony
Tommy James And The ShondellsCrimson And Clover
Toots & the MaytalsSweet and Dandy
Toots & The Maytals54-46 (That's My Number)
TrafficFeelin' Alright
Van MorrisonMadame George
Vanilla FudgeSeason of the Witch
Wilson PickettHey Jude
Zager And EvansIn The Year 2525

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