Best of 1969
I'm still trucking along on my fifty years project, but I've been lazy with posting the actual list part of it. 1969 was another fantastic, milestone year for music. Psychedelic Pop breathed its final breaths (until its explosive rebirth in the 2000's), and Hard Rock had taken over. The Beatles were on their last legs, and the music industry needed something new to change the face of music. That something was, of course, Led Zeppelin with their two monster album releases in 1969. Another big re-emergence in 1969 was that of country music. There were tinges of country in a lot of non-country albums such as the Guess Who's Canned Wheat, and even a small dose on Scott Walker's output. 1969 is also famous for the mission statement of Prog-Rock that is In the Court of the Crimson King, which would soon influence hundreds of bands. The most personally significant aspect about 1969 was the launching of David Bowie into stardom with Space Oddity. Overall year rating: 4.5/5 |
| 50 |  | Rare Bird
Rare Bird
Progressive Rock |
| 49 |  | Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk
Hard Rock |
| 48 |  | Thunder and Roses
King of the Black Sunrise
Heavy Psych |
| 47 |  | Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Hard Rock |
| 46 |  | Bee Gees
Odessa
Baroque Pop |
| 45 |  | Johnny Winter
Second Winter
Blues Rock |
| 44 |  | Miles Davis
In a Silent Way
Jazz Fusion |
| 43 |  | Kaleidoscope (UK)
Faintly Blowing
Psychedelic Pop |
| 42 |  | Sly and The Family Stone
Stand!
Funk |
| 41 |  | Kevin Ayers
Joy of a Toy
Canterbury Scene |
| 40 |  | Andwella's Dream
Love and Poetry
Psychedelic Rock |
| 39 |  | Axe
Music
Psychedelic Rock |
| 38 |  | Jethro Tull
Stand Up
Blues Rock |
| 37 |  | Yes
Yes
Progressive Rock |
| 36 |  | Grand Funk Railroad
On Time
Hard Rock |
| 35 | | Andromeda
Andromeda
Heavy Psych |
| 34 |  | Free
Tons of Sobs
Blues Rock |
| 33 |  | Music Emporium
Music Emporium
Psychedelic Rock |
| 32 |  | Steppenwolf
Monster
Psychedelic Rock |
| 31 |  | The Grateful Dead
Aoxomoxoa
Psychedelic Rock |
| 30 |  | Blind Faith
Blind Faith
Blues Rock |
| 29 |  | Blond
The Lilac Years
Psychedelic Pop |
| 28 | | Bakerloo
Bakerloo
Heavy Psych |
| 27 |  | Can
Monster Movie
Krautrock |
| 26 |  | The Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed
Blues Rock - Country Rock |
| 25 |  | Leonard Cohen
Songs From a Room
Singer-Songwriter |
| 24 |  | Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country
Swamp Rock |
| 23 |  | Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Jazz Rock |
| 22 |  | Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River
Swamp Rock |
| 21 |  | David Bowie
Space Oddity
Folk Rock |
| 20 |  | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Folk Rock |
| 19 |  | The Stooges
The Stooges
Proto-Punk |
| 18 |  | Scott Walker
Scott 4
Baroque Pop |
| 17 |  | Creedence Clearwater Revival
Willy and the Poor Boys
Swamp Rock |
| 16 |  | The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Pop Rock |
| 15 |  | Neil Young
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Country Rock |
| 14 |  | Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
Country |
| 13 |  | Montage
Montage
Baroque Pop |
| 12 |  | The Kinks
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
Pop Rock |
| 11 |  | Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left
Singer-Songwriter |
| 10 |  | The Guess Who
Canned Wheat
Pop Rock |
| 9 |  | The Beatles
Abbey Road
Pop Rock |
| 8 |  | Colosseum
Valentyne Suite
Progressive Rock |
| 7 |  | The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Gilded Palace of Sin
Country Rock |
| 6 |  | High Tide
Sea Shanties
Proto-Metal - Heavy Psych |
| 5 |  | Gandalf
Gandalf
Psychedelic Pop |
| 4 |  | King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
Progressive Rock |
| 3 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Hard Rock |
| 2 |  | Scott Walker
Scott 3
Baroque Pop |
| 1 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
Hard Rock |
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