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The Best Music of 1969

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1969. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1969, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
B.B. KingCompletely Well
B.B. KingLive in Cook County Jail
Blind FaithBlind Faith
Bob DylanNashville Skyline
CanMonster Movie
Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandTrout Mask Replica
ChicagoChicago Transit Authority
CreamGoodbye
Creedence Clearwater RevivalGreen River
Creedence Clearwater RevivalWilly and the Poor Boys
Creedence Clearwater RevivalBayou Country
Crosby, Stills & NashCrosby, Stills & Nash
Deep Purple & The Royal Philharmonic OrchestraConcerto For Group and Orchestra
DonovanBarabajagal
Dusty SpringfieldDusty in Memphis
Elvis PresleyFrom Elvis In Memphis
Elvis PresleyFrom Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis
Fairport ConventionLiege and Lief
Fairport ConventionUnhalfbricking
Fleetwood MacThen Play On
Four TopsFour Tops Now!
Frank ZappaHot Rats
Glen CampbellGalveston
Grateful DeadLive/Dead
Herbie HancockThe Prisoner
Isaac HayesHot Buttered Soul
James BrownSay It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
Janis JoplinI Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Jefferson AirplaneVolunteers
Jerry Lee LewisSings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1
Jethro TullStand Up
Jimmy CliffJimmy Cliff
Joe CockerWith a Little Help From My Friends
Joe CockerJoe Cocker!
Johnny WinterSecond Winter
Johnny WinterJohnny Winter
Joni MitchellClouds
King CrimsonIn the Court of the Crimson King
Kool & the GangKool and the Gang
Laura NyroNew York Tendaberry
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin II
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin
Leonard CohenSongs from a Room
MC5Kick Out The Jams
Miles DavisIn a Silent Way
Neil Young & Crazy HorseEverybody Knows This is Nowhere
Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
Original Broadway Cast1776
PocoPickin' Up The Pieces
Procol HarumA Salty Dog
Quicksilver Messenger ServiceHappy Trails
Roberta FlackFirst Take
SantanaSantana
Scott WalkerScott 4
Scott WalkerScott 3
Silver ApplesContact
Sly & The Family StoneStand!
Stevie WonderMy Cherie Amour
Sun RaThe Nubians Of Plutonia
Terry RileyA Rainbow in Curved Air
The 5th DimensionThe Age of Aquarius
The Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers Band
The BandThe Band
The BeatlesAbbey Road
The Bee GeesOdessa
The DoorsThe Soft Parade
The Flying Burrito BrothersThe Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Grateful DeadAoxomoxoa
The Isley BrothersIt's Our Thing
The Jackson FiveDiana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
The KinksArthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The MetersLook-Ka Py Py
The MetersThe Meters
The Moody BluesOn The Threshold Of A Dream
The Moody BluesTo Our Children's Children's Children
The Rolling StonesLet it Bleed
The Sir Douglas QuintetMendocino
The SkatalitesThe Skatalite
The Soft MachineVolume Two
The StoogesThe Stooges
The TemptationsCloud Nine
The TemptationsPuzzle People
The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground
The WhoTommy
Tim BuckleyHappy Sad
Townes Van ZandtTownes Van Zandt
Wendy CarlosThe Well-Tempered Synthesizer

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Anne MurraySnowbird
B. B. KingThe Thrill Is Gone
B.J. ThomasRaindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Billy PrestonThat's the Way God Planned It
Blind FaithCan't Find My Way Home
Bob DylanLay Lady Lay
Booker T. and the MG'sTime is Tight
Brook BentonRainy Night in Georgia
CanFather Cannot Yell
ChicagoDoes Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
ChicagoBeginnings
CreamBadge
Creedence Clearwater RevivalBad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater RevivalFortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater RevivalProud Mary
Creedence Clearwater RevivalDown On The Corner
Creedence Clearwater RevivalGreen River
Creedence Clearwater RevivalBorn On The Bayou
Creedence Clearwater RevivalLodi
Creedence Clearwater RevivalMidnight Special
Crosby, Stills & NashSuite: Judy Blue Eyes
Crosby, Stills & NashWooden Ships
David BowieSpace Oddity
Diana Ross & The SupremesSomeday We'll Be Together
Dionne WarwickI'll Never Fall In Love Again
DonovanAtlantis
Eddie HolmanHey There Lonely Girl
Edwin StarrTwenty-Five Miles
Elvis PresleySuspicious Minds
Elvis PresleyIn the Ghetto
Fairport ConventionMatty Groves
Fleetwood MacOh Well
Frank SinatraMy Way
Friends of DistinctionGrazing In the Grass
Harry NilssonBest Friend
Isaac HayesWalk On By
Isaac HayesBy the Time I Get to Phoenix
Jackie DeShannonPut a Little Love in Your Heart
James TaylorCarolina In My Mind
Jefferson AirplaneVolunteers
Jefferson AirplaneWe Can Be Together
Jethro TullLiving In the Past
Jimmy CliffMany Rivers To Cross
Jimmy CliffVietnam
Jimmy CliffWonderful World, Beautiful People
Joe CockerFeeling Alright
Joe CockerShe Came In Through The Bathroom Window
John LennonCold Turkey
John LennonGive Peace A Chance
Johnny CashA Boy Named Sue
Joni MitchellBoth Sides Now
Joni MitchellChelsea Morning
Junior Walker and The All-StarsWhat Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Kenny Rogers and the First EditionRuby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
King Crimson21st Century Schizoid Man
King CrimsonThe Court of the Crimson King
King CrimsonEpitaph
King CrimsonI Talk to the Wind
Led ZeppelinWhole Lotta Love
Led ZeppelinRamble On
Led ZeppelinHeartbreaker
Led ZeppelinCommunication Breakdown
Led ZeppelinDazed And Confused
Led ZeppelinBabe, I'm Gonna Leave You
Led ZeppelinGood Times, Bad Times
Led ZeppelinLiving Loving Maid
Led ZeppelinMoby Dick
Lee "Scratch" PerryI am the Up Setter
Leonard CohenBird On The Wire
LoveAlways See Your Face
Mama Cass ElliotMake Your Own Kind of Music
Marianne FaithfullSister Morphine
MC5Kick Out The Jams
MC5Motor City Is Burning
MC5Ramblin' Rose
Merle HaggardOkie From Muskogee
Murray Head with the Trinidad SingersSuperstar
Neil DiamondSweet Caroline
Neil DiamondBrother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Neil DiamondHolly Holy
Neil YoungCinnamon Girl
Neil YoungDown by the River
Nick DrakeRiver Man
Nick DrakeTime Has Told Me
Norman GreenbaumSpirit In The Sky
OliverGood Morning Starshine
Peppermint Trolley CompanyThe Brady Bunch
Phil OchsI Ain't Marching Anymore
Procol HarumA Salty Dog
Quicksilver Messenger ServiceWho Do You Love Suite
Roberta FlackThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
SantanaEvil Ways
SantanaSoul Sacrifice
Scott WalkerLights Of Cincinnati
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane BirkinJe t'aime... moi non plus
Shocking BlueVenus
Simon & GarfunkelThe Boxer
Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water
Sly & The Family StoneThank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Sly & the Family StoneI Want to Take You Higher
Sly & The Family StoneStand!
Sly and The Family StoneHot Fun In the Summertime
SteamNah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
SteppenwolfRock Me
Steve Miller BandSpace Cowboy
Steve Miller BandMy Dark Hour
Stevie WonderMy Cherie Amour
Stevie WonderYester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
The 5th DimensionAquarius/Let The Sunshine In
The 5th DimensionWedding Bell Blues
The Allman Brothers BandWhipping Post
The ArchiesSugar, Sugar
The BandThe Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The BandUp On Cripple Creek
The BeatlesHere Comes The Sun
The BeatlesCome Together
The BeatlesSomething
The BeatlesGet Back
The BeatlesThe End
The BeatlesDon't Let Me Down
The BeatlesOctopus's Garden
The BeatlesThe Ballad of John and Yoko
The CowsillsHair
The Flying Burrito BrothersJuanita
The Grateful DeadSt. Stephen
The Grateful DeadChina Cat Sunflower
The Guess WhoLaughing
The Guess WhoUndun
The HolliesHe Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Isley BrothersIt's Your Thing
The Jackson 5I Want You Back
The KinksShangri-La
The KinksVictoria
The MetersCissy Strut
The MetersLook-Ka Py Py
The Moody BluesGypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)
The Rolling StonesGimme Shelter
The Rolling StonesYou Can't Always Get What You Want
The Rolling StonesHonky Tonk Women
The Sir Douglas QuintetDynamite Woman
The StoogesI Wanna Be Your Dog
The Stooges1969
The TemptationsI Can't Get Next to You
The Velvet UndergroundPale Blue Eyes
The VenturesSlaughter on Tenth Avenue
The WhoPinball Wizard
The WhoSee Me, Feel Me
The WhoThe Acid Queen
Three Dog NightOne
Three Dog NightEasy to Be Hard
Thunderclap NewmanSomething In The Air
Tommy James & The ShondellsSweet Cherry Wine
Tommy James and the ShondellsCrystal Blue Persuasion
Tommy James and the ShondellsShe
Tommy RoeDizzy
Toots Thielemans & Sesame Street Children's ChoirCan You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?
Townes Van ZandtPancho And Lefty
Townes Van ZandtKathleen
Wanda JacksonMy Big Iron Skillet

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