1. Led Zeppelin- II
2. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3. Dusty Springfiled - Dusty in Memphis
4. Led Zeppelin – I
5. The Rolling Stones – Let it bleed
6. The Band – The Band
7. Isaac Hayes – Hot buttered soul
8. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
9. Nick Drake – Five leave left
10.The Flying Burrito Brothers – Gilded palace of sin
11.CCR – Green River
12.CCR – Willy and the poor boys
13.The Beatles – Abbey Road
14.Roberta Flack – First Take
15.CCR – Bayou Country
16.Muddy Waters – Fathers and sons
17.Sonny Boy Williamson – Bummer Road
18.John Mayall – The turning point
19.Neil Young - Everybody knows this is nowhere
20.Delaney & Bonnie – Home

1 The Beatles – Abbey Road
2 The Velvet Underground – s/t
3 Neil Young & Crazy Hoirse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
4 Led Zeppelin – II
5 The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
6 Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
7 White Noise – An Electric Storm
8 MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
9 Dusty Springfiled – Dusty In Memphis
10 Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul
11 Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers
12 Fairport Convention – Liege And Lief
13 Bridget St. John – Ask Me No Questions
14 Can – Monster Movie
15 Kevin Ayers – Joy Of a Toy
16 The Stooges – s/t
17 Led Zeppelin – s/t
18 Sly And The Family Stone – Stand!
19 Tim Buckley – Happy Sad
20 Silver Apples – Contact
21 Scott Walker – Scott 3
22 Fairport Convention – Unhalfbricking
23 David Bowie – Space Oddity
24 Wendy & Bonnie – Genesis
25 The Beach Boys – 20/20

1. The Beatles: Abbey Road (trotzdem nicht das beste Album aller Zeiten oder gar von den Beatles)
2. Led Zeppelin: II
3. King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed
5. David Bowie: Space Oddity
6. Can: Monster Movie
7. Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
8. Deep Purple: Deep Purple
9. The Incredible String Band: Changing Horses
10. It's A Beautiful Day: It's A Beautiful Day
11. Crosby Stills & Nash: Crosby Stills & Nash
12. Santana: Santana
13. Frank Zappa: Hot Rats
14. Jethro Tull: Stand Up
15. Van der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
16. Renaissance: Renaissance
17. Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
18. Bee Gees: Odessa
19. Aphrodite's Child: It's Five O'Clock
20. The Band: The Band
21. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
22. The Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
23. Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers
24. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground
25. Procol Harum: A Salty Dog

1. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
2. Scott Walker - 4
3. The Beatles - Abbey Road
4. Pharaoh Sanders - Karma
5. Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
6. The Velvet Underground
7. The Stooges - The Stooges
8. Scott Walker - 3
9. Leonard Cohen - Songs From A Room
10. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
11. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
12. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
13. Art Ensemble Of Chicago - People In Sorrow
14. Nico - The Marble Index
15. The Temptations - Cloud Nine

aargh, miles davis und nico vergessen

1969, das Jahr der self-titled Alben. Überhaupt ein gutes Jahr, gehören doch gleich die ersten vier Plätze meiner Top10 zu meinen Lieblingsalben.

1. Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
2. Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline
3. Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
4. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash
5. The Beatles – Abbey Road
6. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground
7. Blind Faith – Blind Faith
8. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
9. David Bowie – David Bowie
10. The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed

Noch so ein grandioses Jahr. Eigentlich könnte man eine Top 20 mit nur 7 Interpreten erstellen, denn einige hatten da einen ziemlichen Lauf (allen voran Fairport Convention oder CCR). Aber das wäre ungerecht gegenüber anderen kleinen Meisterwerken. Drum sind einige der Plätze mit mehreren Alben des Interpreten versehen


1. LED ZEPPELIN - Led Zeppelin & II
2. TOWNES VAN ZANDT - Townes Van Zandt & Our Mother the Mountain
3. WHITE NOISE - An Electric Storm
4. JETHRO TULL - Stand Up
5. PENTANGLE - Basket Full Of Light


6. DEEP PURPLE - Deep Purple
7. THE ROLLING STONES - Let It Bleed
8. MILES DAVIS - In A Silent Way & Filles de Kilimanjaro
9. KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King
10. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Green River & Willy and the Poor Boys & Bayou Country


11. THE IMPRESSIONS - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
12. FLEETWOOD MAC - English Rose & Then Play On
13. FAIRPORT CONVENTION - What We Did On Our Holidays & Unhalfbricking & Liege and Lief
14. SANTANA - Santana
15. THE TEMPTATIONS - Could Nine


16. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Dusty In Menphis
17. THE KINKS - Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
18. THE BEATLES - Abbey Road
19. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - The Velvet Underground
20. JONI MITCHELL - Clouds


21. THE GUESS WHO - Canned Wheat
22. BLOODWYN PIG - Ahead Rings Out
23. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
24. THE BAND - The Band
25. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - Volunteers


26. KOKO TAYLOR - Koko Taylor
27. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Stand!
28. THE WHO - Tommy
29. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
30. SCOTT WALKER - Scott 4


31. JOHNNY CASH - At St. Quentin
32. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - Crosby, Stills & Nash
33. BREAD - Bread
34. CAN - Monster Movie
35. THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - The Gilded Palace Of Sin


36. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - The Allman Brothers Band
37. FRANK ZAPPA - Hot Rats
38. NICK DRAKE - Five Leaves Left
39. ISAAC HAYES - Hot Buttered Soul
40. AMON DÜÜL II - Phallus Dei


41. JOE COCKER - With A Little Help From My Friends & Cocker
42. COLOSSEUM - Valentyne Suite
43. SOFT MACHINE - Volume 2
44. SPOOKY TOOTH - Spooky Two
45. TEN YEARS AFTER - Ssssh


46. BOZ SCAGGS - Boz Scaggs
47. JOHN PHILLIPS - John, The Wolf King Of L.A.
48. JOHNNY WINTER - Johnny Winter & Second Winter
49. JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & TRINITY - Street Noise
50. BETTY EVERETT - There'll Come a Time

Zu den besten Alben anno 1969 zähle ich (alphabetisch):

AMON DÜÜL II – Phallus Die
CAN – Monster Movie
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND – Trout Mask Replica
DEEP PURPLE – same
FRANK ZAPPA – Hot Rats
GRATEFUL DEAD – Aoxomoxoa
GRATEFUL DEAD – Live/Dead
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY – same
JOHNNY CASH – At San Quentin
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN – Hymnen
KING CRIMSON – In the Court of the Crimson King
MC5 – Kick out the jams
MILES DAVIS – In a silent way
MOTHERS OF INVENTION – Uncle Meat
PINK FLOYD – More
PINK FLOYD – Ummagumma
PROCOL HARUM – A salty dog
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE – Happy Trails
SPIRIT – Clear
STEAMHAMMER – Mk II
THE STOOGES – same
THE WHO – Tommy

Schaut dünn aus ...

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
The Who - Tommy
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - II
David Bowie - David Bowie (Space Oddity)
Leonard Cohen ‎- Songs From A Room