1969I suspect if we do a cumulative Top 5-10 for 1969, Crimson will win, but it will be interesting to see people rank it compared to Abbey Road and the Zeppelin records especially.
My Summary from a few years ago:
1969 was quite the year for music. Of course you had Woodstock that Summer. But also it seemed a ton of debut albums that varied from nice impressions, to some of the most unusual, experimental music that had ever been made, to even some of those artists finest works.
Among the years in the 60's, I'm not sure if '69 isn't my favorite given it's depth. Zeppelin and The Beatles both released albums this year. Zeppelin 2 actually. And the Crimson debut which stands out of course.
1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
5. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
6. The Who - Tommy
7. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
8. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Crosby, Stills and Nash
9. Pink Floyd - More
10. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
11. Blind Faith - Blind Faith
12. Chicago - The Chicago Transit Authority
13. Renaissance - Renaissance
14. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
15. Yes - Yes
16. Jethro Tull - Stand Up
17. Soft Machine - Volume Two
18. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Repica
19. Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation