| Best Albums of 1969 |
| 1 | The Stooges | The Stooges |
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| 2 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground |
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| 3 | Mott the Hoople | Mott the Hoople |
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| 4 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Everybody Knows This is Nowhere |
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| 5 | Townes Van Zandt | Our Mother the Mountain |
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| 6 | Captain Beefheart | Trout Mask Replica |
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| 7 | The Moody Blues | On the Threshold of a Dream |
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| 8 | Small Faces | The Autumn Stone |
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| 9 | Scott Walker | Scott 3 |
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| 10 | Rolling Stones | Let it Bleed |
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| 11 | Kevin Ayers | Joy of a Toy |
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| 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Green River |
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| 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Willy and the Poorboys |
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| 14 | Sly and the Family Stone | Stand! |
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| 15 | Led Zeppelin | I |
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| 16 | Bulldog Breed | Made in England |
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| 17 | The Shaggs | Philosophy of the World |
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| 18 | Tommy James & the Shondells | Crimson and Clover |
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| 19 | Dillard & Clarke | The Fantastic Expedition of |
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| 20 | Bubble Puppy | A Gathering of Promises |
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| 21 | Pussy | Pussy Plays |
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| 22 | East of Eden | Mercator Projected |
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| Best Albums of 1968 | Best Albums of 1970 |