Playlist: The 20 best albums from 1968. From the arrival of heavy rock through to a revival in roots-based music, the albums released half a century ago reflected society’s chaos and upheaval.

The songs of 1968 were the aural background that wove together the year’s highs and lows. The anthems, protest songs, folk, funk and soul sounds echoed the spirit – and tension – of the era.

But 1968 witnessed a wealth of classic music also, ... Cocker’s dramatic re-imagining of one of the most-loved songs from Sgt Pepper soared to the top of the charts in November, ...

1968 was a sociopolitical crossroads at which a war, political schisms, activism, youth culture, style, the arts and the widening gender gap all converged in a fast moment of change. The exhibit ...

This week 48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968; the London Bridge was sold to a U.S. oil company, and was later erected in Arizona; “2001: A Space Odysse… ...

This week 48 years ago, the Vietnam War’s first Battle of Saigon ended; actor Daniel Craig was born; American Peggy Fleming won the women’s World Figure Skating Championship; the Glenn … ...