Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1966 year summaryThe best artists of 1966 were The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, The Kinks and Nina Simone.

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31.

Fred Neil

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

291

Overall Rank:

3,220

Average Rating:

75 (81 votes)

Comments:

32.

Love

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

431

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

299

Overall Rank:

3,405

Average Rating:

76 (159 votes)

Comments:

33.

The Seeds

The Seeds (1960s)

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

415

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

306

Overall Rank:

3,526

Average Rating:

75 (86 votes)

Comments:

34.

The Monkees

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

326

Overall Rank:

3,765

Average Rating:

74 (102 votes)

Comments:

35.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

330

Overall Rank:

3,798

Average Rating:

73 (114 votes)

Comments:

36.

Chico Buarque De Hollanda Vol. 1

Chico Buarque

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

369

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

338

Overall Rank:

3,909

Average Rating:

76 (53 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Magic City

Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

353

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

345

Overall Rank:

4,051

Average Rating:

77 (67 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Exciting Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

339

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

354

Overall Rank:

4,196

Average Rating:

77 (77 votes)

Comments:

39.

Boom

The Sonics

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

325

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

361

Overall Rank:

4,334

Average Rating:

74 (82 votes)

Comments:

40.

Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful

The Lovin' Spoonful

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

298

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

386

Overall Rank:

4,654

Average Rating:

73 (73 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
John Coltrane	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	402	57%
	101	14%
	25	4%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	18	3%
	18	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	669	95%
Yes	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	676	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	688	98%
Yes	14	2%

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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Neil Young
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies