Best Albums of 1966

Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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1966
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Buy album United States
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1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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3
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3
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Total albums: 707. Page 50 of 71

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 405 57%
United Kingdom 101 14%
Brazil 24 3%
France 22 3%
Australia 21 3%
Germany 18 3%
Mixed Nationality 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 674 95%
Yes 33 5%
Live? Albums %
No 680 96%
Yes 27 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 693 98%
Yes 14 2%
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