Best Albums of 1966

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, The Kinks, John Coltrane and Nina Simone.
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1966
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1966
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1966
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5
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1966
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Total albums: 25. Page 2 of 3

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 402 57%
United Kingdom 101 14%
Brazil 25 4%
France 22 3%
Australia 19 3%
Germany 18 3%
Mixed Nationality 18 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 669 95%
Yes 32 5%
Live? Albums %
No 675 96%
Yes 26 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 687 98%
Yes 14 2%
Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
4. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
7. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
8. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
9. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
10. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
12. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
13. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
14. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
15. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
16. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
17. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
18. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
19. Chante... Charles Aznavour by Charles Aznavour
20. Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown by J.J. Johnson
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