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, The Kinks, John Coltrane and Nina Simone.

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131.

Got Live If You Want It!
Live

The Rolling Stones

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1966

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29 charts

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132.

Gettin' Ready

The Temptations

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1966

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26 charts

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133.

And Then...Along Comes

The Association

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1966

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25 charts

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The Zombies
Compilation

The Zombies

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1966

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12 charts

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A Collection Of Beatles Oldies
Compilation

The Beatles

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1966

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22 charts

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Les Bonbons
Compilation

Jacques Brel

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1966

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9 charts

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It's Uptown

George Benson

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1966

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19 charts

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Chappaqua Suite

Ornette Coleman

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1966

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7 charts

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Rain Forest

Walter Wanderley

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1966

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10 charts

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Four & More: Recorded Live In Concert
Live

Miles Davis

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1966

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12 charts

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
The Hollies	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	32	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	675	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	687	98%
Yes	14	2%

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