Listed below are the greatest albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of 1966 were The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, The Monks, Cecil Taylor, 13th Floor Elevators and The Mamas And The Papas.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	Revolver	The Beatles
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 527 charts Rank in 1966: 1 Total Rank Score: 38,073 Rank in 1960s: 1 Overall Rank: 2 Download / Buy Revolver on MP3: No MP3 preview.
2.	Pet Sounds	The Beach Boys
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 327 charts Rank in 1966: 2 Total Rank Score: 22,366 Rank in 1960s: 6 Overall Rank: 11 Download / Buy Pet Sounds on MP3:
3.	Blonde on Blonde	Bob Dylan
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 237 charts Rank in 1966: 3 Total Rank Score: 15,468 Rank in 1960s: 9 Overall Rank: 21 Download / Buy Blonde on Blonde on MP3:
4.	Aftermath	The Rolling Stones
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 22 charts Rank in 1966: 4 Total Rank Score: 1,147 Rank in 1960s: 46 Overall Rank: 352 Download / Buy Aftermath on MP3:
5.	Freak Out!	Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 15 charts Rank in 1966: 5 Total Rank Score: 829 Rank in 1960s: 56 Overall Rank: 461 Download / Buy Freak Out! on MP3: No MP3 preview.
6.	Black Monk Time	The Monks
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 15 charts Rank in 1966: 6 Total Rank Score: 720 Rank in 1960s: 62 Overall Rank: 530 Download / Buy Black Monk Time on MP3: No MP3 preview.
7.	Sounds Of Silence	Simon and Garfunkel
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 14 charts Rank in 1966: 7 Total Rank Score: 533 Rank in 1960s: 75 Overall Rank: 697 Download / Buy Sounds Of Silence on MP3:
8.	Unit Structures	Cecil Taylor
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 6 charts Rank in 1966: 8 Total Rank Score: 432 Rank in 1960s: 85 Overall Rank: 833 Download / Buy Unit Structures on MP3:
9.	The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators	13th Floor Elevators
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 9 charts Rank in 1966: 9 Total Rank Score: 428 Rank in 1960s: 86 Overall Rank: 836 Download / Buy The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators on MP3: No MP3 preview.
10.	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme	Simon and Garfunkel
	Year of Release: 1966 Appears in: 13 charts Rank in 1966: 10 Total Rank Score: 428 Rank in 1960s: 87 Overall Rank: 837 Download / Buy Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme on MP3: