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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91.

Them Again

Them

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

882

Overall Rank:

12,070

Average Rating:

71 (35 votes)

Comments:

92.

Well Respected Kinks
Compilation

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

891

Overall Rank:

12,242

Average Rating:

76 (52 votes)

Comments:

93.

Up-Tight

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

896

Overall Rank:

12,297

Average Rating:

71 (44 votes)

Comments:

94.

Tristeza On Guitar

Baden Powell

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

899

Overall Rank:

12,344

Average Rating:

75 (35 votes)

Comments:

95.

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde

Karl Böhm

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

930

Overall Rank:

12,746

Average Rating:

72 (19 votes)

Comments:

96.

A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness

Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

941

Overall Rank:

12,918

Average Rating:

73 (11 votes)

Comments:

97.

Complete Communion

Don Cherry

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

963

Overall Rank:

13,390

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

98.

Léo Ferré 1916-19...

Léo Ferré

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

987

Overall Rank:

14,059

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

99.

Contact High

The Godz (Psychedelic)

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

14,262

Average Rating:

65 (28 votes)

Comments:

100.

Quartet

Marion Brown

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

7 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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