Top 13 Music Albums of 1966
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- Chart updated: 12/28/2025 18:15
- (Created: 09/23/2013 15:02).
- Chart size: 13 albums.
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How come it's only at number 3 in the overall chart? The most innovative album ever (with Sgt Pepper). And that's not even an opinion when you consider the inventions made during its recording sessions, notably engineer Ken Townsend coming up with ADT (Artificial Double-Tracking, itself opening the door to phasing and other cool « psychedelic » effects), the pioneering use of backwards tapes, "Tomorrow never knows" in its entirety, etc...
Oh and there's the songwriting. Pure genius. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2013]
Oh and there's the songwriting. Pure genius. [First added to this chart: 09/23/2013]
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1966
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For the receptive listener, this is one of the most achingly beautiful albums ever.
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1966
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36,888
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"that wild mercury sound" captured in a series of great songs that form the first double studio album in rock music's history.
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1966
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23,975
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A pioneering album that never quite got the credit it, and its author, deserved: a shimmering fusion of pop, folk, classical and Indian musics, with beat poetry. Check it out now!
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1966
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1,170
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The album that proved Jagger-Richards could compete with their peers songwriting-wise. And Brian Jones is on a roll as poly-instrumentalist.
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1966
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4,312
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Where Ray Davies enters the pantheon of the great British songwriters.
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1966
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2,207
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Does humor belong in music? You bet it does! The seeds of Zappa's entire career are here, in their bizarre, yet entertaining, glory.
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1966
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3,475
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The continuation of "Sounds of silence" with improved and more imaginative production.
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1966
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3,405
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From "Hello darkness, my old friend..." to "I am a rock", a splendid early showcase of Paul Simon's songwriting, with Art Garfunkel's crystal-pure harmonies.
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1966
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A classic of 1960's Brazilian music.
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 13 Music Albums of 1966 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 15% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 8% | |
| Frank Zappa | 1 | 8% | |
| Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes | 1 | 8% | |
| The Byrds | 1 | 8% | |
| Bert Jansch | 1 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 8% | |
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