Top 50 Music Albums of 1966
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- Chart updated: 03/15/2026 02:45
- (Created: 11/01/2015 04:10).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
2,088
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Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
37,703
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,078
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Total albums: 46. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra | 3 | 6% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| The Mamas And The Papas | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 4% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 4% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 58% | |
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9 | 18% | |
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5 | 10% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 42nd to 44thBlues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton |
| Down 2 from 43rd to 45thMidnight Ride by Paul Revere And The Raiders |
| Down 2 from 44th to 46thSunshine Superman by Donovan |
| New entries |
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| I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown |
| Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock |
| Leavers |
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| The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Volume Two by Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra |
| When Angels Speak Of Love by Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 6. The Beach Boys | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. The Doors | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Van Morrison | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. Simon & Garfunkel |
