Top 19 Music Albums of 1966
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- Chart updated: 09/21/2025 09:15
- (Created: 07/24/2017 12:55).
- Chart size: 19 albums.
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Best pop rock album of the year
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/23/2017]
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,226
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Best garage rock album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA/German album of the year [First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Best debut album of the year
Best USA/German album of the year [First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,395
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Best chamber folk folk rock folk pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,441
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Best garage rock psychedelic rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 10/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,988
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Best psychedelic pop psychedelic rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 01/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,150
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Best singer/songwriter folk rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,481
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Best psychedelic rock blues rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 02/11/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
856
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Best psychedelic folk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,162
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Best mod album of the year
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,088
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Best psychedelic rock folk rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/27/2022]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,402
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Total albums: 19. Page 1 of 2
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Top 19 Music Albums of 1966 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 11% | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 5% | |
| Monks (US) | 1 | 5% | |
| John Mayall & Eric Clapton | 1 | 5% | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | 1 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 19 Music Albums of 1966 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 9th to 10thFifth Dimension by The Byrds |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thHums Of The Lovin' Spoonful by The Lovin' Spoonful |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thPet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| New entries |
|---|
| Face To Face by The Kinks |
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