Top 19 Music Albums of 1966
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Purplepash 
- 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:
46,005
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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:
1,403
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Best chamber folk folk rock folk pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]
[First added to this chart: 04/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,410
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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:
2,039
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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:
1,147
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Best singer/songwriter folk rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/06/2018]
[First added to this chart: 08/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
23,124
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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:
924
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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:
1,189
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Best mod album of the year
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
2,191
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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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1,403
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Top 19 Music Albums of 1966 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 11% | |
| The Byrds | 1 | 5% | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 5% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 5% | |
| Monks | 1 | 5% | |
| John Mayall & Eric Clapton | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 19 Music Albums of 1966 chart changes
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