Top 16 Music Albums of 1966
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- Chart updated: 10/22/2025 16:45
- (Created: 12/27/2020 18:28).
- Chart size: 16 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,192
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
48,878
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24,782
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
4,326
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
4,245
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
2,159
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,013
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2024]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,187
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,461
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2025]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
1,111
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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Top 16 Music Albums of 1966 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 13% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 13% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 6% | |
| The Who | 1 | 6% | |
| Wayne Shorter | 1 | 6% | |
| John Mayall & Eric Clapton | 1 | 6% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 1 | 6% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 16 Music Albums of 1966 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 9th to 6thFace To Face by The Kinks |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 6th to 7thA Quick One by The Who |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thSpeak No Evil by Wayne Shorter |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9thParsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel |
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|---|---|
| 1. Ray Charles | |
| 2. Bill Evans | |
| 3. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 4. Howlin' Wolf | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Charles Mingus | |
| 7. Booker T. & The M.G.'s | |
| 8. John Coltrane | |
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| 10. Françoise Hardy | |
| 11. Sonny Rollins | |
| 12. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | |
| 13. Art Blakey | |
| 14. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | |
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| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Herbie Hancock | |
| 18. Peter, Paul And Mary | |
| 19. Jacques Brel | |
| 20. Sam Cooke |
