Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1966 year summaryThe best artists of 1966 were The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa, The Kinks, John Coltrane and Nina Simone.

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Revolver

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,486 charts

Rank Score:

56,337

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

91 (4,489 votes)

Comments:

478

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

655 charts

Rank Score:

4,323

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

412

Average Rating:

78 (922 votes)

Comments:

10.

Face To Face

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,104

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

848

Average Rating:

80 (481 votes)

Comments:

13.

Fresh Cream

Cream

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

318 charts

Rank Score:

1,552

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

121

Overall Rank:

1,137

Average Rating:

78 (388 votes)

Comments:

16.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,206

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

153

Overall Rank:

1,431

Average Rating:

77 (265 votes)

Comments:

18.

Blues Breakers

John Mayall & Eric Clapton

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,172

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

155

Overall Rank:

1,478

Average Rating:

79 (276 votes)

Comments:

21.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,014

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,679

Average Rating:

75 (408 votes)

Comments:

23.

Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer)

The Yardbirds

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

869

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

185

Overall Rank:

1,923

Average Rating:

77 (230 votes)

Comments:

45.

Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
Compilation

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

419

Overall Rank:

5,222

Average Rating:

78 (103 votes)

Comments:

48.

Small Faces [1966]

Small Faces

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

460

Overall Rank:

5,855

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
The Standells	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	402	57%
	101	14%
	25	4%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	18	3%
	18	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	669	95%
Yes	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	676	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	688	98%
Yes	14	2%

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