Best Albums of 1966

Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, John Coltrane, The Kinks and Nina Simone.
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1966
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The Zombies 
Compilation
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43
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Les Bonbons 
Compilation
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Total albums: 707. Page 14 of 71

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 405 57%
United Kingdom 101 14%
Brazil 24 3%
France 22 3%
Australia 21 3%
Germany 18 3%
Mixed Nationality 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 674 95%
Yes 33 5%
Live? Albums %
No 680 96%
Yes 27 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 693 98%
Yes 14 2%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. R.E.M.
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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