Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Follow Me

Crispian St Peters

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1966

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5 charts

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Tough!

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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1966

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6 charts

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Own Up

Twice As Much

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1966

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4 charts

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The Mindbenders

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1966

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6 charts

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Dusk Fire

Don Rendell Ian Carr 5Tet

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1966

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11 charts

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Soul & Inspiration

The Righteous Brothers

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1966

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7 charts

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You Ain't Woman Enough

Loretta Lynn

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1966

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9 charts

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The Fabulous Walker Brothers

The Walker Brothers

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1966

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7 charts

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The Tender Gender

The Kenny Burrell Quartet

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1966

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2 charts

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Gettin' Around

Dexter Gordon

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1966

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16 charts

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Ennio Morricone	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Hugh Masekela	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	412	57%
	102	14%
	23	3%
	23	3%
	22	3%
	21	3%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	690	95%
Yes	34	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	695	96%
Yes	29	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	709	98%
Yes	15	2%

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