Best Albums of 1966

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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1966
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1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
9
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 724. Page 32 of 73

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 412 57%
United Kingdom 102 14%
Brazil 23 3%
Australia 23 3%
France 22 3%
Germany 21 3%
Mixed Nationality 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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1. U2
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Prince
4. The Smiths
5. Dinosaur Jr.
6. Dinosaur
7. R.E.M.
8. Michael Jackson
9. Depeche Mode
10. Sonic Youth
11. Def Leppard
12. New Order
13. INXS
14. The Cure
15. The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Pixies
17. Eric B. & Rakim
18. Midnight Oil
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Bruce Springsteen
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