Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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, Nina Simone and John Coltrane.

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31.

Astigmatic

Komeda Quintet

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

451

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

285

Overall Rank:

3,302

Average Rating:

78 (110 votes)

Comments:

32.

Love

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

441

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

289

Overall Rank:

3,365

Average Rating:

76 (168 votes)

Comments:

33.

The Seeds

The Seeds (1960s)

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

403

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

308

Overall Rank:

3,625

Average Rating:

74 (91 votes)

Comments:

34.

Fred Neil

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

309

Overall Rank:

3,670

Average Rating:

75 (86 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Monkees

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

386

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

318

Overall Rank:

3,760

Average Rating:

73 (108 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Exciting Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

382

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

321

Overall Rank:

3,801

Average Rating:

77 (80 votes)

Comments:

37.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

329

Overall Rank:

3,873

Average Rating:

73 (117 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Magic City

Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

330

Overall Rank:

3,874

Average Rating:

77 (69 votes)

Comments:

39.

Chico Buarque De Hollanda

Chico Buarque

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

340

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

349

Overall Rank:

4,193

Average Rating:

76 (57 votes)

Comments:

40.

East-West

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

372

Overall Rank:

4,493

Average Rating:

76 (104 votes)

Comments:

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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%
	101	14%
	23	3%
	22	3%
	22	3%
	21	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	693	95%
Yes	34	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	698	96%
Yes	29	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	713	98%
Yes	14	2%

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