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, The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa, The Kinks, John Coltrane and Nina Simone.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1966
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Buy album United States
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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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1
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Total albums: 728. Page 65 of 73

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 414 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 694 95%
Yes 34 5%
Live? Albums %
No 699 96%
Yes 29 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 713 98%
Yes 15 2%
Best Albums of 1972
1. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
2. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
3. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
4. Close To The Edge by Yes
5. Harvest by Neil Young
6. Transformer by Lou Reed
7. Machine Head by Deep Purple
8. Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
9. Ege Bamyası by Can
10. Foxtrot by Genesis
11. Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
12. #1 Record by Big Star
13. Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
14. Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield
15. Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos
16. Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
17. Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band
18. Argus by Wishbone Ash
19. Neu! by Neu!
20. Vol 4 by Black Sabbath
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