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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691.

Himself

Chad Mitchell

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

691

Rank in 1960s:

6,713

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

691.

Singing Bird

Tina Lawton

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

691

Rank in 1960s:

6,713

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

693.

Handful Of Soul

James Brown

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

693

Rank in 1960s:

6,742

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

694.

Album #2

The Outsiders (US)

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

694

Rank in 1960s:

6,754

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

694.

Hugh Masekela's Next Album

Hugh Masekela

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

694

Rank in 1960s:

6,754

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

696.

The New Scene

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

696

Rank in 1960s:

6,762

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

697.

The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (Music From The Television Series)
Soundtrack

Teddy Randazzo

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

697

Rank in 1960s:

6,778

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

698.

The Emancipation Of Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

698

Rank in 1960s:

6,786

Average Rating:

69 (7 votes)

Comments:

699.

Hitch Hiker

Bobby And Laurie

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

699

Rank in 1960s:

6,797

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

699.

Carla

Carla Thomas

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

699

Rank in 1960s:

6,797

Average Rating:

71 (5 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%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	417	57%
	102	14%
	24	3%
	23	3%
	23	3%
	21	3%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	697	95%
Yes	34	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	702	96%
Yes	29	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	716	98%
Yes	15	2%

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