Best Albums of 1966
Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"This is my pick for the best ever album. Everything you'd want in an album is here: The perfect ballads ("Here, There And Everywhere" and "For No One"), the perfect rockers ("Taxman", "She Said She Said" and "And Your Bird Can Sing"), brilliant psychedelia ("I'm Only Sleeping", "She Said She Said..." [+] Reply
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1966
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"What can I say about "Pet Sounds"? This album is just so ridiculously out-of-this-world. Especially considering where music was at in 1966, it is very hard to believe that a guy could create this music almost single handedly. Composition and production-wise, this album is a complete masterpiece a..." [+] Reply
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1966
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"The way I feel about this album is best represented by the scene in High Fidelity in which Jack Black's character, Barry, describes not owning it as "perverse." That about sums it up. Song for song, this is finest folk rock album ever made. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is probably the highligh..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"My rating and comment are for the US version. It's a nice showcase for Jagger and Richards as songwriters. It starts incredibly strong with Paint it Black....and all-time great song. Stupid Girl is one of my favourite lesser known Stones songs and Lady Jane and Under My Thumb are great as well. H..." [+] Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A good Simon & Garfunkel album, though not as good as their later music. Some of this stuff drags a bit, but even the songs that drag are usually pretty." Reply
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"Their best album. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. On this one Simon has finally reached his peak as an arranger and composer (maybe not as a lyricist, but not a big problem) and Garfunkel and him sing these songs with pastoral youthful emotion. There's an emotional arc to almost every song, and the..." [+] Reply
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1966
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"This is a brilliant commentary on society in the 60's that is still extremely relevant to this day with the consumerism we have present in modern society. It is also a genius parody of the music in the 60's but also a demonstration of how it could be made to a higher musical quality if artists st..." [+] Reply
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1966
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"What I find remarkable is how she was able to put so much passion into everything she did. I recommend listening to "Four Women" and "What More Can I Say?" Amazing." Reply
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"One of the best albums of all time, the quality of the songs is just sublime... so far ahead of most 1966 albums. The Kinks actually had something to say here unlike 99% of their peers. Middle class life in England and the gap between rich and poor (A House In The Country, Sunny Afternoon), runni..." [+] Reply
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1966
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"Raw, edgy garage with a queasy, malevolent psychedelic gleam. A glorious atmosphere and great, robust songs throughout. I personally love the electric jug, but I see it's not to everyone's taste! A crucial record for more reasons than just being the first to have the word "Psychedelic" in the tit..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 734. Page 1 of 74
Best Albums of 1966 composition
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| Ennio Morricone | 4 | 1% | |
| Wes Montgomery | 4 | 1% | |
| Buck Owens And His Buckaroos | 4 | 1% | |
| Hugh Masekela | 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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418 | 57% | |
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101 | 14% | |
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