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, The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa, The Kinks, John Coltrane and Nina Simone.

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91.

Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival
Live

John Handy

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

872

Overall Rank:

11,951

Average Rating:

74 (17 votes)

Comments:

92.

Hold On, I'm Comin'

Sam & Dave

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

907

Overall Rank:

12,540

Average Rating:

73 (31 votes)

Comments:

93.

The Spirit Of '67

Paul Revere And The Raiders

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

918

Overall Rank:

12,751

Average Rating:

73 (26 votes)

Comments:

94.

Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

934

Overall Rank:

13,057

Average Rating:

76 (15 votes)

Comments:

95.

Moonlight Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

947

Overall Rank:

13,395

Average Rating:

70 (22 votes)

Comments:

96.

Well Respected Kinks
Compilation

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

968

Overall Rank:

13,836

Average Rating:

76 (53 votes)

Comments:

97.

Psychedelic Lollipop

Blues Magoos

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

979

Overall Rank:

14,048

Average Rating:

75 (35 votes)

Comments:

98.

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde

Karl Böhm

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

993

Overall Rank:

14,346

Average Rating:

71 (19 votes)

Comments:

99.

Contact High

The Godz (Psychedelic)

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

999

Overall Rank:

14,542

Average Rating:

65 (28 votes)

Comments:

100.

Complete Communion

Don Cherry

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

28 charts

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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	%

	414	57%
	102	14%
	23	3%
	23	3%
	22	3%
	21	3%
	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%

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Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito