Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1966 year 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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61.

Southbound

Doc Watson

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

166

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

567

Overall Rank:

7,549

Average Rating:

73 (29 votes)

Comments:

62.

Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

Jefferson Airplane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

160

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

584

Overall Rank:

7,775

Average Rating:

72 (87 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Supremes A' Go-Go

The Supremes

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

592

Overall Rank:

7,898

Average Rating:

73 (53 votes)

Comments:

64.

Boots

Nancy Sinatra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

152

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

600

Overall Rank:

8,090

Average Rating:

75 (40 votes)

Comments:

65.

The Fugs Second Album

The Fugs

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

607

Overall Rank:

8,225

Average Rating:

71 (33 votes)

Comments:

66.

Sound

Roscoe Mitchell

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

615

Overall Rank:

8,317

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

Comments:

67.

From Nowhere

The Troggs

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

126

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

697

Overall Rank:

9,445

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

Comments:

68.

Walkin' My Cat Named Dog

Norma Tanega

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

126

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

699

Overall Rank:

9,468

Average Rating:

74 (12 votes)

Comments:

69.

For Certain Because...

The Hollies

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

123

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

707

Overall Rank:

9,637

Average Rating:

73 (54 votes)

Comments:

70.

(Turn On) The Music Machine

The Music Machine

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

122

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

712

Overall Rank:

9,708

Average Rating:

70 (37 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Ennio Morricone	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	402	57%
	101	14%
	25	4%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	18	3%
	18	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	669	95%
Yes	32	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	675	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	687	98%
Yes	14	2%

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