Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, John Coltrane, The Kinks and Nina Simone.

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Revolver

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,507 charts

Rank Score:

55,358

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Average Rating:

91 (4,503 votes)

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479

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,804 charts

Rank Score:

44,153

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1966

Appears in:

1,983 charts

Rank Score:

27,224

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1966

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

4,342

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1966

Appears in:

611 charts

Rank Score:

4,330

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Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

79 (717 votes)

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Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

561 charts

Rank Score:

3,668

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488

Average Rating:

80 (718 votes)

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

561 charts

Rank Score:

3,538

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1966

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

2,174

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1966

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,099

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848

Average Rating:

80 (483 votes)

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10.

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

2,085

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855

Average Rating:

79 (482 votes)

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	402	57%
	101	14%
	25	4%
	22	3%
	21	3%
	18	3%
	18	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	672	95%
Yes	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	679	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	691	98%
Yes	14	2%

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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Neil Young
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies