Best Albums of 1966

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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1966
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Buy album United States
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1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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8
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Total albums: 701. Page 33 of 71

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 402 57%
United Kingdom 101 14%
Brazil 25 4%
France 22 3%
Australia 19 3%
Germany 18 3%
Mixed Nationality 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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