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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331.

Gettin' Around

Dexter Gordon

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1966

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16 charts

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The All Seeing Eye

Wayne Shorter

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1966

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16 charts

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333.

And Now!

Booker T. & The M.G.'s

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1966

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6 charts

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334.

Free Form

Donald Byrd

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1966

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18 charts

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335.

Second Album

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

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1966

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5 charts

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The Acid Test

Ken Kesey

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1966

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3 charts

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337.

Shadow Music

The Shadows

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1966

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5 charts

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Mahler: Symphony No. 8, "Symphony Of A Thousand"

Leonard Bernstein / London Symphony Orchestra

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1966

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2 charts

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339.

Spinout

Elvis Presley

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1966

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6 charts

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The Orbison Way

Roy Orbison

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1966

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10 charts

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
The Rolling Stones	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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