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, John Coltrane, The Kinks and Nina Simone.

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21.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,679

Average Rating:

75 (409 votes)

Comments:

22.

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

949

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,780

Average Rating:

77 (226 votes)

Comments:

23.

Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer)

The Yardbirds

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

872

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

185

Overall Rank:

1,921

Average Rating:

77 (230 votes)

Comments:

24.

Las Últimas Composiciones De Violeta Parra

Violeta Parra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

858

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,947

Average Rating:

79 (85 votes)

Comments:

25.

Ces Gens-Là

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

649

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

226

Overall Rank:

2,446

Average Rating:

78 (64 votes)

Comments:

26.

Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

609

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

238

Overall Rank:

2,571

Average Rating:

76 (132 votes)

Comments:

27.

Meditations

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

563

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

253

Overall Rank:

2,752

Average Rating:

80 (134 votes)

Comments:

28.

Astigmatic

Komeda Quintet

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

516

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

271

Overall Rank:

2,938

Average Rating:

79 (103 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete & Unbelievable

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

491

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

279

Overall Rank:

3,060

Average Rating:

78 (133 votes)

Comments:

30.

Os Afro-Sambas De Baden E Vinícius

Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

464

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

288

Overall Rank:

3,207

Average Rating:

79 (76 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%
The Walker Brothers	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	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	676	96%
Yes	26	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	688	98%
Yes	14	2%

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Best Albums of 1965
1. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
2. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
3. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
4. Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
5. Help! by The Beatles
6. Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding
7. Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
8. My Generation by The Who
9. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
10. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi
11. Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
12. Here Are The Sonics!!! by The Sonics
13. Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
14. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
15. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler Trio
16. Jackson C. Frank by Jackson C. Frank
17. Live At The Regal by B.B. King
18. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
19. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds
20. Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch