Best Albums of 1966

« View best albums of 1965View best albums of 1967 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 701)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Revolver

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,480 charts

Rank Score:

56,880

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

91 (4,475 votes)

Comments:

477

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,779 charts

Rank Score:

45,040

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,969 charts

Rank Score:

27,758

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

4,419

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

654 charts

Rank Score:

4,352

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

412

Average Rating:

79 (921 votes)

Comments:

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,758

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

479

Average Rating:

80 (716 votes)

Comments:

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,602

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

404 charts

Rank Score:

2,105

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

2,093

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

849

Average Rating:

80 (234 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,080

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

855

Average Rating:

79 (473 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
70
71
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 701. Page 1 of 71

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 Walker Brothers	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	402	57%
	101	14%
	25	4%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	18	3%
	18	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	669	95%
Yes	32	5%

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

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

« View best albums of 1965View best albums of 1967 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Popular Charts
1. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
2. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
3. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
5. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
6. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
7. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
8. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
9. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
10. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
11. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
12. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
13. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
14. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
15. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
16. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
17. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
18. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
19. The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever by The Guardian (1997)
20. Os 100 Melhores Discos de Todos Os Tempos by Sinewave (2012)