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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21.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,008

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

75 (415 votes)

Comments:

22.

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

952

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

174

Overall Rank:

1,771

Average Rating:

77 (231 votes)

Comments:

23.

Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer)

The Yardbirds

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

871

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

185

Overall Rank:

1,913

Average Rating:

77 (236 votes)

Comments:

24.

Las Últimas Composiciones De Violeta Parra

Violeta Parra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

815

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

195

Overall Rank:

2,029

Average Rating:

78 (90 votes)

Comments:

25.

Ces Gens-Là

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

640

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

228

Overall Rank:

2,481

Average Rating:

77 (66 votes)

Comments:

26.

Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

250

Overall Rank:

2,681

Average Rating:

76 (133 votes)

Comments:

27.

Meditations

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

544

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

259

Overall Rank:

2,813

Average Rating:

79 (138 votes)

Comments:

28.

Astigmatic

Komeda Quintet

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

496

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

275

Overall Rank:

3,028

Average Rating:

78 (107 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete & Unbelievable

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

495

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

276

Overall Rank:

3,030

Average Rating:

78 (136 votes)

Comments:

30.

Os Afro-Sambas De Baden E Vinícius

Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

446

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

295

Overall Rank:

3,316

Average Rating:

79 (79 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Buck Owens And His Buckaroos	4	1%
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%
Hugh Masekela	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	406	57%
	101	14%
	24	3%
	22	3%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	677	95%
Yes	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	683	96%
Yes	27	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	696	98%
Yes	14	2%

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