Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1966 were The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and The Kinks.

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21.

Maiden Voyage

Herbie Hancock

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

161

Overall Rank:

1,668

Average Rating:

79 (228 votes)

Comments:

22.

A Quick One

The Who

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,006

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

166

Overall Rank:

1,694

Average Rating:

75 (419 votes)

Comments:

23.

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

946

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,777

Average Rating:

77 (233 votes)

Comments:

24.

Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer)

The Yardbirds

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

229 charts

Rank Score:

860

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,938

Average Rating:

77 (239 votes)

Comments:

25.

Las Últimas Composiciones De Violeta Parra

Violeta Parra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

198

Overall Rank:

2,070

Average Rating:

78 (93 votes)

Comments:

26.

Ces Gens-Là

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

624

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

232

Overall Rank:

2,532

Average Rating:

77 (68 votes)

Comments:

27.

Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

572

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

252

Overall Rank:

2,724

Average Rating:

76 (134 votes)

Comments:

28.

Meditations

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

560

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

253

Overall Rank:

2,766

Average Rating:

79 (140 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete & Unbelievable

Otis Redding

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

513

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

263

Overall Rank:

2,956

Average Rating:

78 (137 votes)

Comments:

30.

Astigmatic

Komeda Quintet

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

473

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

283

Overall Rank:

3,172

Average Rating:

78 (107 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Hugh Masekela	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	414	57%
	102	14%
	24	3%
	23	3%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	689	95%
Yes	34	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	694	96%
Yes	29	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	708	98%
Yes	15	2%

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