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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41.

Tim Hardin 1

Tim Hardin

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

377

Overall Rank:

4,595

Average Rating:

75 (65 votes)

Comments:

42.

East-West

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

379

Overall Rank:

4,613

Average Rating:

76 (101 votes)

Comments:

43.

Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful

The Lovin' Spoonful

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

384

Overall Rank:

4,730

Average Rating:

73 (76 votes)

Comments:

44.

Search For The New Land

Lee Morgan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

403

Overall Rank:

5,035

Average Rating:

77 (52 votes)

Comments:

45.

River Deep - Mountain High

Ike & Tina Turner

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

406

Overall Rank:

5,055

Average Rating:

73 (83 votes)

Comments:

46.

Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
Compilation

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

410

Overall Rank:

5,101

Average Rating:

79 (105 votes)

Comments:

47.

Unity

Larry Young

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

416

Overall Rank:

5,172

Average Rating:

74 (44 votes)

Comments:

48.

It Serves You Right To Suffer

John Lee Hooker

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

236

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

447

Overall Rank:

5,654

Average Rating:

75 (52 votes)

Comments:

49.

Small Faces [1966]

Small Faces

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

462

Overall Rank:

5,927

Average Rating:

75 (75 votes)

Comments:

50.

Jack Orion

Bert Jansch

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

473

Overall Rank:

6,064

Average Rating:

75 (58 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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