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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571.

Ragtime Jazz Band

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

571

Rank in 1960s:

5,629

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

571.

Exotica Today

Martin Denny

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

571

Rank in 1960s:

5,629

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

571.

The Real Folk Blues

Memphis Slim

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

571

Rank in 1960s:

5,629

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

574.

The Best Of Mancini Volume 2
Compilation

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

574

Rank in 1960s:

5,651

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

575.

Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

575

Rank in 1960s:

5,656

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

576.

The Blue Things

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

576

Rank in 1960s:

5,674

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

577.

Plays Solo Piano

Ran Blake

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

577

Rank in 1960s:

5,678

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

577.

Väterchen Franz

Franz Josef Degenhardt

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

577

Rank in 1960s:

5,678

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

579.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 In D Major; Carnival Overture

István Kertész / London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

579

Rank in 1960s:

5,691

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

580.

A Six Pack To Go

Hank Thompson

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

580

Rank in 1960s:

5,703

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1966 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Hugh Masekela	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
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%
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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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