Best Albums of 1966

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Listed below are the best albums of 1966 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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651.

Les Baroques

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

651

Rank in 1960s:

6,402

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

652.

Country Christmas

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

652

Rank in 1960s:

6,408

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

653.

Entre Mar Y Cordillera

Patricio Manns

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

653

Rank in 1960s:

6,413

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

654.

Calypso In Brass

Harry Belafonte

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

654

Rank in 1960s:

6,425

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

654.

Togetherness

Don Cherry

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

654

Rank in 1960s:

6,425

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

656.

The Young Tradition

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

656

Rank in 1960s:

6,446

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

657.

Léveillée + Dix

Claude Léveillée

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

657

Rank in 1960s:

6,453

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

658.

The Swordsmen

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

658

Rank in 1960s:

6,474

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

658.

Lies

The Knickerbockers

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

658

Rank in 1960s:

6,474

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

660.

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Herbert Von Karajan / Wiener Singverein / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1966:

660

Rank in 1960s:

6,484

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

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%
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra	4	1%
Various Artists	4	1%
Nancy Sinatra	4	1%
Hugh Masekela	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	407	57%
	101	14%
	24	3%
	23	3%
	22	3%
	19	3%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	679	95%
Yes	33	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	685	96%
Yes	27	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	698	98%
Yes	14	2%

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