Best Albums of 1966

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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Year of Release:
1966
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172
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1966
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160
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1966
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155
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1966
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153
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1966
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152
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1966
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148
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Year of Release:
1966
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138
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Year of Release:
1966
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130
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1966
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129
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Year of Release:
1966
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126
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Total albums: 723. Page 7 of 73

Best Albums of 1966 composition

Country Albums %


United States 414 57%
United Kingdom 102 14%
Brazil 24 3%
Australia 23 3%
France 22 3%
Germany 19 3%
Mixed Nationality 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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