Top Albums of 1966
25 |
1882 |
The Who |
A Quick One |
Freakbeat,
Mod
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4 |
155 |
The Rolling Stones |
Aftermath |
Blues Rock
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The Association |
And Then...Along Comes The Association |
Pop
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The Animals |
Animalism |
Blues Rock,
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
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39 |
2732 |
The Animals |
Animalisms / Animalization |
British Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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23 |
1297 |
John Coltrane |
Ascension |
Free Jazz,
Spiritual Jazz
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Krzysztof Komeda |
Astigmatic |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Post-Bop
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31 |
2065 |
Ornette Coleman |
At the "Golden Circle", Volume One |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Ornette Coleman |
At the "Golden Circle", Volume Two |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Smokey Robinson and The Miracles |
Away We A Go-Go |
Soul
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20 |
1219 |
Monks |
Black Monk Time |
Garage Rock
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3 |
9 |
Bob Dylan |
Blonde on Blonde |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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6 |
452 |
John Mayall |
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton |
Blues Rock,
British Blues
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24 |
1592 |
Buffalo Springfield |
Buffalo Springfield |
Country Rock,
Folk Rock
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Buck Owens and His Buckaroos |
Carnegie Hall Concert |
Bakersfield Sound
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16 |
935 |
Otis Redding |
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul |
Deep Soul
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Don Cherry |
Complete Communion |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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33 |
2228 |
Love |
Da Capo |
Psychedelic Pop,
Psychedelic Rock
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The Lovin' Spoonful |
Daydream |
Folk Rock,
Pop Rock
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Sonny Rollins |
East Broadway Run Down |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Post-Bop
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26 |
1891 |
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
East-West |
Blues Rock
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11 |
821 |
The Kinks |
Face to Face |
Mod,
Pop Rock
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13 |
881 |
The Byrds |
Fifth Dimension |
Folk Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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5 |
263 |
The Mothers of Invention |
Freak Out! |
Experimental Rock,
Satire
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18 |
1180 |
Fred Neil |
Fred Neil/Everybody's Talkin' |
Contemporary Folk,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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21 |
1238 |
Cream |
Fresh Cream |
Blues Rock,
British Blues,
Psychedelic Rock
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37 |
2451 |
Sun Ra |
Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 2 |
Free Jazz
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Sam & Dave |
Hold On, I'm Comin' |
Southern Soul
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The Lovin' Spoonful |
Hums of The Lovin' Spoonful |
Folk Rock,
Pop Rock
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17 |
1162 |
The Mamas and the Papas |
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears |
Pop Rock,
Sunshine Pop
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27 |
1910 |
Ennio Morricone |
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
Film Score,
Spaghetti Western
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36 |
2444 |
Joe Henderson |
Inner Urge |
Hard Bop
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Bert Jansch |
Jack Orion |
Folk Baroque
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Jimmy Smith and Wes Mongomery |
Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo |
Big Band,
Soul Jazz
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John Coltrane |
Live at the Village Vanguard Again! |
Free Jazz
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Love |
Love |
Garage Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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7 |
571 |
Herbie Hancock |
Maiden Voyage |
Modal Jazz
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Archie Shepp |
Mama Too Tight |
Free Jazz
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38 |
2463 |
John Coltrane |
Meditations |
Free Jazz
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Joe Henderson |
Mode for Joe |
Hard Bop
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Four Tops |
On Top |
Pop Soul
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Sun Ra |
Other Planes of There |
Free Jazz
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12 |
824 |
Simon and Garfunkel |
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme |
Folk Pop,
Folk Rock
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1 |
1 |
The Beach Boys |
Pet Sounds |
Baroque Pop
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Phil Ochs |
Phil Ochs in Concert |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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The Walker Brothers |
Portrait |
Baroque Pop
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John Handy |
Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival |
Modal Jazz
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2 |
3 |
The Beatles |
Revolver |
Pop Rock
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10 |
812 |
Ike and Tina Turner |
River Deep - Mountain High |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
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Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
Road Runner |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
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28 |
2000 |
Lee Morgan |
Search for the New Land |
Post-Bop
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40 |
2778 |
Frank Sinatra |
Sinatra at the Sands |
Vocal Jazz
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Roscoe Mitchell Sextet |
Sound |
Free Jazz
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14 |
885 |
Simon and Garfunkel |
Sounds of Silence |
Folk Pop,
Folk Rock
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8 |
760 |
Wayne Shorter |
Speak No Evil |
Post-Bop
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19 |
1214 |
Donovan |
Sunshine Superman |
Psychedelic Folk,
Psychedelic Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Buddy Rich |
Swingin' New Big Band |
Big Band
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Merle Haggard |
Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down |
Bakersfield Sound
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42 |
2987 |
Wayne Shorter |
The All Seeing Eye |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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32 |
2094 |
Wilson Pickett |
The Exciting Wilson Pickett |
Deep Soul
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The Fugs |
The Fugs |
Folk Rock,
Garage Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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29 |
2024 |
Sun Ra |
The Magic City |
Free Jazz
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The Monkees |
The Monkees |
Sunshine Pop
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9 |
774 |
The 13th Floor Elevators |
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators |
Acid Rock
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Otis Redding |
The Soul Album |
Deep Soul
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The Supremes |
The Supremes A' Go-Go |
Girl Group,
Pop Soul
|
34 |
2316 |
Tim Hardin |
Tim Hardin 1 |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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41 |
2870 |
Skip James |
Today! |
Delta Blues
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22 |
1290 |
Cecil Taylor |
Unit Structures |
Free Jazz
|
35 |
2335 |
Larry Young |
Unity |
Post-Bop
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Stevie Wonder |
Up-Tight, Everything's Alright |
Soul
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Sun Ra |
Visits Planet Earth |
Jazz
|
30 |
2028 |
Nina Simone |
Wild Is the Wind |
Soul,
Vocal Jazz
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15 |
926 |
Yardbirds |
Yardbirds/Over Under Sideways Down/Roger the Engineer |
Blues Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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The Beatles |
"Yesterday" ...and Today |
Pop Rock
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