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Best Albums of 1966 by User Score
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Avant-Garde Jazz
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1
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The Beatles - Revolver
August 5th, 1966
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
90
1818 reviews
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2
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Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
May 16th, 1966
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
89
697 reviews
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3
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The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
May 16th, 1966
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
89
1349 reviews
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4
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Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)
December 23rd, 1966
USER SCORE
89
69 reviews
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5
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John Coltrane - Meditations
August 0th, 1966
Jazz
USER SCORE
88
63 reviews
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6
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Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
June 0th, 1966
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
86
154 reviews
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7
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John Coltrane - Ascension
February 0th, 1966
Jazz
USER SCORE
85
148 reviews
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8
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Patty Waters - Sings
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
84
59 reviews
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9
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The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out!
June 27th, 1966
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
83
205 reviews
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10
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Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
January 17th, 1966
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
82
172 reviews
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11
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The Kinks - Face to Face
October 28th, 1966
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
82
95 reviews
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12
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Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
October 10th, 1966
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
81
126 reviews
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13
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Chico Buarque - Chico Buarque de Hollanda
January 1st, 1966
MPB
USER SCORE
81
51 reviews
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14
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The Monks - Black Monk Time
March 1st, 1966
Garage Rock
USER SCORE
80
97 reviews
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15
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13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
November 1st, 1966
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
80
127 reviews
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16
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The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
April 15th, 1966
Blues Rock
USER SCORE
79
215 reviews
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17
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The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
July 18th, 1966
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
79
54 reviews
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18
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The Mamas & The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
March 1st, 1966
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
79
76 reviews
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19
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Love - Da Capo
November 0th, 1966
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
78
51 reviews
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20
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Donovan - Sunshine Superman
August 26th, 1966
Psychedelic Folk
USER SCORE
78
61 reviews
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21
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The Who - A Quick One
December 9th, 1966
Rock
USER SCORE
75
91 reviews
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22
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Cream - Fresh Cream
December 9th, 1966
Blues Rock
USER SCORE
75
87 reviews
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