Pick Your Top 15 Albums of 1966

[Dawn]

1966 was a banner year in pop music, with many great albums released. Here are some of them:

1 - Tim Hardin
A Slice of the Top - Hank Mobley with Lee Morgan
Adam's Apple - Wayne Shorter
Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
Alfie Soundtrack - Sonny Rollins
All About Makeba - Miriam Makeba
All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter - Julie London
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri - Harry Belafonte
And Now! - Booker T and the MGs
And Then... Along Comes The Association - The Association
Animalism - The Animals
Animalization - The Animals
Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl? - The Barbarians
Autumn '66 - The Spencer Davis Group
Away We A Go-Go - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Beau Brummels '66 - The Beau Brummels
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) - The Rolling Stones
Bill Haley-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
Black Monk Time - The Monks
Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
Blow Up Soundtrack - Herbie Hancock
Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - John Mayall
Boom - The Sonics
Boots - Nancy Sinatra
Both Sides of Herman's Hermits - Herman's Hermits
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
Bus Stop - The Hollies
Calypso in Brass - Harry Belafonte
The Classic Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison
Color Me Barbra - Barbra Streisand
Come the Day - The Seekers
Come Out - Steve Reich
Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul - Otis Redding
Conquistador! - Cecil Taylor
Country Joe and the Fish - Country Joe and the Fish
The Creation - The Creation (band)
Crying Time - Ray Charles
Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
DelightfuLee - Lee Morgan with Wayne Shorter
Dion & The Belmonts Together Again - Dion DiMucci & the Belmonts
Distant Drums - Jim Reeves
Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarr
Double Dynamite - Sam and Dave
Down on Stovall's Plantation - Muddy Waters
Drums Unlimited - Max Roach
East Broadway Run Down - Sonny Rollins
East-West - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
The Empty Foxhole - Ornette Coleman
Everybody Loves a Nut - Johnny Cash
The Exciting Wilson Pickett - Wilson Pickett
Face to Face - The Kinks
Faithful Forever - Marianne Faithfull
The Far East Suite - Duke Ellington
Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
For Certain Because - The Hollies
For the Night People - Julie London
Frankie and Johnny - Elvis Presley
Freak Out! - The Mothers of Invention
Fresh Cream - Cream
Gettin' Ready - The Temptations
Go Away From My World - Marianne Faithfull
Got Live If You Want It! - The Rolling Stones
The Great Aarrival - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party and Other Excursions - John Fahey
Grrr - Hugh Masakela
Handful of Soul - James Brown
Happiness is You - Johnny Cash
Here and Now and Sounding Good! - Dick Morrissey Quartet
Here I Am - Dionne Warwick
Hey Joe - The Leaves
The High, Lonesome Sound of Bill Monroe - Bill Monroe
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam and Dave
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful - The Lovin' Spoonful
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas & the Papas
Ike and Tina Turner and the Raelettes - Ike & Tina Turner
Impressions of a Patch of Blue - Sun Ra
In My Quiet Room - Harry Belafonte
In The Beginning - Paul Revere and the Raiders
In The Christmas Spirit - Booker T and the MGs
The Incredible String Band - The Incredible String Band
It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
Jack Orion - Bert Jansch
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) - James Brown
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs - James Brown
James Brown Sings James Brown Today and Yesterday - James Brown
Je m'appelle Barbra - Barbra Streisand
Just Between the Two of Us - Merle Haggard
Lightfoot! - Gordon Lightfoot
Lightly Latin - Perry Como
Little Wheel Spin and Spin - Buffy Saint Marie
Live at the Cafe Au Go Go - Blues Project
Live in Greenwich Village - Albert Ayler
The Lost Acetates 1965-1966 - The Misunderstood
Love (album) - Love (band)
Love, Strings and Jobim - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Machines - Manfred Mann
Magic Box - The Loved Ones
Malaisha - Miriam Makeba
The Mamas and the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas
Mama Too Tight - Archie Shepp
Mann Made Hits - Manfred Mann
Mean as Hell - Johnny Cash
Midnight Ride - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Mighty Instrumentals - James Brown
Miles Smiles - Miles Davis
Mission:Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
Mode for Joe - Joe Henderson
The Monkees - The Monkees
Monorails and Satellites - Sun Ra
Moods of Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye
Moonlight Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
North Country Maid - Marianne Faithful
Nothing Is - Sun Ra
On Top - The Four Tops
The Orbison Way - Roy Orbison
The Originator - Bo Diddley
Other Planes of There - Sun Ra
Paradise, Hawaiian Style - Elvis Presley
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
Perry Como in Italy - Perry Como
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Phil Ochs in Concert - Phil Ochs
Play One More - Ian and Sylvia
Portrait - The Walker Brothers
Projections - Blues Project
Psychedelic Lollipops - Blues Magoos
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators
A Quick One - The Who
Ray's Moods - Ray Charles
The Real Folk Blues - Howlin' Wolf
The Real Folk Blues - Muddy Waters
The Real Folk Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller)
Reflections in a Crystal Wind - Richard Farina and Mimi Farina
The Remains - The Remains
Revolver - The Beatles
River Deep - Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
Roadrunner - Junior Walker and the All Stars
Sam and Dave Roulette - Sam and Dave
Satisfied With You - The Dave Clark Five
Second Album - The Four Tops
The Second Album - The Spencer Davis Group
The Seeds - The Seeds
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
Shadow Music - The Shadows
Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra
Small Faces - The Small Faces
Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Standells
Sonny Side of Cher - Cher
The Soul Album - Otis Redding
Soul Sister - Aretha Franklin
Sound - Roscoe Mitchell Sextet
Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
Spinout - Elvis Presley
S.R.O. - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
The Stockholm Concert, 1966 - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Stop!Stop!Stop! - The Hollies
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
Supreme's a Go-Go - The Supremes
Swinging Doors - Merle Haggard
Symphony for Improvisers - Don Cherry with Pharoah Sanders and Gato Barbieri
Take a Little Walk With Me - Tom Rush
Takes Off - Jefferson Airplane
Tauhid - Pharoah Sanders
That's Life - Frank Sinatra
Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five
Unit Structures - Cecil Taylor
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
Víctor Jara (Geografía) - Víctor Jara
Visits Planet Earth - Sun Ra
Volume One - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
What Now My Love - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
What's Up Tiger Lily? - The Lovin' Spoonful
When Angels Speak of Love - Sun Ra
Where Is Brooklyn? - Don Cherry with Pharoah Sanders
Where Were You When I Needed You? - The Grass Roots
Whiskey-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
Whisper Not - Ella Fitzgerald
Why Pick On Me? - The Standells
Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone
With God On Our Side - Joan Baez
Wonderfulness - Bill Cosby
Working My Way Back to You - The Four Seasons
Would You Believe? - The Hollies
The Yardbirds USA-title: "Over, Under Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds
Yesterday and Today - The Beatles
You Got My Mind Messed Up - James Carr
You Make Me Feel So Good - The McCoys
The Young Rascals - The Young Rascals

And the 15 albums I chose:
Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
And Then... Along Comes The Association - The Association
Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful - The Lovin' Spoonful
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas & the Papas
Love (album) - Love (band)
The Mamas and the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas
The Monkees - The Monkees
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Revolver - The Beatles
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
Yesterday and Today - The Beatles

What a phenomenal listing of artists! There are quite a few albums that I'm not wholly familiar with - Hollies, Dave Clark Five, Remains, etc. - but would love to check out.

Which 15 are your favorites?

[Ken]

Dawn.
I couldn't agree more, 1966 was an incredible year for music. I have a few of these on vinyl and CD in my collection.

I have a couple of songs by The Remains - they are included on Rhino's first NUGGETS box, and they are great! There is a "Best of" CD available and I would reaally like to get it, so I can hear more.

Here are my top 15 albums.

1.Revolver - The Beatles
2.Yesterday and Today - The Beatles
3.Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
4.Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
5.Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Standells
6.Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
7.Love (album) - Love (band)
8.Animalization - The Animals
9.Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
10.The Young Rascals - The Young Rascals
11.East-West - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
12.Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
13.Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
14.Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five
15.The Monkees - The Monkees

[55dodger]

Here are my picks:

1. And Then... Along Comes The Association - The Association
2. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) - The Rolling Stones
3. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
4. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
5. Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
6. Fresh Cream - Cream
7. Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful - The Lovin' Spoonful
8. The Mamas and the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas
9. The Monkees - The Monkees
10. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
11. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
12. Revolver - The Beatles
13. Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
14. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
15. Yesterday and Today - The Beatles

[edehl]

Wow, that was harder than I thought! Here's my list, in abc order (cuz I was too lazy to list them otherwise)

Both Sides of Herman's Hermits - Herman's Hermits
Bus Stop - The Hollies
Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas & the Papas
In The Beginning - Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Monkees - The Monkees
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Revolver - The Beatles
Takes Off - Jefferson Airplane
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
Where Were You When I Needed You? - The Grass Roots
The Yardbirds USA-title: "Over, Under Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds
Yesterday and Today - The Beatles