Top 10 for 1966

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

Classic Rock | Album | 15 July 1966

'The Yardbirds' (often referred to as 'Roger The Engineer') is the only U.K. studio album and the third U.S. album by The Yardbirds. Recorded in 1966, it contains all original material and is the only The Yardbirds album with guitarist Jeff Beck on all tracks. It is the only The Yardbirds album to appear in the U.K. Albums Chart, where it reached number 20. In the US, it reached number 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making it the band's highest-charting studio album in the U.S.

Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds Of Silence

Folk Rock | Album | 17 January 1966

Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield

Folk Rock | Album | 5 December 1966

John Mayall
Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton

Classic Rock | Album | 22 July 1966

Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Folk Rock | Album | 10 October 1966

Cream
Fresh Cream

Classic Rock | Album | 9 December 1966

The Rolling Stones
Aftermath

Classic Rock | Album | 15 April 1966

The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds [Mono]

Classic Rock | Album | 16 May 1966

Bob Dylan
Blonde On Blonde

Classic Rock | Album | 16 May 1966

In his own words, Blonde On Blonde is the 'thin wild mercury music' Dylan heard in his head in the mid-1960s. It is a proclaimed masterpiece by many music fans, and whilst it isn't my favourite album of his from the period, I can't deny the scope and depth. Dylan effortlessly switches between rock, folk, blues, ballads, and even Dixieland jazz on this eclectic double album - in fact the first double album ever released in popular music - and his third released in a year. Songs like the soppy 'Just Like A Woman' and the up-tempo 'I Want You' would be become radio standards of the 60s, but I don't think anything on this album reached the heights of his previous album opener 'Like A Rolling Stone'. 'Visions Of Johanna' does come close though, and 'Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again' is a great representation of his music from the period. All in all a great listen.

The Beatles
Revolver

Classic Rock | Album | 5 August 1966

'Revolver' is the seventh studio album by The Beatles. The album was the Beatles' final recording project before their retirement as live performers and marked the group's most overt use of studio technology to date, building on the advances of their late 1965 release 'Rubber Soul'. It has since become regarded as one of the greatest and most innovative albums in the history of popular music, with recognition centred on its range of musical styles, diverse sounds and lyrical content. It was ranked first in the 1998 and 2000 editions of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums and third in the 2003 and 2012 editions of Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time". It has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and 5? platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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