The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1966, as well as albums which peaked in 1965 but were in the top 10 in 1966. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by Aftermath by The Rolling Stones. Overall, two different albums peaked at number one in 1966, with two unique artists hitting that position.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1965 but still in chart in 1966.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1965 16The Best of Jim Reeves ‡Jim Reeves 3 4 233The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 70 55Mary Poppins: Original Soundtrack ‡ 2 2 8A World of Our Own ‡The Seekers 5 2 24Almost There ‡Andy Williams 4 4 30Help! ‡The Beatles 1 9 16Out of Our Heads ‡The Rolling Stones 2 1 12Highway 61 Revisited ‡Bob Dylan 4 2 8Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty ‡Dusty Springfield 6 1 7Farewell, Angelina ‡Joan Baez 5 4 30Rubber Soul ‡The Beatles 1 8 2Magic of the Minstrels ‡The George Mitchell Minstrels 9 2Albums in 1966 5My GenerationThe Who 5 1 3Tears of HappinessKen Dodd 6 3 24Take It Easy with the Walker BrothersThe Walker Brothers 3 5 1The Kink KontroversyThe Kinks 9 1 5Their First LPThe Spencer Davis Group 6 1 13The Second Album 3 1 6A Man and His MusicFrank Sinatra 9 1 11My Name Is Barbra, Two...Barbra Streisand 6 1 41Going PlacesHerb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 4 2 9Beach Boys' Party!The Beach Boys 3 1 10Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding 6 1 1A String of Tony's HitsTony Bennett 9 1 10Bye Bye BluesBert Kaempfert & His Orchestra 4 2 18AftermathThe Rolling Stones 1 8 7Mantovani MagicMantovani 3 1 10The Most of the AnimalsThe Animals 4 1 5The Beach Boys Today!The Beach Boys 6 1 11Cilla Sings a RainbowCilla Black 4 2 2DaydreamThe Lovin' Spoonful 8 1 12Small FacesSmall Faces 3 5 1Kinda LatinCliff Richard 9 1 8Shadow MusicThe Shadows 5 1 8AnimalismsThe Animals 4 4 10Sweet ThingsGeorgie Fame and the Blue Flames 6 1 11If You Can Believe Your Eyes and EarsThe Mamas & the Papas 3 1 26Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys 2 3 8Strangers in the NightFrank Sinatra 4 2 10Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)The Beach Boys 4 4 21RevolverThe Beatles 1 7 6Paradise, Hawaiian StyleElvis Presley 5 3 6From NowhereThe Troggs 6 1 8Blonde on BlondeBob Dylan 3 1 11PortraitThe Walker Brothers 3 4 7Blues Breakers with Eric ClaptonJohn Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton 6 2 8Autumn '66The Spencer Davis Group 4 1 5Stars Charity FantasiaVarious artists 6 1 9Well Respected KinksThe Kinks 5 1 4Sinatra at the SandsFrank Sinatra 7 1 10Golden HitsDusty Springfield 2 1 1Sound VentureGeorgie Fame and the Harry South Big Band 9 1 13Distant DrumsJim Reeves 2 1 55Best of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys 2 10 10Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)The Rolling Stones 4 2 23Come the DayThe Seekers 3 7 9Gentle Shades of Val DoonicanVal Doonican 5 2 1On TopFour Tops 9 1
See also 1966 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)
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External links 1966 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)