Having been born in 1962, and liking and listening to music from the early sixties onward, I thought it might be fun to attempt a listing of my favorite albums each year since birth.

The initial post for this series of ideas began on December 26th, 2023.  You can look it up....

This time, I present my favorite "Rock" albums of 1966...

Albums released 1966

1. The 13th Floor Elevators The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

2. Love Love

3. Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield

4. Simon & Garfunkel Sounds of Silence

5. The Fugs         The Fugs

6. The Mothers of Invention Freak Out!

7. The Seeds The Seeds

8. The Seeds A Web of Sound

9. The Incredible String Band The Incredible String Band

10. Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

Honorable Mentions (11 thru 20)

11. Them Them Again

12. Love Da Capo

13. Cream Fresh Cream

14. Bert Jansch Jack Orion

15. Simon & Garfunkel Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

16. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde

17. The Yardbirds Roger the Engineer (aka Over Under Sideways Down)

18. The Byrds Fifth Dimension

19. Wilson Pickett The Exciting Wilson Pickett

20. The Beatles Revolver

Honorable Mentions (21 thru 30)

21. The Misunderstood The Lost Acetates 1965–1966

22. The Creation The Creation

23. The Who         A Quick One

24. The Kinks Face to Face

25. Donovan         Sunshine Superman

26. Blues Magoos Psychedelic Lollipops

27. West Coast Pop Art Exp Band Volume One

28. Fred Neil         Fred Neil

29. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band East-West

30. The Animals Animalization

Honorable Mentions (31 thru 40)

31. Small Faces Small Faces

32. The Troggs From Nowhere

33. The Rolling Stones Aftermath

34. Richard Fariña and Mimi Fariña Reflections in a Crystal Wind

35. The Deep Psychedelic Moods

36. Blues Project Projections

37. The Sonics Boom

38. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds

39. Gordon Lightfoot Lightfoot!

40. The Mamas & the Papas If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears

Honorable Mentions (41 thru 50)

41. John Fahey Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Ex…

42. Roy Harper Sophisticated Beggar

43. Tim Buckley Tim Buckley

44. Tim Hardin Tim Hardin 1

45. The Young Rascals The Young Rascals

46. The Animals Animalisms

47. Blues Project Live at the Cafe Au Go Go

48. Bo Diddley The Originator

49. The Beau Brummels Beau Brummels '66

50. The Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas

Jazz Albums released 1966 (coming soon)