The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966
TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 24, 1966, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor)
  2WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
  3GOING PLACES – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
  4DR. ZHIVAGO – Original Soundtrack (MGM)
  5SOUTH OF THE BORDER – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
  6THE BEST OF HERMAN’S HERMITS (MGM)
  7THE BEST OF THE ANIMALS (MGM)
  8WHAT NOW MY LOVE – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
  9LONELY BULL – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
10WHY IS THERE AIR? – Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.)
11FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – Original Cast (RCA Victor)
12IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS – The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
13BIG HITS (High Tide And Green Grass) – The Rolling Stones (London)
14MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO... – Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
15SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
16RUBBER SOUL – The Beatles (Capitol)
17WONDERFULNESS – Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.)
18GREATEST HITS – The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
19STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
20SPANISH EYES – Al Martino (Capitol)
21LOU RAWLS LIVE! (Capitol)
22AFTERMATH – The Rolling Stones (London)
23GOLDEN HITS – Roger Miller (Smash)
24SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia)
25JUST LIKE US! – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
26BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS – SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor)
27MARY POPPINS – Original Soundtrack (Buena Vista)
28OUT OF OUR HEADS – The Rolling Stones (London)
29DECEMBER’S CHILDREN (And Everybody’s) – The Rolling Stones (London)
30BOOTS – Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
31HOUSTON – Dean Martin (Reprise)
32THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS – Tom Lehrer (Reprise)
33PET SOUNDS – The Beach Boys (Capitol)
34HELP! – Original Soundtrack/The Beatles (Capitol)
35SOUL & INSPIRATION – The Righteous Brothers (Verve)
36THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE – Johnny Mathis (Mercury)
37MAME – Original Cast (Columbia)
38CRYING TIME – Ray Charles (ABC)
39MY FAIR LADY – Original Soundtrack (Columbia)
40MAN OF LA MANCHA – Original Cast (Kapp)
41REVOLVER – The Beatles (Capitol)
42MIDNIGHT RIDE – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
43BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! – The Beach Boys (Capitol)
44SOUNDS OF SILENCE – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
45THE YOUNG RASCALS (Atlantic)
46“YESTERDAY”...AND TODAY – The Beatles (Capitol)
47THUNDERBALL – Original Soundtrack (United Artists)
48TURN! TURN! TURN! – The Byrds (Columbia)
49DAYDREAM – The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
50HOLD ON! – Original Soundtrack/Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
51LOOK AT US – Sonny & Cher (Atco)
52THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE – Andy Williams (Columbia)
53BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS (Capitol)
54AND THEN...ALONG COMES THE ASSOCIATION (Valiant)
55A MAN AND HIS MUSIC – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
56GETTIN’ READY – The Temptations (Gordy)
57GOT MY MOJO WORKIN’ – Jimmy Smith (Verve)
58THE SUPREMES AT THE COPA (Motown)
59GOLD VAULT OF HITS – The 4 Seasons (Philips)
60THE VENTURES A GO-GO (Dolton)
61BLONDE ON BLONDE – Bob Dylan (Columbia)
62MY NAME IS BARBRA – Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
63GOING TO A GO-GO – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
64TEMPTIN’ TEMPTATIONS – The Temptations (Gordy)
65BACK TO BACK – The Righteous Brothers (Philles)
66I HEAR A SYMPHONY – The Supremes (Motown)
67BILL COSBY IS A VERY FUNNY FELLOW, RIGHT! (Warner Bros.)
68HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED – Bob Dylan (Columbia)
69I’LL REMEMBER YOU – Roger Williams (Kapp)
70ZORBA THE GREEK – Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox)
71GREATEST HITS – Andy Williams (Columbia)
72A TOUCH OF TODAY – Nancy Wilson (Capitol)
73THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM – Jack Jones (Kapp)
74THE MOVIE SONG ALBUM – Tony Bennett (Columbia)
75SINATRA AT THE SANDS – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
76WELCOME TO THE LBJ RANCH! – Earl Doud & Alen Robin (compilers) (Capitol)
77YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE JEWISH – Various Artists (Kapp)
78HANG ON RAMSEY! – The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)
79FAREWELL, ANGELINA – Joan Baez (Vanguard)
80HARUM SCARUM – Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
81THE SUPREMES A’ GO-GO (Motown)
82I WANT TO GO WITH YOU – Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
83GREATEST HITS – The Kinks (Reprise)
84DON’T GO TO STRANGERS – Eydie Gorme (Columbia)
85SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL ’66 (A&M)
86SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS – Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.)
87THE SONNY SIDE OF CHER (Imperial)
88THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS (Dunhill)
89ANIMALIZATION – The Animals (MGM)
90SOULIN’ – Lou Rawls (Capitol)
91DISTANT DRUMS – Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)
92THE MAGIC MUSIC OF FAR AWAY PLACES – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca)
93THE BEST OF RONNIE DOVE (Diamond)
94GO WITH THE VENTURES! (Dolton)
95WHERE THE ACTION IS – The Ventures (Dolton)
96ORGAN GRINDER SWING – Jimmy Smith (Verve)
97CHOICE! THE BEST OF THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Cadet)
98YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONGS – John Gary (RCA Victor)
99THE MONKEES (Colgems)
100 ROBERT GOULET ON BROADWAY (Columbia)
SINGLES  |  1966