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