The year in music

Best Songs of 1966

The Beach Boys make “Pet Sounds” and “Good Vibrations”, the Beatles “Revolver”, and the Rolling Stones “Paint It Black”: the studio becomes an instrument.

Pet Sounds
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35 songs

Don't Answer the Door

Don't Answer the Door

B.B. King
Paint It Black

Paint It Black

The Rolling Stones
River Deep – Mountain High

River Deep – Mountain High

Tina Turner
Hey Joe

Hey Joe

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
One Love

One Love

Bob Marley & The Wailers
Ain't Too Proud to Beg

Ain't Too Proud to Beg

The Temptations
Get Ready

Get Ready

The Temptations
That’s Life

That’s Life

Frank Sinatra
Visions of Johanna

Visions of Johanna

Bob Dylan
Caroline,No

Caroline,No

The Beach Boys
God Only Knows

God Only Knows

The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations

The Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

The Beach Boys
Don't Bring Me Down

Don't Bring Me Down

The Animals
For What It’s Worth

For What It’s Worth

Buffalo Springfield
Go and Say Goodbye

Go and Say Goodbye

Buffalo Springfield
I Feel Free

I Feel Free

Cream
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

Buffalo Springfield
Spoonful

Spoonful

Cream
You Can’t Hurry Love

You Can’t Hurry Love

The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin’ On

You Keep Me Hangin’ On

The Supremes
Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

The Velvet Underground
Try a Little Tenderness

Try a Little Tenderness

Otis Redding
Reach Out I'll Be There

Reach Out I'll Be There

Four Tops
Bang Bang

Bang Bang

Nancy Sinatra
Cherry, Cherry

Cherry, Cherry

Neil Diamond
Happy Together

Happy Together

The Turtles
Monday, Monday

Monday, Monday

The Mamas & The Papas
Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

Donovan
Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

Donovan
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra
You Ain't Woman Enough

You Ain't Woman Enough

Loretta Lynn
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Them
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Cannonball Adderley
Monk Time

Monk Time

The Monks

1966 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 35 songs first released in 1966. Rock, Folk Rock and Soul lead the year. The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and Cream are among the voices of 1966.

Artists of 1966

The sound of 1966

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