List of number one country albums in the US (1966)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US country album sales charts in 1966. There were seventeen number one albums that year.

← 1965 ←	List of number one country albums in the US			1967 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) January 1, 1966 - January 7, 1966 1 week (total 2) 2 Connie Smith Cute 'n' Country - January 8, 1966 - March 25, 1966 11 weeks (total of 15) 15th Eddy Arnold My World - March 26, 1966 - April 8, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler Ballads of the Green Berets - April 9, 1966 - April 22, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Buck Owens & his Buckaroos Roll out the red carpet - April 23, 1966 - May 6, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Eddy Arnold I want to go with you - May 7, 1966 - June 17, 1966 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Buck Owens & his Buckaroos Roll out the red carpet - June 18, 1966 - August 5, 1966 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Jim Reeves Distant drums - August 6, 1966 - August 19, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 George Jones I'm a people - August 20, 1966 - September 2, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Buck Owens & his Buckaroos Dust on Mother's Bible - September 3, 1966 - September 9, 1966 1 week (total 1) 1 Eddy Arnold The Last Word in Lonesome - September 10, 1966 - October 7, 1966 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Buck Owens & his Buckaroos Carnegie Hall Concert - October 8, 1966 - October 14, 1966 1 week (total 1) 1 David Houston Almost persuaded - October 15, 1966 - October 28, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bill Anderson I love you drops - October 29, 1966 - November 4, 1966 1 week (total 5) 5 Buck Owens & his Buckaroos Carnegie Hall Concert - November 5, 1966 - November 11, 1966 1 week (total 1) 1 Ray Price Another bridge to burn - November 12, 1966 - November 25, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Loretta Lynn You ain't woman enough - November 26, 1966 - December 2, 1966 1 week (total 2) 2 Ray Price Another bridge to burn - December 3, 1966 - December 9, 1966 1 week (total 1) 1 Connie Smith Born to Sing - December 10, 1966 - December 23, 1966 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Merle Haggard & The Strangers Swinging Doors (And the Bottle Let Me Down) - December 24, 1966 - December 30, 1966 1 week (total 1) 1 Sonny James The Best of Sonny James -
← 1965				→ 1967 →

Web links

• Billboard Top Country Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1965-1969

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Albums: 1964-2007. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Connie Smith - Cute 'n' Country)
2. ↑ Discogs (Eddy Arnold - My World)
3. ↑ Discogs (Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler - Ballads of the Green Berets)
4. ↑ Discogs (Buck Owens & his Buckaroos - Roll Out the Red Carpet)
5. ↑ Discogs (Eddy Arnold - I Want to Go with You)
6. ↑ Discogs (Jim Reeves - Distant Drums)
7. ↑ Discogs (George Jones - I'm a People)
8. ↑ Discogs (Buck Owens & his Buckaroos - Dust on Mother's Bible)
9. ↑ Discogs (Eddy Arnold - The Last Word in Lonesome)
10. ↑ Discogs (Buck Owens & his Buckaroos - Carnegie Hall Concert)
11. ↑ Discogs (David Houston - Almost Persuaded)
12. ↑ Discogs (Bill Anderson - I Love You Drops)
13. ↑ Discogs (Ray Price - Another Bridge to Burn)
14. ↑ Discogs (Loretta Lynn - You Ain't Woman Enough)
15. ↑ Discogs (Connie Smith - Born to Sing)
16. ↑ Discogs (Merle Haggard & The Strangers - Swinging Doors (And the Bottle Let Me Down))
17. ↑ Discogs (Sonny James - The Best of Sonny James)