List of number-one country albums of 1966 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1966
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
1966 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1966.-Events:* March 15 — Roger Miller wins six Grammy Awards, five of them related to his hit "King of the Road". The Statler Brothers take two awards for "Flowers on the Wall"....
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | Cute 'n' Country Cute 'n' Country Cute 'n' Country is the second studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in October 1965 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson... |
Connie Smith Connie Smith Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson... |
| January 8 | My World | Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more... |
| January 15 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| January 22 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| January 29 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| February 5 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| February 12 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| February 19 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| February 26 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| March 5 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| March 12 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| March 19 | My World | Eddy Arnold |
| March 26 | Ballad of the Green Berets | Ssgt Barry Sadler Barry Sadler Barry Sadler was an American soldier, author and musician. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic with the rank of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War... |
| April 2 | Ballad of the Green Berets | Ssgt Barry Sadler |
| April 9 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... |
| April 16 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| April 23 | I Want to Go with You | Eddy Arnold |
| April 30 | I Want to Go with You | Eddy Arnold |
| May 7 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| May 14 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| May 21 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| May 28 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| June 4 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| June 11 | Roll Out the Red Carpet | Buck Owens |
| June 18 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound... |
| June 25 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| July 2 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| July 9 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| July 16 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| July 23 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| July 30 | Distant Drums | Jim Reeves |
| August 6 | I'm a People I'm a People I'm a People is an album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released 1966 on the Musicor Records label.- Track listing :# "I'm a People" # "Don't Think I Don't Love You"... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
| August 13 | I'm a People | George Jones |
| August 20 | Dust on Mother's Bible Dust on Mother's Bible Dust on Mother's Bible is an album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, released in 1966. It reached Number one on the Billboard Country charts.It was re-released on CD in 2003 by Sundazed Records.-Side one:... |
Buck Owens |
| August 27 | Dust on Mother's Bible | Buck Owens |
| September 3 | The Last Word in Lonesome | Eddy Arnold |
| September 10 | Carnegie Hall Concert Carnegie Hall Concert Carnegie Hall Concert is an album by the Country band Buck Owens and his Buckaroos. The album was recorded live at Carnegie Hall, as Buck Owens and his Buckaroos became the second country band ever to perform there.... |
Buck Owens |
| September 17 | Carnegie Hall Concert | Buck Owens |
| September 24 | Carnegie Hall Concert | Buck Owens |
| October 1 | Carnegie Hall Concert | Buck Owens |
| October 8 | Almost Persuaded | David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:... |
| October 15 | I Love You Drops | Bill Anderson |
| October 22 | I Love You Drops | Bill Anderson |
| October 29 | Carnegie Hall Concert | Buck Owens |
| November 5 | Another Bridge to Burn | Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... |
| November 12 | You Ain't Woman Enough You Ain't Woman Enough You Ain't Woman Enough is a 1966 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.The album was Lynn's second studio album released in 1966. The lead single, "You Ain't Woman Enough" became Lynn's biggest hit up to that point peaking at #2. The flip side of the single, "A Man... |
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
| November 19 | You Ain't Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn |
| November 26 | Another Bridge to Burn | Ray Price |
| December 3 | Born to Sing Born to Sing (Connie Smith album) Born to Sing is the fifth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released September 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson... |
Connie Smith |
| December 10 | Swinging Doors | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| December 17 | Swinging Doors | Merle Haggard |
| December 24 | The Best of Sonny James | Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1... |
| December 31 | The Best of Sonny James | Sonny James |