The best selling album in 1966 in Australia was THE SOUND OF MUSIC by SOUNDTRACK.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | SOUNDTRACK | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | 1965 |
| 2 | HERB ALPERT | GOING PLACES | 1965 |
| 3 | THE BEATLES | RUBBER SOUL | 1965 |
| 4 | HERB ALPERT | WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS | 1964 |
| 5 | THE BEATLES | HELP! | 1965 |
| 6 | THE BEATLES | REVOLVER | 1966 |
| 7 | THE EASYBEATS | IT'S 2 EASY | 1966 |
| 8 | THE ANIMALS | THE MOST OF | 1966 |
| 9 | HERB ALPERT | WHAT NOW MY LOVE | 1966 |
| 10 | THE ROLLING STONES | AFTERMATH | 1966 |
| 11 | THE ANIMALS | ANIMALISMS | 1966 |
| 12 | SOUNDTRACK | MARY POPPINS | 1964 |
| 13 | SOUNDTRACK | DR. ZHIVAGO | 1965 |
| 14 | BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS | THE BEST OF BILLY THORPE | 1966 |
| 15 | BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS | DON'T YOU DIG THIS KIND OF BEAT | 1966 |
| 16 | BOB DYLAN | BLONDE ON BLONDE | 1966 |
| 17 | SOUNDTRACK | OLIVER (ORIGINAL CAST) | 1960 |
| 18 | NORMIE ROWE | NORMIE ROWE A GO GO | 1965 |
| 19 | THE ROLLING STONES | OUT OF OUR HEADS | 1965 |
| 20 | SOUNDTRACK | ZORBA THE GREEK | 1965 |
| 21 | THE EASYBEATS | VOLUME 3 | 1966 |
| 22 | FRANK SINATRA | A MAN & HIS MUSIC | 1965 |
| 23 | JOHNNY YOUNG | YOUNG JOHNNY | 1966 |
| 24 | SANDY SCOTT | GREAT SCOTT IT'S SANDY | 1966 |
| 25 | BARBRA STREISAND | MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO | 1965 |
Source: Kent Music Report
