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| ⇦ 1965 | 1967 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1966
These artists released their first recording in 1966, which made them first eligible for the 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
Essential Debut Albums from 1966
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Cream | Fresh Cream | ☆ |
| Jefferson Airplane | Jefferson Airplane Takes Off | ☆ |
| Love | Da Capo | ☆ |
| Love | Love | ☆ |
| The 13th Floor Elevators | The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators | ☆ |
| The Mamas & the Papas | The Mamas & the Papas | ☆ |
| The Mamas And The Papas | If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears | ☆ |
| The Monkees | The Monkees | ☆ |
| The Mothers of Invention | Freak Out! | ☆ |
| The Rascals | The Young Rascals | ☆ |
| The Small Faces | Small Faces | ☆ |
| The Troggs | Wild Thing | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1966
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| ? & The Mysterians | 96 Tears | ☆ |
| Cream | I Feel Free | ☆ |
| James and Bobby Purify | I'm Your Puppet | ☆ |
| Janis Ian | Soceity's Child | ☆ |
| Los Bravos | Black is Black | ☆ |
| Love | 7 and 7 is | ☆ |
| Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels | Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly | ☆ |
| Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels | Jenny Take a Ride | ☆ |
| Napoleon XIV | They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! | ☆ |
| Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman | ☆ |
| The 13th Floor Elevators | You're Gonna Miss Me | ☆ |
| The 13th Floor Elevators | Roller Coaster | ☆ |
| The Association | Along Comes Mary | ☆ |
| The Association | Cherish | ☆ |
| The E-Types | Put The Clock Back On The Wall | ☆ |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Hey Joe | ☆ |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Stone Free | ☆ |
| The Left Banke | Walk Away Renee | ☆ |
| The Left Banke | Pretty Ballerina | ☆ |
| The Mamas and the Papas | Monday, Monday | ☆ |
| The Monkees | I'm A Believer | ☆ |
| The Monkees | Last Train To Clarksville | ☆ |
| The Monkees | (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone | ☆ |
| The Monkees | (Theme From) The Monkees | ☆ |
| The Mothers of Invention | Who Are the Brain Police? | ☆ |
| The Troggs | Wild Thing | ☆ |
| The Troggs | I Can't Control Myself | ☆ |
| The Velvet Underground | Sunday Morning | ☆ |
| The Young Rascals | Good Lovin | ☆ |
| The Young Rascals | You Better Run | ☆ |
| Tommy James and the Shondells | Hanky Panky | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1965 | 1967 ⇨ |
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