PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1966*
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https://playback.fm/year/1966
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT-FRANK SINATRA-JUNE 2 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'-NANCY SINATRA-March 3 GOOD VIBRATIONS-BEACH BOYS-December 4 YELLOW SUBMARINE-BEATLES-September 5 PAPERBACK WRITER-THE BEATLES-July 6 PAINT IT,BLACK-ROLLING STONES-June 7 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE-SIMON& GARFUNKEL-February 8 MONDAY,MONDAY-The Mamas & The Papas-May 9 MICHELLE-The Beatles-April 10 SLOOP JOHN B-The Beach Boys-May 11 We Can Work It Out-The Beatles-January 12 Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown-The Rolling Stones-March 13 Reach Out,I'll Be There-The Four Tops-October 14 Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudville Band-December 15 When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge-June 16 No Milk Today-Herman's Hermits-December 17 Eleanor Rigby-The Beatles-September 18 Wild Thing-The Troggs-July 19 Summer In The City-Lovin' Spoonful-August 20 Black Is Black-Los Bravos-October 21 With A Girl Like You-The Troggs-October 22 California Dreamin'-The Mamas & The Papas-March 23 Sunny Afternoon-The Kinks-October 24 Yesterday Man-Chris Andrews-November 25 Barbara Ann-The Beach Boys-February 26 Little Man-Sonny & Cher-October 27 Hanky Panky-Tommy James & the Shondells-July 28 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)-Cher-April 29 Mellow Yellow-Donovan-December 30 Bus Stop-The Hollies-September 31 Sunshine Superman-Donovan-August 32 Ballad Of The Green Berets-Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler-March 33 Last Train To Clarksville-The Monkees-October 34 Stop Stop Stop-The Hollies-December 35 The Pied Piper-Crispian St Peters-August 36 You Can't Hurry Love-The Supremes-September 37 Bend It!-Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich-November 38 96 Tears-? & The Mysterians-October 39 My Love-Petula Clark-February 40 Nowhere Man-The Beatles-March 41 You Keep Me Hangin' On-The Supremes-November 42 Lady Godiva-Peter Gordon-December 43 River Deep Mountain High-Ike & Tina Turner-July 44 Pretty Flamingo-Manfred Mann-July 45 Dear Mrs. Applebee-David Garrick-December 46 Daydream-Lovin'Spoonful-Kama Sutra-April 47 Good Lovin'-The Young Rascals-April 48 God Only Knows-The Beach Boys-September 49 Cherish-Association-October 50 Land Of 1000 Dances-Wilson Pickett-September 51 Sunny-Bobby Hebb-August 52 It's A Man's Man's Man's World-James Brown-June 53 See You In September-Happenings-August 54 (You're My) Soul & Inspiration-The Righteous Brothers-April 55 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow-The Rolling Stones-November 56 Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe-August 57 A Groovy Kind Of Love-The Mindbenders-June 58 Spanish Eyes-Al Martino-January 59 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore-The Walker Brothers-May 60 Lightnin' Strikes-Lou Christie-February 61 I Am A Rock-Simon & Garfunkel-June 62 Homeward Bound-Simon & Garfunkel-March 63 Lil' Red Riding Hood-Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs-August 64 Dedicated Follower Of Fashion-The Kinks-June 65 Michelle-Overlanders-April 66 Poor Side Of Town-Johnny Rivers-November 67 As Tears Go By-The Rolling Stones-January 68 I Can't Control Myself-The Troggs-December 69 Ganz In Weiss-Roy Black-August 70 What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted-Jimmy Ruffin-November 71 Dandy-Herman's Hermits-November 72 Somewhere My Love-Ray Conniff Singers-August 73 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield-July 74 Ain't Too Proud To Beg-The Temptations-July 75 Merci Cherie-Udo Jurgens-March 76 Red Rubber Ball-Cyrkle-July 77 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35-Bob Dylan-May 78 Guantanamera-The Sandpipers-September 79 Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels-December 80 Hundert Mann Und Ein Befehl-Freddy Quinn-July 81 Keep On Running-The Spencer Davis Group-March 82 Walk Away Renee-The Left Banke-October 83 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?-Lovin' Spoonful-June 84 Eight Miles High-The Byrds-May 85 Les Playboys-Jacques Dutronc-November 86 I Saw Her Again-The Mamas & The Papas-July 87 Dead End Street-The Kinks-December 88 Distant Drums-Jim Reeves-October 89 Don't Bring Me Down-The Animals-July 90 Juanita Banana-The Peels-April 91 Love Me,Please Love Me-Michel Polnareff-June 92 Mothers Little Helper-The Rolling Stones-August 93 I'm Your Puppet-James & Bobby Purify-November 94 They're Coming To Take Me Away,Ha-Haaa!-Napoleon XlV-August 95 Tell It Like It is-Aaron Neville-December 96 Lady Jane-The Rolling Stones-July 97 Mustang Sally-Wilson Pickett-November 98 Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers-April 99 Kicks-Paul Revere & the Raiders-May 100 Psychotic Reaction-The Count Five-October *This list was compiled with charts from various western industrialized nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia)