AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1966*
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No.Song-Artist-Peak Month
1-THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’-NANCY SINATRA-MARCH 938
2-WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER-BEATLES-February 840
3-SOMEWHERE,MY LOVE-RAY CONNIFF SINGERS-September 818
4-HITCH HIKER-BOBBY & LAURIE-May 690
5-YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY-BEATLES-October 662
6-LET IT BE ME-JOHNNY YOUNG AND KOMPANY-November 642
7-LADY GODIVA-PETER & GORDON-November 634
8-WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL-New Vaudeville Band-November 632
9-GOOD VIBRATIONS-Beach Boys-December 630
10-TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME/CALL ON ME-Normie Rowe-January 610
11-Born Free-Matt Monro-August 596
12-Step Back/Cara Lyn-Johnny Young & Kompany-October 588
13-Spicks And Specks-Bee Gees-November 580
14-No Milk Today-Herman’s Hermits-December 578
15-Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra-July 576
16-Mama-B.J.Thomas-August 568
17-Friday On My Mind/Made My Bed:Gonna Lie In It-Easybeats-December 550
18-Too Much/I’ll Make You Happy “Easyfever”-Easybeats-August 540
19-Tar And Cement (Ti Ragazzo Della Via Gluck)-Verdelle Smith-July 534
20-Michelle-Overlanders-April 526
21-The Fortune Teller-The Throb-April 522
22-As Tears Go By/Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown-Rolling Stones-March 520
23-Bus Stop-Hollies-September 510
24-Sorry/Funny Feelin’-Easybeats-November 504
25-Paint It,Black/Long Long While-Rolling Stones-June 504
26-Nowhere Man/Norwegian Wood (The Bird Has Flown)-The Beatles-May 492
27-Wild Thing-Troggs-July 478
28-Listen People-Herman’s Hermits-March 476
29-The Pied Piper-Crispian St.Peters-July 466
30-Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind-May 466
31-Needle In The Haystack-Twilights-November 448
32-Women(Make You Feel Alright)-Easybeats-February 448
33-Lil’ Red Riding Hood-Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs-September 418
34-Lana-Roy Orbison-July 416
35-Second Hand Rose-Barbra Streisand-April 402
36-You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield-June 396
37-Love Letters-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-January 396
38-Ever Lovin’ Man-The Loved Ones-October 386
39-Come And See Her/I Can See-Easybeats-May 378
40-Paperback Writer/Rain-Beatles-July 366
41-Tennessee Waltz Song/I Am What I Am-Ray Brown & The Whispers-March 366
42-In My Book-Easybeats-February 360
43-The Cheater-Bob Kuban & The In-Men-April 354
44-Black Is Black-Los Bravos-October 342
45-My Generation-The Who-February 336
46-Sunshine Superman-Donovan-September 334
47-Born A Woman-Judy Stone-October 332
48-Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe-August 332
49-You’re The One-Petula Clark-January 326
50-Substitute-The Who-June 318
51-A Must To Avoid-Herman’s Hermits-February 318
52-Pretty Flamingo-Manfred Mann-June 312
53-The Breaking Point/Ya Ya-Normie Rowe-March 310
54-Pride And Joy/The Stones That I Throw-Normie Rowe & Playboys-July 300
55-1-2-3-Len Barry-January 300
56-Barbara Ann-Beach Boys-March 298
57-Fortune Teller/Sad Day-Rolling Stones-May 290
58-Dancing In The Streets-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-January 290
59-I’m A Man-Yardbirds-January 290
60-The Sounds Of Silence-Simon & Garfunkel-February 286
61-They’re Coming To Take Me Away,Ha-Haaa!-Napoleon XIV-August 284
62-Monday,Monday-Mamas & Papas-July 280
63-Shapes Of Things-The Yardbirds-April 280
64-My Love-Petula Clark-March 280
65-Someday Oneday-The Seekers-April 276
66-How Does That Grab You Darlin”?-Nancy Sinatra-June 272
67-Mellow Yellow-Donovan-December 266
68-With A Girl Like You-Troggs-October 254
69-I Saw Her Again-Mamas & Papas-August 234
70-When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge-July 234
71-Bend It!-Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich-November 228
72-I’m A Boy-The Who-December 226
73-Woman-Peter & Gordon-April 220
74-Leaning On The Lamp Post-Herman’s Hermits-May 208
75-Guantanamera-Sandpipers-September 196
76-Lies-Knickerbockers-March 190
77-Out Of Time-Chris Farlowe-October 178
78-See See Rider-Eric Burdon & Animals-November 168
79-Lightnin’ Strikes-Lou Christie-April 160
80-Blueberry Hill-The Loved Ones-October 158
81-(You’re My) Soul & Inspiration-Righteous Brothers-June 158
82-Summer In The City-Lovin’ Spoonful-October 156
83-Someday-Tony Barber-March 156
84-A Well Respected Man-Kinks-January 152
85-Maria-P.J. Proby-January 152
86-It’s My Life-Animals-January 152
87-To Whom It May Concern-Chris Andrews-February 150
88-You Can’t Hurry Love-Supremes-October 148
89-Bang Bang-Cher-June 148
90-Stop,Stop,Stop-Hollies-December 146
91-Over Under Sideways Down-Yardbirds-August 146
92-Mother’s Little Helper/Lady Jane-The Rolling Stones-September 110
93-Just Like A Woman-Bob Dylan-October 90
94-If I Were A Carpenter-Bobby Darin-November 78
95-I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love-Petula Clark-September 78
96-Yesterday Man-Chris Andrews-January 74
97-Psychotic Reaction-Count Five-December 72
98-Born A Woman-Sandy Posey-October 72
99-Sunny Afternoon-Kinks-August 72
100-Twinkle Toes-Roy Orbison-June 70
101-Dandy-Herman’s Hermits-December 68
102-A Sign Of The Times-Petula Clark-May 40
103-You Won’t Be Leaving-Herman’s Hermits-May 38
104-I Can’t Control Myself/Gonna Make You-Troggs-December 36
105-The Love One-Loved Ones-December 36
106-Daydream-Lovin’ Spoonful-May 36
107-Thunderball-Tom Jones-February 36
108-Princess In Rags-Gene Pitney-January 36
109-Last Train To Clarksville-Monkees-October 34
110-High Noon-Bobby And Laurie-October 34
111-The Ballad Of The Green Berets-Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler-May 34
112-I Fought The Law-Bobby Fuller Four-May 34
* The data used in compilation of this list are the charts found in The
Australian Top 20 Book (1940-2006) by David Kent.