BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S (INDUSTRY’S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1966*
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS-SARGENT BARRY SADLER-RCA-MARCH 2 CHERISH-ASSOCIATION-VALIANT-October 3 (YOU'RE MY) SOUL & INSPIRATION-RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS-VERVE-April 4 REACH OUT,I'LL BE THERE-FOUR TOPS-Motown-October 5 96 TEARS-? & THE MYSTERlANS-Cameo-October 6 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVlLLE-MONKEES-Colgems-November 7 MONDAY,MONDAY-MAMAS & PAPAS-Dunhill-May 8 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE-Supremes-Motown-September 9 POOR SIDE OF TOWN-Johnny Rivers-lmperial-November 10 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'--Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-March 11 Summer In The City-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-August 12 Born Free-Roger Williams-Kapp-December 13 These Boots Are Made For Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra-Reprise-March 14 What Becomes Of A Broken Hearted-Jimmy Ruffin-Soul-November 15 Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-July 16 We Can Work It Out-Beatles-Capitol-January 17 Good Lovin'-Young Rascals-Atlantic-April 18 Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudville Band-Fontana-December 19 Hanky Panky-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-July 20 When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge-Atlantic-June 21 Paint It,Black-Rolling Stones-London-June 22 My Love-Petula Clark-Warner Brothers-February 23 Lightnin' Strikes-Lou Christie-MGM-February 24 Wild Thing-Troggs-Fontana-July 25 Kicks-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-May 26 Sunshine Superman-Donovan-Epic-August 27 Sunny-Bobby Hebb-Phillips-August 28 Paperback Writer-Beatles-Capital-June 29 See You In September-Happenings-BT Puppy-August 30 You Keep Me Hangin' On-Supremes-Motown-November 31 Lil' Red Ridding Hood-Sam The Sham & Pharaohs-MGM-August 32 Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels-New Voice-December 33 Good Vibrations-Beach Boys-Capitol-December 34 A Groovy Kind Of Love-Mindbenders-Fontana-June 35 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield-Philips-July 36 Cool Jerk-Capitols-Karin-July 37 Born A Woman-Sandy Posey-MGM-September 38 Red Rubber Ball-Cyrkle-Columbia-July 39 B-A-B-Y-Carla Thomas-Stax-October 40 Walk Away Renee-Left Banke-Smash-October 41 Daydream-Lovin'Spoonful-Kama Sutra-April 42 Time Won't Let Me-Outsiders-Capitol-April 43 Hooray For Hazel-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-November 44 Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-August 45 Bus Stop-Hollies-Imperial-September 46 I'm Your Puppet-James and Bobby Purify-Bell-November 47 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-BJ Thomas-Scepter-April 48 Ain't Too Proud To Beg-Temptations-Gordy-July 49 Dirty Water-Standells-Tower-July 50 Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind-World Pacific-March 51 I Am A Rock-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-June 52 Crying Time-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-February 53 Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-April 54 Sounds Of Silence-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-January 55 Lady Godiva-Peter Gordon-Capitol-December 56 Homeward Bound-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-March 57 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-May 58 Barefootin'-Robert Parker-Nola-June 59 Uptight-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February 60 Bang Bang-Cher-lmperial-April 61 Sloop John B-Beach Boys-Capitol-April 62 Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown-Rolling Stones-London-March 63 Wipe Out-Surfaris-Dot-September 64 Psychotic Reaction-Count Five-Double Shot-October 65 Beauty's Only Skin Deep-Temptations-GordY-October 66 No Matter What Shape-T Bones-Liberty-January 67 Just Like Me-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-January 68 Love Makes The World Go Round-Deon Jackson-Carla-April 69 Pied Piper-Crispian St.Peters-Jamie-August 70 Coming On Strong-Brenda Lee-Decca-November 71 Somewhere My Love-Ray Conniff Singers-Columbia-August 72 Almost Persuaded-David Houston-Epic-September 73 lf I Were A Carpenter-Bobby Darin-Capitol-March 74 Don't Mess With Bill-Marvelettes-Tamla-February 75 Cherry,Cherry-Neil Diamond-Bang-October 76 Working In A Coal Mine-Lee Dorsey-Amy-September 77 Message To Michael-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-May 78 Love Is Ahurtin' Thing-Lou Rawls-Capitol-November 79 Barbara Ann-Beach Boys-Capitol-February 80 Gloria-Shadows Of The Night-Dunwich-May 81 My World Is Empty Without You-Supremes-Motown-March 82 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35-Bob Dylan-Columbia-May 83 Guantanamera-Sandpipers-A&M-September 84 Land Of 1000 Dances-Wilson Pickett-Atlantic-September 85 Oh How Happy-Shades Of Blue-Impact-June 86 Woman-Peter & Gordon-Capitol-April 87 You Baby-Turtles-White Whale-April 88 Five O'Clock World-Vogues-Co & Ce-January 89 Black Is Black-Los Bravos-Press-October 90 Nowhere Man-Beatles-Capitol-March 91 Dandy-Herman's Hermits-MGM-November 92 Baby Scratch My Back-Slim Harpo-Excello-March 93 She's Just My Style-Gary Lewis & The Playboys-Liberty-January 94 The More I See You-Chris Montez-A&M-June 95 l Fought The Law-Bobby Fuller Four-Mustang-March 96 Yellow Submarine-Beatles-Capitol-September 97 Hungry-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-July 98 Zorba The Greek-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-February 99 Shapes of Things-Yardbirds-Epic-May 100 634-5789-Wilson Pickett-Atlantic-April * In December of 1971 I went into the New York City office of Billboard Magazine. An employee handed me a book that listed every year-end chart on Billboard from 1946 to 1971. Every chart in this book was identical to the chart posted at the end of each year in each year-end issue of Billboard with the exception of the year 1966.This is the list of the Top 100 singles for 1966 printed in that book.