RADIO STATION WABC’S (NEW YORK CITY) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1966 (Station’s Survey)
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS-SARGENT BARRY SADLER-RCA-MARCH 2 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE-SUPREMES-MOTOWN-September 3 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT-FRANK SINATRA-REPRISE-July 4 GOOD LOVIN'-YOUNG RASCALS-Atlantic-April 5 REACH OUT,I'LL BE THERE-FOUR TOPS-Motown-October 6 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVlLLE-MONKEES-Colgems-November 7 CHERISH-ASSOCIATION-Valiant-October 8 WE CAN WORK IT OUT-Beatles-Capitol-January 9 TURN! TURN! TURN!-Byrds-Columbia-January 10 MONDAY,MONDAY-Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-May 11 (You're My) Soul & Inspiration-Righteous Brothers-Verve-April 12 Sounds Of Silence-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-February 13 California Dreamin'-Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-March 14 Summer In The City-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-August 15 A Taste Of Honey-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-A&M-January 16 Born Free-Roger Williams-Kapp-November 17 Lightning Strikes-Lou Christie-MGM-February 18 Paint It,Black-Rolling Stones-London-June 19 See You In September-Happenings-BT Puppy-August 20 Red Rubber Ball-Cyrkle-Columbia-July 21 96 Tears-? & The Mysterians-Cameo-October 22 Hanky Panky-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-July 23 You Keep Me Hangin' On-Supremes-Motown-November 24 Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown-Rolling Stones-London-March 25 These Boots Are Made For Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra-Reprise-March 26 Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudeville Band-Fontana-December 27 Wild Thing-Troggs-Fontana-July 28 A Groovy Kind Of Love-Mindbenders-Fontana-June 29 Lil' Red Ridding Hood-Sam The Sham & Pharohs-MGM-August 30 Walk Away Renee-Left Banke-Smash-October 31 Sloop John B-Beach Boys-Capitol-April 32 Nowhere Man-Beatles-Capitol-March 33 A Well Respected Man-Kinks-Reprise-February 34 Sunny-Bobby Hebb-Phillips-August 35 When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge-Atlantic-June 36 Let's Hang On-Four Seasons-Philips-January 37 Good Vibrations-Beach Boys-Capitol-November 38 Sunshine Superman-Donavon-Epic-August 39 Paperback Writer-Beatles-Capitol-June 40 I Hear A Symphony-Supremes-Motown-January 41 Daydream-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-April 42 Yellow Submarine-Beatles-Capitol-September 43 Uptight-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February 44 I Got You-James Brown-King-January 45 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35-Bob Dylan-Columbia-May 46 Mr. Dieingly Sad-Critters-Kapp-September 47 Bang Bang-Cher-lmperial-April 48 Mothers Little Helper-Rolling Stones-London-August 49 Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels-New Voice-December 50 I Am A Rock-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-June 51 Over And Over-Dave Clark Five-Epic-January 52 My Love-Petula Clark-Warner Brothers-February 53 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield-Philips-July 54 As Tears Go By-Rolling Stones-London-January 55 Kicks-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-May 56 Wouldn't It Be Nice-Beach Boys-Capitol-September 57 Younger Girl-The Critters-Kapp-June 58 They're Coming To Take Me Away,Ha-Haaa!-Napoleon XlV-Warner Brothers-July 59 I've Got You Under My Skin-Four Seasons-Philips-October 60 Time Won't Let Me-Outsiders-Capitol-April 61 Black Is Black-Los Bravos-Press-October 62 Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-August 63 The Duck-Jackie Lee-Mirwood-January 64 Barbara Ann-Beach Boys-Capitol-February 65 The Pied Piper-Chrispian St.Peter-Jamie-August 66 What Becomes Of A Broken Hearted-Jimmy Ruffin-Soul-November 67 Along Comes Mary-Association-Valiant-July 68 1-2-3-Len Barry-Decca-January 69 Poor Side Of Town-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-November 70 Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind-World Pacific-March 71 Homeward Bound-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-March 72 Listen People-Herman's Hermits-MGM-March 73 Little Girl-Syndicate Of Sound-Bell-July 74 Mellow Yellow-Donavon-Epic-December 75 Rescue Me-Fontella Bass-Checker-January 76 Don't Think Twice,It's All Right-The Wonder Who-Philips-January 77 Psychotic Reaction-Count Five-Double Shot-October 78 Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-April 79 She's Just My Style-Gary Lewis & The Playboys-Liberty-January 80 I Saw Her Again-Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-July 81 Cherry, Cherry-Neil Diamond-Bang-October 82 No Matter What Shape-T Bones-Liberty-January 83 Beauty's Only Skin Deep-Temptations-Gordy-October 84 Don't Mess With Bill-Marvelettes-Tamla-February 85 My World Is Empty Without You-Supremes-Motown-March 86 Bang! Bang!-Joe Cuba Sextet-Tico-October 87 Dirty Water-Standells-Tower-June 88 Gloria-Shadows Of The Night-Dunwich-May 89 Bus Stop-Hollies-Imperial-September 90 You Didn't Have To Be So Nice-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-January 91 Ebb Tide-Righteous Brothers-Phillies-January 92 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-May 93 England Swings-Roger Miller-Smash-January 94 A Lover's Concerto-Toys-New Voice-January 95 The Men In My Little Girl's Life-Mike Douglas-Epic-January 96 Shake Me,Wake Me(When It's Over)-Four Tops-Motown-April 97 I'm Your Puppet-James & Bobby Purify-Bell-Novembe 98 Stop Stop Stop-Hollies-Imperial-November 99 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-Silkie-Fontana-January 100 Flowers On the Wall-Statler Brothers-Columbia-January