BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) TOP SINGLES OF 1966 (Top 100) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Oct 08, 2017 at 09:37 PM |
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) TOP SINGLES OF 1966 (Top 100)

No.-Song-Artist-Label-Month Score Peak 1-BORN FREE-ROGER WILLIAMS-KAPP-DECEMBER 1317 7 2-WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL-NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND-FONTANA-December 1315 1 3-DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON-MITCH RYDER & DETROIT WHEELS-NEW VOICE-Dec. 1300 4 4-96 TEARS-? & THE MYSTERlANS-Cameo-October 1264 1 5-LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVlLLE-MONKEES-Colgems-November 1252 1 6-POOR SIDE OF TOWN-JOHNNY RIVERS-Imperial-November 1220 1 7-REACH OUT,I'LL BE THERE-FOUR TOPS-Motown-October 1180 1 8-CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'-Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-March 1167 4 9-WHAT BECOMES OF A BROKEN HEARTED-Jimmy Ruffin-Soul-November 1166 7 10-GOOD VIBRATIONS-Beach Boys-Capitol-December 1157 1 11-These Boots Are Made For Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra-Reprise-March 1155 1 12-Cherish-Association-Valiant-October 1151 1 13-Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-July 1136 1 14-Kicks-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-May 1129 4 15-Ballad Of The Green Berets-Sargent Barry Sadler-RCA-March 1107 1 16-Sunshine Superman-Donovan-Epic-August 1106 1 17-Good Lovin'-Young Rascals-Atlantic-April 1094 1 18-Sounds Of Silence-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-February 1092 1 19-You Can't Hurry Love-Supremes-Motown-September 1091 1 20-Sunny-Bobby Hebb-Phillips-August 1088 2 21-(You're My) Soul & Inspiration-Righteous Brothers-Verve-April 1082 1 22-Five O'Clock World-Vogues-Co & Ce-January 1072 4 23-See You In September-Happenings-BT Puppy-August 1071 3 24-We Can Work It Out-Beatles-Capitol-January 1065 1 25-Lil' Red Ridding Hood-Sam The Sham & Pharaohs-MGM-August 1052 2 26-Lightning Strikes-Lou Christie-MGM-February 1050 1 27-A Groovy Kind Of Love-Mindbenders-Fontana-June 1039 2 28-Just Like Me-Paul Revere & Raiders-Columbia-January 1031 11 29-You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield-Philips-July 1025 4 30-Cool Jerk-Capitols-Karin-July 1018 7 31-Monday,Monday-Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-May 1001 1 32-You Keep Me Hangin' On-Supremes-Motown-November 999 1 33-I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-BJ Thomas-Scepter-April 993 8 34-B-A-B-Y-Carla Thomas-Stax-November 989 14 35-Red Rubber Ball-Cyrkle-Columbia-July 984 2 36-She's Just My Style-Gary Lewis & The Playboys-Liberty-January 984 3 37-Hanky Panky-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-July 983 1 38-Paint It,Black-Rolling Stones-London-June 982 1 39-When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge-Atlantic-June 980 1 40-Walk Away Renee-Left Banke-Smash-October 979 5 41-Time Won't Let Me-Outsiders-Capitol-April 976 4 42-Daydream-Lovin'Spoonful-Kama Sutra-April 974 2 43-My Love-Petula Clark-Warner Brothers-February 973 1 44-Hooray For Hazel-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-November 967 6 45-Dirty Water-Standells-Tower-July 965 11 46-Summer In The City-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-August 964 1 47-Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-August 964 8 48-I'm Your Puppet-James & Bobby Purify-Bell-November 962 6 49-Wipe Out-Surfaris-Dot-September 956 16 50-Bus Stop-Hollies-Imperial-September 955 5 51-Crying Time-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-February 954 6 52-Uptight-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February 939 3 53-Ain't Too Proud To Beg-Temptations-Gordy-August 938 13 54-Born A Woman-Sandy Posey-MGM-September 931 12 55-I Am A Rock-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-June 929 3 56-Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind-World Pacific-March 928 5 57-Wild Thing-Troggs-Fontana-July 924 1 58-Homeward Bound-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-March 919 5 59-Lady Godiva-Peter Gordon-Capitol-December 910 6 60-Mellow Yellow-Donovan-Epic-December 905 2 61-Barefootin'-Robert Parker-Nola-June 900 7 62-Bang Bang-Cher-lmperial-April 891 2 63-Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown-Rolling Stones-London-March 890 2 64-Sloop John B-Beach Boys-Capitol-April 890 3 65-Psychotic Reaction-Count Five-Double Shot-October 886 5 66-Paperback Writer-Beatles-Capital-June 885 1 67-Flowers On The Wall-Statler Brothers-Columbia-January 883 4 68-The Duck-Jackie Lee-Mirwood-January 883 14 69-Coming On Strong-Brenda Lee-Decca-December 868 11 70-Beauty Is Only Skin Deep-Temptations-Gordy-October 864 3 71-Pied Piper-Crispian St.Peters-Jamie-August 858 4 72-Woman-Peter & Gordon-Capitol-April 857 14 73-If I Were A Carpenter-Bobby Darin-Capitol-March 853 8 74-Somewhere My Love-Ray Conniff Singers-Columbia-August 852 9 75-The More I See You-Chris Montez-A&M-June 844 16 76-Cherry,Cherry-Neil Diamond-Bang-October 841 6 77-Don't Mess With Bill-Marvelettes-Tamla-February 839 7 78-No Matter What Shape-T Bones-Liberty-January 836 3 79-My World Is Empty Without You-Supremes-Motown-March 835 5 80-Message To Michael-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-May 834 8 81-Love Is A Hurtin' Thing-Lou Rawls-Capitol-November 833 13 82-Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind-Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra-May 831 2 83-Barbara Ann-Beach Boys-Capitol-February 828 2 84-Whispers (Gettin' Louder)-Jackie Wilson-Brunswick-December 827 11 85-Rainy Day Women #12 & 35-Bob Dylan-Columbia-May 818 2 86-Oh,How Happy-Shades Of Blue-Impact-June 818 12 87-Spanish Eyes-Al Martino-Capitol-January 814 15 88-Gunantanamera-Sandpipers-A&M-September 813 9 89-Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-April 812 3 90-Almost Persuaded-David Houston-Epic-September 811 24 91-Black Is Black-Los Bravos-Press-October 809 4 92-You,Baby-Turtles-White Whale-April 808 20 93-Nowhere Man-Beatles-Capitol-March 806 3 94-Gloria-Shadows Of The Night-Dunwich-May 806 10 95-Dandy-Herman's Hermits-MGM-November 806 5 96-Land Of 1000 Dances-Wilson Pickett-Atlantic-September 795 6 97-Baby Scratch My Back-Slim Harpo-Excello-March 795 16 98-Zorba The Greek-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-A&M-February 793 11 99-Single Girl-Sandy Posey-MGM-January 787 12 100-Listen People-Herman's Hermits-MGM-March 779 3
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