Top 100 Of 1966 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
      SSgt. Barry Sadler (#1, March)
*2   CHERISH
      The Association (#1, Sept)
*3   (You're My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION
      The Righteous Brothers (#1, April)
*4   REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE
      The Four Tops (#1, Oct)
*5   96 TEARS
      ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians (#1, Oct)
*6   LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
      The Monkees (#1, Nov)
*7   MONDAY MONDAY
      The Mamas and the Papas (#1, May)
*8   YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
      The Supremes (#1, Sept)
*9   POOR SIDE OF TOWN
      Johnny Rivers (#1, Nov)
 10  CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
      The Mamas and the Papas (#4, March)
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*11  SUMMER IN THE CITY
      The Lovin' Spoonful (#1, Aug)
 12  BORN FREE
      Roger Williams (#7, Dec)
*13  THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'
      Nancy Sinatra (#1, Feb)
 14  WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED
      David Ruffin (#7, Oct)
*15  STANGERS IN THE NIGHT
      Frank Sinatra (#1, July)
*16  WE CAN WORK IT OUT
      The Beatles (#1, Jan)
*17  GOOD LOVIN'
      The Young Rascals (#1, April)
*18  WINCHESTER CATHERDRAL
      The New Vaudeville Band (#1, Dec)
*19  HANKY PANKY
      Tommy James and the Shondells (#1, July)
*20  WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
      Percy Sledge (#1, May)
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*21  PAINT IT, BLACK
      The Rolling Stones (#1, June)
*22  MY LOVE
      Petula Clark (#1, Feb)
*23  LIGHNIN' STRIKES
      Lou Christie (#1, Feb)
*24  WILD THING
      The Troggs (#1, July)
 25  KICKS
      Paul Revere and the Raiders (#4, May)
*26  SUNSHINE SUPERMAN
      Donovan (#1, Sept)
 27  SUNNY
      Bobby Hebb (#2, Aug)
*28  PAPERBACK WRITER
      The Beatles (#1, June)
 29  SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER
      The Happenings (#3, Aug)
*30  YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON
      The Supremes (#1, Nov)
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 31  LIL' RED RIDING HOOD
      Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (#2, Aug)
 32  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY
      Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (#4, Nov)
*33  GOOD VIBRATIONS
      The Beach Boys (#1, Dec)
 34  A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
      The Mindbenders (#2, May)
 35  YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME
      Dusty Springfield (#4, July)
 36  COOL JERK
      The Capitols (#7, July)
 37  BORN A WOMAN
      Sandy Posey (#12, Sept)
 38  RED RUBBER BALL
      The Cyrkle (#2, July)
 39  B-A-B-Y
      Carla Thomas (#14, Nov)
 40  WALK AWAY RENEE
      The Left Banke (#5, Nov)
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 41  DAYDREAM
      The Lovin' Spoonful (#2, April)
 42  TIME WON'T LET ME
      The Outsiders (#5, April)
 43  HOORAY FOR HAZEL
      Tommy Roe (#6, Nov)
 44  SWEET PEA
      Tommy Roe (#8, July)
 45  BUS STOP
      The Hollies (#5, Sept)
 46  I'M YOUR PUPPET
      Bobby and James Purify (#6, Nov)
 47  I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
      B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs (#8, April)
 48  AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG
      The Temptations (#13, July)
 49  DIRTY WATER
      The Standells (#11, July)
 50  ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY
      Bob Lind (#5, March)
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 51  I AM A ROCK
      Simon and Garfunkel (#1, June)
 52  CRYING TIME
      Ray Charles (#6, Feb)
 53  SECRET AGENT MAN
      Johnny Rivers (#3, April)
*54  SOUNDS OF SILENCE
      Simon and Garfunkel (#1, Jan)
 55  LADY GODIVA
      Peter and Gordon (#6, Dec)
 56  HOMEWARD BOUND
      Simon and Garfunkel (#5, March)
 57  DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND
      The Lovin' Spoonful (#3, June)
 58  BAREFOOTIN'
      Robert Parker (#7, June)
 59  UPTIGHT (Everything's Alright)
      Stevie Wonder (#3, Feb)
 60  BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down)
      Cher (#2, April)
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 61  SLOOP JOHN B
      The Beach Boys (#3, May)
*62  19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
      The Rolling Stones (#2, March)
 63  WIPE OUT
      The Surfaris (#16, Oct)
 64  PSYCHOTIC REACTION
      The Count Five (#5, Oct)
 65  BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
      The Temptations (#3, Oct)
 66  NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach's In)
      The T-Bones (#3, Feb)
 67  JUST LIKE ME
      Paul Revere and the Raiders (#11, Jan)
 68  LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
      Deon Jackson (#11, March)
 69  THE PIED PIPER
      Crispian St. Peters (#4, July)
 70  COMING ON STRONG
      Brenda Lee (#11, Dec)
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 71  SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE
      The Ray Conniff Singers (#9, Aug)
 72  ALMOST PERSUADED
      David Houston (#24, Oct)
 73  IF I WERE A CARPENTER
      Bobby Darin (#8, Nov)
 74  DON'T MESS WITH BILL
      The Marvelettes (#7, Feb)
 75  CHERRY CHERRY
      Neil Diamond (#6, Oct)
 76  WORKING IN THE COAL MINE
      Lee Dorsey (#8, Sept)
 77  MESSAGE TO MICHAEL
      Dionne Warwick (#8, May)
 78  LOVE IS A HURTIN' THING
      Lou Rawls (#13, Nov)
 79  BARBARA ANN
      The Beach Boys (#2, Jan)
 80  GLORIA
      The Shadows Of Knight (#10, May)
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 81  MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU
      The Supremes (#5, Feb)
 82  RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 AND 35
      Bob Dylan (#2, May)
 83  GUANTANAMERO
      The Sandpipers (#9, Sept)
 84  LAND OF 1000 DANCES
      Wilson Pickett (#6, Sept)
 85  OH HOW HAPPY
      Shades Of Blue (#12, June)
 86  WOMAN
      Peter and Gordon (#14, April)
 87  YOU BABY
      The Turtles (#20, March)
 88  FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD
      The Vogues (#4, Jan)
 89  BLACK IS BLACK
      Los Bravos (#4, Oct)
 90  NOWHERE MAN
      The Beatles (#3, March)
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 91  DANDY
      Herman's Hermits (#5, Nov)
 92  BABY SCRATCH MY BACK
      Slim Harpo (#16, March)
 93  SHE'S JUST MY STYLE
      Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#3, Jan)
 94  THE MORE I SEE YOU
      Chris Montez (#16, June)
 95  I FOUGHT THE LAW
      The Bobby Fuller Four (#9, March)
 96  YELLOW SUBMARINE
      The Beatles (#2, Sept)
 97  HUNGRY
      Paul Revere and the Raiders (#6, July)
 98  ZORBA THE GREEK
      Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (#11, Feb)
 99  SHAPES OF THINGS
      The Yardbirds (#11, May)
100  634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
      Wilson Pickett (#13, March)
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