List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1966
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966.
That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, SSgt. Barry Sadler, the Young Rascals, the Mamas & the Papas, Percy Sledge, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Troggs, the Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan, the Association, ? and the Mysterians, the Monkees, Johnny Rivers, and the New Vaudeville Band. Frank Sinatra, having already hit number one before the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first one on the chart. The Beatles, the Supremes and the Monkees are the only acts to hit number one with more than one song, with each of them having two.
Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1966 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. The original #1 song of 1966, "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas, never reached #1 on the weekly charts. |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
151 | January 1 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | [1] |
152 | January 8 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | [2] |
January 15 | [3] | |||
re | January 22 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | [4] |
re | January 29 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | [5] |
153 | February 5 | "My Love" | Petula Clark | [6] |
February 12 | [7] | |||
154 | February 19 | "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | [8] |
155 | February 26 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | [9] |
156 | March 5 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler | [10] |
March 12 | [11] | |||
March 19 | [12] | |||
March 26 | [13] | |||
April 2 | [14] | |||
157 | April 9 | "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers | [15] |
April 16 | [16] | |||
April 23 | [17] | |||
158 | April 30 | "Good Lovin'" | The Young Rascals | [18] |
159 | May 7 | "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas & the Papas | [19] |
May 14 | [20] | |||
May 21 | [21] | |||
160 | May 28 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | [22] |
June 4 | [23] | |||
161 | June 11 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones | [24] |
June 18 | [25] | |||
162 | June 25 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | [26] |
163 | July 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | [27] |
re | July 9 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | [28] |
164 | July 16 | "Hanky Panky" | Tommy James and the Shondells | [29] |
July 23 | [30] | |||
165 | July 30 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs | [31] |
August 6 | [32] | |||
166 | August 13 | "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful | [33] |
August 20 | [34] | |||
August 27 | [35] | |||
167 | September 3 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | [36] |
168 | September 10 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes | [37] |
September 17 | [38] | |||
169 | September 24 | "Cherish" | The Association | [39] |
October 1 | [40] | |||
October 8 | [41] | |||
170 | October 15 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops | [42] |
October 22 | [43] | |||
171 | October 29 | "96 Tears" | ? and the Mysterians | [44] |
172 | November 5 | "Last Train to Clarksville" | The Monkees | [45] |
173 | November 12 | "Poor Side of Town" | Johnny Rivers | [46] |
174 | November 19 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | [47] |
November 26 | [48] | |||
175 | December 3 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | [49] |
176 | December 10 | "Good Vibrations" | The Beach Boys | [50] |
re | December 17 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | [51] |
December 24 | [52] | |||
177 | December 31 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees | [53] |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | SSgt Barry Sadler | 5 |
The Beatles | ||
3 | The Supremes | 4 |
4 | The Righteous Brothers | 3 |
The Mamas & Papas | ||
The Lovin' Spoonful | ||
The Association | ||
The New Vaudeville Band | ||
9 | Simon & Garfunkel | 2 |
Petula Clark | ||
Percy Sledge | ||
The Rolling Stones | ||
Tommy James and the Shondells | ||
The Troggs | ||
Four Tops | ||
The Monkees | ||
17 | Lou Christie | 1 |
Nancy Sinatra | ||
The Young Rascals | ||
Frank Sinatra | ||
Donovan | ||
? and the Mysterians | ||
Johnny Rivers | ||
The Beach Boys |
See also
- 1966 in music
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1966
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1966
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
References
- ^ "January 1, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 8, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 15, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 22, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 29, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 2, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 9, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 16, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 23, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 30, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 7, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 14, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 21, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 28, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 4, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 11, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 18, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 25, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 2, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 9, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 16, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 23, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 30, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 6, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 13, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 20, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 27, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 3, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 10, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 17, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 24, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 1, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 8, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 15, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 22, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 29, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 3, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 10, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 17, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 24, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 31, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
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