Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week Of The Sixties

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These Top 20 singles chart listings are based on sales statistics compiled by the 'Record Retailer', 'Record Mirror' and 'Music Week' music papers.
The chart positions may differ from those quoted by the BBC who, until 1968, produced their own chart from a compilation of various pop papers.

After 1967 the chart positions became standardised when 'Music Week', the BBC and the BPI started using weekly charts compiled by the British Market Research Bureau.

For this same reason, as the eagle-eyed among you will undoubtedly notice, there are some slight differences in entries between this and my A-Z chart artist information. Please don't let me know exactly what they are - this is not an error but entirely due to a different compilation source necessarily being used. There is no real right or wrong 'official' chart before 1968. You pays yer money an' you takes yer choice!

It was not uncommon for records to share positional listings i.e. there may be more than one record in a particular chart position in any given week - these are not misprints!

And finally, (I am SO good to you!) to make chart position viewing easier......

The Number 1 position for each week is shown in BLUE and Top 10 positions are shown in GREEN
* Indicates that the record was not in the Top 50 chart that week.

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1966 Music Charts        The Top 20 Singles





The 100 Best-Selling 45rpm 7" Singles of 1966

The Top 20 Best-Selling LP Albums of 1966 The Top 20 Best-Selling Artists of 1966

January 1966

week ending

1st

8th

15th

22nd

29th

February 1966

week ending

5th

12th

19th

26th

Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
Wind Me Up
The River
The Carnival Is Over
Tears
My Ship Is Coming In
My Generation
1-2-3
A Lover's Concerto
Let's Hang On
Rescue Me
Maria
To Whom It Concerns
Till The End Of The Day
Keep On Runnin'
Princess In Rags
Positively 4th Street
War Lord
Merrie Gentle Pops
Yesterday Man
A Hard Day's Night
A Must To Avoid
My Girl
Spanish Flea
Michelle
Take Me To Your Heart Again
England Swings
Take Me For What I'm Worth
You Were On My Mind
Michelle
Love's Just A Broken Heart
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
A Groovy Kind Of Love
If I Needed Someone

The Beatles
Cliff Richard
Ken Dodd
The Seekers
Ken Dodd
The Walker Brothers
The Who
Len Barry
The Toys
The Four Seasons
Fontella Bass
P.J.Proby
Chris Andrews
The Kinks
The Spencer Davis Group
Gene Pitney
Bob Dylan
The Shadows
The Barron Knights
Chris Andrews
Peter Sellers
Herman's Hermits
Otis Redding
Herb Alpert
The Overlanders
Vince Hill
Roger Miller
The Searchers
Crispian St.Peters
David and Jonathan
Cilla Black
Bob Dylan
The Mindbenders
The Hollies

Parlophone
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Philips
Brunswick
Brunswick
Stateside
Philips
Chess
Liberty
Decca
Pye
Fontana
Stateside
CBS
Columbia
Columbia
Decca
Parlophone
Columbia
Atlantic
Pye
Pye
Columbia
Pye
Pye
Decca
Columbia
Parlophone
CBS
Fontana
Parlophone

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
37
33
22
30
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31
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2
4
3
7
6
12
11
17
8
13
14
15
10
5
18
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9
*
16
19
20
21
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49
31
27
45
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3
6
4
11
5
16
13
19
7
14
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18
8
2
21
*
*
10
*
15
9
17
12
36
29
24
22
28
39
48
*
34
20

2
5
9
7
15
3
*
17
*
4
18
*
*
10
1
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*
*
16
*
14
8
12
6
11
13
19
20
27
24
31
*
29
*

4
16
9
14
19
7
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*
5
*
*
*
8
2
*
*
*
*
*
20
6
11
3
1
*
13
*
10
12
15
17
18
*

Michelle
Keep On Runnin'
Spanish Flea
You Were On My Mind
Love's Just A Broken Heart
A Must To Avoid
Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
Let's Hang On
My Ship Is Coming In
Till The End Of The Day
Michelle
The River
My Girl
A Groovy Kind Of Love
The Carnival Is Over
Like A Baby
England Swings
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Girl
Wind Me Up
Mirror, Mirror
19th Nervous Breakdown
Have Pity On The Boy
Tomorrow
Second Hand Rose
My Love
Little By Little
Sha La La La Lee
Barbara Ann
Inside Looking Out
Backstage
Uptight

The Overlanders
The Spencer Davis Group
Herb Alpert
Crispian St.Peters
Cilla Black
Herman's Hermits
The Beatles
The Four Seasons
The Walker Brothers
The Kinks
David and Jonathan
Ken Dodd
Otis Redding
The Mindbenders
The Seekers
Len Barry
Roger Miller
Nancy Sinatra
St.Louis Union
Cliff Richard
Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
The Rolling Stones
Paul and Barry Ryan
Sandie Shaw
Barbra Streisand
Petula Clark
Dusty Springfield
The Small Faces
The Beach Boys
The Animals
Gene Pitney
Stevie Wonder

Pye
Fontana
Pye
Decca
Parlophone
Columbia
Parlophone
Philips
Philips
Pye
Columbia
Columbia
Atlantic
Fontana
Columbia
Brunswick
Philips
Reprise
Decca
Columbia
Decca
Decca
Decca
Pye
CBS
Pye
Philips
Decca
Capitol
Decca
Stateside
Tamla Motown

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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*
37
42
29
*
31
*
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*
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40

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6
3
2
5
8
13
15
17
20
16
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12
7
*
10
*
4
11
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9
14
18
19
26
35
21
30
*
*
*
31

5
8
4
3
7
11
*
*
*
*
20
*
16
6
*
13
*
1
12
*
10
2
19
9
14
15
17
18
35
38
45
26

11
20
6
4
10
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*
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*
*
*
*
*
3
*
19
*
1
16
*
12
2
*
9
14
5
17
7
8
13
15
18

March 1966

week ending

5th

12th

19th

26th

April 1966

week ending

2nd

9th

16th

23rd

30th

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
19th Nervous Breakdown
A Groovy Kind Of Love
My Love
Sha La La La Lee
Barbara Ann
Backstage
Spanish Flea
You Were On My Mind
Make The World Go Away
Tomorrow
Inside Looking Out
Love's Just A Broken Heart
Uptight
Girl
Lightnin' Strikes
Mirror, Mirror
I Can't Let Go
Michelle
Little By Little
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More
This Golden Ring
Shapes Of Things
What Now My Love
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Substitute
May Each Day
Elusive Butterfly
Hold Tight
Elusive Butterfly
Sound Of Silence

Nancy Sinatra
The Rolling Stones
The Mindbenders
Petula Clark
The Small Faces
The Beach Boys
Gene Pitney
Herb Alpert
Crispian St.Peters
Eddie Arnold
Sandie Shaw
The Animals
Cilla Black
Stevie Wonder
St.Louis Union
Lou Christie
Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
The Hollies
The Overlanders
Dusty Springfield
The Walker Brothers
The Fortunes
The Yardbirds
Sonny and Cher
The Kinks
The Who
Andy Williams
Bob Lind
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
Val Doonican
The Bachelors

Reprise
Decca
Fontana
Pye
Decca
Capitol
Stateside
Pye
Decca
RCA
Pye
Decca
Parlophone
Tamla Motown
Decca
MGM
Decca
Parlophone
Pye
Philips
Philips
Decca
Columbia
Atlantic
Pye
Reaction
CBS
Fontana
Fontana
Decca
Decca

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
26
31
28
22
34
*
*
*
44
*
*

1
8
2
9
6
3
4
5
13
16
11
12
*
18
*
14
*
7
*
*
10
15
17
19
20
33
36
48
31
*
*

9
12
4
14
3
5
7
13
20
10
*
17
*
*
*
11
*
2
*
*
1
16
6
15
8
18
19
21
23
35
39

12
17
7
16
4
5
9
19
*
10
*
*
*
*
*
11
*
2
*
*
1
*
3
13
6
15
*
8
14
18
20

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More
I Can't Let Go
Shapes Of Things
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Elusive Butterfly
Elusive Butterfly
Sha La La La Lee
Make The World Go Away
Barbara Ann
Somebody Help Me
Hold Tight
Sound Of Silence
What Now My Love
Substitute
A Groovy Kind Of Love
Backstage
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Lightnin' Strikes
Blue Turns To Grey
Spanish Flea
Alfie
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Bang Bang
Someday One Day
I Put A Spell On You
Pied Piper
Homeward Bound
You Won't Be Leavin'
Day Dream
Pretty Flamingo
Sloop John B.
Super Girl

The Walker Brothers
The Hollies
The Yardbirds
The Kinks
Bob Lind
Val Doonican
The Small Faces
Eddie Arnold
The Beach Boys
The Spencer Davis Group
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
The Bachelors
Sonny and Cher
The Who
The Mindbenders
Gene Pitney
Nancy Sinatra
Lou Christie
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Herb Alpert
Cilla Black
Dusty Springfield
Cher
The Seekers
The Alan Price Set
Crispian St.Peters
Simon and Garfunkel
Herman's Hermits
The Lovin' Spoonful
Manfred Mann
The Beach Boys
Graham Bonney

Philips
Parlophone
Columbia
Pye
Fontana
Decca
Decca
RCA
Capitol
Fontana
Fontana
Decca
Atlantic
Reaction
Fontana
Stateside
Reprise
MGM
Columbia
Pye
Parlophone
Philips
Liberty
Columbia
Decca
Decca
CBS
Columbia
Pye
HMV
Capitol
Columbia

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
34
41
39
21
38
48
29
25
*
*
*
31

1
3
8
4
5
7
12
10
14
2
6
9
17
11
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*
20
*
15
*
13
16
18
19
24
26
27
21
*
*
*
32

2
*
14
9
7
6
*
8
19
1
4
3
*
5
*
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*
16
*
18
10
13
11
12
15
17
20
23
*
*
27

7
*
19
13
11
5
*
16
*
1
4
3
*
8
*
*
*
*
18
*
12
2
6
14
9
10
15
20
17
22
36
24

14
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*
20
*
16
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17
*
3
5
7
*
11
*
*
*
*
18
*
10
1
4
15
9
8
12
*
6
2
13
19

May 1966

week ending

7th

14th

21st

28th

June 1966

week ending

4th

11th

18th

25th

Pretty Flamingo
Day Dream
Bang Bang
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Sloop John B.
Pied Piper
Hold Tight
Sound Of Silence
Alfie
Homeward Bound
Somebody Help Me
Substitute
I Put A Spell On You
Someday One Day
Elusive Butterfly
That's Nice
Make The World Go Away
Blue Turns To Grey
Soul And Inspiration
Shotgun Wedding
Sorrow
Wild Thing
How Does That Grab You Darlin'
Paint It Black
Rainy Day Women
Strangers In The Night
Promises
Hey Girl
Monday, Monday
When A Man Loves A Woman
I Love Her

Manfred Mann
The Lovin' Spoonful
Cher
Dusty Springfield
The Beach Boys
Crispian St.Peters
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
The Bachelors
Cilla Black
Simon and Garfunkel
The Spencer Davis Group
The Who
The Alan Price Set
The Seekers
Val Doonican
Neil Christian
Eddie Arnold
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
The Righteous Brothers
Roy 'C'
The Merseys
The Troggs
Nancy Sinatra
The Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
Frank Sinatra
Ken Dodd
The Small Faces
The Mamas and Papas
Percy Sledge
Paul and Barry Ryan

HMV
Pye
Liberty
Philips
Capitol
Decca
Fontana
Decca
Parlophone
CBS
Fontana
Reaction
Decca
Columbia
Decca
Strike
RCA
Columbia
Verve
Island
Fontana
Fontana
Reprise
Decca
CBS
Reprise
Columbia
Decca
RCA
Atlantic
Decca

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
28
42
27
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*
*
*
*
*
*

1
2
4
6
3
5
7
8
11
9
16
18
17
20
*
14
*
*
15
10
12
13
19
*
32
40
26
23
31
49
44

1
3
11
7
2
8
13
18
20
16
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
19
6
9
4
*
5
10
12
14
15
17
34
30

4
11
16
14
6
13
18
*
*
17
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
19
7
5
2
*
1
9
3
12
10
8
15
20

Strangers In The Night
Paint It Black
Wild Thing
Sorrow
Monday, Monday
Sloop John B.
Rainy Day Women
Promises
When A Man Loves A Woman
Hey Girl
Shotgun Wedding
Pretty Flamingo
Don't Bring Me Down
Nothing Comes Easy
Day Dream
Pied Piper
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Come On Home
I Love Her
Once There Was A Time / Not Responsible
Under Over Sideways Down
Paperback Writer
Don't Answer Me
River Deep, Mountain High
Sunny Afternoon
Nobody Needs Your Love
Hideaway
Bus Stop
Opus 17

Frank Sinatra
The Rolling Stones
The Troggs
The Merseys
The Mamas and Papas
The Beach Boys
Bob Dylan
Ken Dodd
Percy Sledge
The Small Faces
Roy 'C'
Manfred Mann
The Animals
Sandie Shaw
The Lovin' Spoonful
Crispian St.Peters
Dusty Springfield
Wayne Fontana
Paul and Barry Ryan
Tom Jones
The Yardbirds
The Beatles
Cilla Black
Ike and Tina Turner
The Kinks
Gene Pitney
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
The Hollies
The Four Seasons

Reprise
Decca
Fontana
Fontana
RCA
Capitol
CBS
Columbia
Atlantic
Decca
Island
HMV
Decca
Pye
Pye
Decca
Philips
Fontana
Decca
Decca
Columbia
Parlophone
Parlophone
London
Pye
Stateside
Fontana
Parlophone
Philips

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
*
*
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*
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45

1
2
3
4
5
9
10
6
7
11
12
13
8
14
20
*
19
16
17
18
15
*
25
33
31
37
38
*
34

1
6
9
4
3
13
15
8
5
17
*
*
7
16
*
*
*
20
*
19
10
2
11
12
14
18
21
*
25

2
12
15
9
3
16
*
13
4
*
*
*
6
17
*
*
*
*
*
18
10
1
7
8
5
11
14
19
20

July 1966

week ending

2nd

9th

16th

23rd

30th

August 1966

week ending

6th

13th

20th

27th

Paperback Writer
Strangers In The Night
Sunny Afternoon
River Deep, Mountain High
Nobody Needs Your Love
Don't Answer Me
When A Man Loves A Woman
Monday, Monday
Bus Stop
Hideaway
Don't Bring Me Down
Get Away
Over Under Sideways Down
Promises
Sorrow
Paint It Black
I Am A Rock
Wild Thing
Sloop John B.
Lana
It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Out Of Time
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Black Is Black
Love Letters
Goin' Back
The More I See You
This Door Swings Both Ways
With A Girl Like You
Mama
(Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me
Summer In The City
Visions

The Beatles
Frank Sinatra
The Kinks
Ike and Tina Turner
Gene Pitney
Cilla Black
Percy Sledge
The Mamas and Papas
The Hollies
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
The Animals
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
The Yardbirds
Ken Dodd
The Merseys
The Rolling Stones
Simon and Garfunkel
The Troggs
The Beach Boys
Roy Orbison
James Brown
Chris Farlowe
Petula Clark
Los Bravos
Elvis Presley
Dusty Springfield
Chris Montez
Herman's Hermits
The Troggs
Dave Berry
The Walker Brothers
The Lovin' Spoonful
Cliff Richard

Parlophone
Reprise
Pye
London
Stateside
Parlophone
Atlantic
RCA
Parlophone
Fontana
Decca
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Fontana
Decca
CBS
Fontana
Capitol
London
Pye
Immediate
Pye
Decca
RCA
Philips
Pye
Columbia
Fontana
Decca
Philips
Kama Sutra
Columbia

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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34
35
*
*
39
23
*
37
*
*
*

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5
1
3
4
8
9
11
6
10
14
7
12
16
*
*
17
*
19
15
13
20
21
25
37
30
26
18
*
34
*
*
*

7
6
1
3
2
12
13
15
5
10
*
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
16
19
9
8
11
14
17
18
20
29
25
27
43
*

14
11
2
4
5
17
19
20
8
15
*
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
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16
*
3
7
6
9
12
13
*
10
18
21
28
29

19
15
5
9
11
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*
12
17
*
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
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20
*
1
6
2
8
10
7
*
3
14
13
16
18

With A Girl Like You
Out Of Time
Black Is Black
The More I See You
Get Away
Love Letters
Mama
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Sunny Afternoon
Goin' Back
River Deep, Mountain High
Summer In The City
(Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me
Nobody Needs Your Love
Visions
God Only Knows
Hi Lili Hi Lo
I Want You
Bus Stop
Strangers In The Night
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
I Saw Her Again
They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa!
Lovers Of The World Unite
More Than Love
Just Like A Woman
All Or Nothing
Too Soon To Know

The Troggs
Chris Farlowe
Los Bravos
Chris Montez
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
Elvis Presley
Dave Berry
Petula Clark
The Kinks
Dusty Springfield
Ike and Tina Turner
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Walker Brothers
Gene Pitney
Cliff Richard
The Beach Boys
The Alan Price Set
Bob Dylan
The Hollies
Frank Sinatra
The Beatles
The Mamas and Papas
Napoleon XIV
David and Jonathan
Ken Dodd
Manfred Mann
The Small Faces
Roy Orbison

Fontana
Immediate
Decca
Pye
Columbia
RCA
Decca
Pye
Pye
Philips
London
Kama Sutra
Philips
Stateside
Columbia
Capitol
Decca
CBS
Parlophone
Reprise
Parlophone
RCA
Warner Brothers
Columbia
Columbia
Fontana
Decca
London

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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24
42
28
34
37
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*

1
2
4
3
11
7
6
10
13
14
18
9
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19
12
5
15
16
*
20
8
17
31
24
22
27
39
*

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9
4
6
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11
5
13
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19
*
8
*
*
7
3
12
17
*
*
1
15
10
14
16
18
20
25

3
15
6
8
*
19
5
20
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*
*
12
*
*
7
2
11
18
*
*
1
13
4
10
14
16
9
17

September 1966

week ending

3rd

10th

17th

24th

October 1966

week ending

1st

8th

15th

22nd

29th

Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
God Only Knows
All Or Nothing
They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa!
With A Girl Like You
Mama
Visions
Too Soon To Know
Lovers Of The World Unite
Summer In The City
I Saw Her Again
Hi Lili Hi Lo
Just Like A Woman
The More I See You
More Than Love
Black Is Black
Distant Drums
Got To Get You Into My Life
Working In The Coal Mine
I Want You
Little Man
You Can't Hurry Love
I'm A Boy
When I Come Home
Ashes To Ashes
Bend It
Walk With Me
Winchester Cathedral
All I See Is You

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Small Faces
Napoleon XIV
The Troggs
Dave Berry
Cliff Richard
Roy Orbison
David and Jonathan
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Mamas and Papas
The Alan Price Set
Manfred Mann
Chris Montez
Ken Dodd
Los Bravos
Jim Reeves
Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers
Lee Dorsey
Bob Dylan
Sonny and Cher
The Supremes
The Who
The Spencer Davis Group
The Mindbenders
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
The Seekers
New Vaudeville Band
Dusty Springfield

Parlophone
Capitol
Decca
Warner Brothers
Fontana
Decca
Columbia
London
Columbia
Kama Sutra
RCA
Decca
Fontana
Pye
Columbia
Decca
RCA
Parlophone
Stateside
CBS
Atlantic
Tamla Motown
Reaction
Fontana
Fontana
Fontana
Columbia
Fontana
Philips

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
*
*
*
38
29
*
*
*
*

1
3
2
4
9
8
12
5
7
17
13
14
11
18
16
19
6
15
10
*
35
38
20
23
22
*
31
43
*

3
5
1
7
*
11
19
4
9
*
17
20
10
*
18
*
2
6
8
*
12
13
14
15
16
38
23
26
41

5
8
2
16
*
15
*
3
11
*
*
*
20
*
*
*
1
9
10
*
6
7
4
12
14
13
17
18
19

Distant Drums
I'm A Boy
You Can't Hurry Love
Little Man
Too Soon To Know
Bend It
Winchester Cathedral
All Or Nothing
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
Walk With Me
All I See Is You
Lovers Of The World Unite
Working In The Coal Mine
Sunny
Got To Get You Into My Life
God Only Knows
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby,
Standing In The Shadow
Guantanamera
When I Come Home
Ashes To Ashes
Another Tear Falls
Sunny
I Don't Care
I Can't Control Myself
Lady Godiva
I've Got You Under My Skin
Reach Out I'll Be There
No Milk Today
Stop Stop Stop
Time Drags By
High Time
If I Were A Carpenter

Jim Reeves
The Who
The Supremes
Sonny and Cher
Roy Orbison
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
New Vaudeville Band
The Small Faces
The Beatles
The Seekers
Dusty Springfield
David and Jonathan
Lee Dorsey
Bobby Hebb
Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers
The Beach Boys

The Rolling Stones
The Sandpipers
The Spencer Davis Group
The Mindbenders
The Walker Brothers
Georgie Fame
Los Bravos
The Troggs
Peter and Gordon
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
Herman's Hermits
The Hollies
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Paul Jones
Bobby Darin

RCA
Reaction
Tamla Motown
Atlantic
London
Fontana
Fontana
Decca
Parlophone
Columbia
Philips
Columbia
Stateside
Philips
Parlophone
Capitol

Decca
Pye
Fontana
Fontana
Philips
Columbia
Decca
Page One
Columbia
Reprise
Tamla Motown
Columbia
Parlophone
Columbia
HMV
Atlantic

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

17
18
19
20
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*
*
*
30
42
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*
*
*
*
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1
3
4
5
8
2
6
13
18
11
9
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19
12
*
*

7
10
20
*
14
15
16
17
24
29
*
35
*
*
49
*

1
3
6
8
14
2
4
*
*
11
10
*
*
15
*
*

5
7
*
*
12
13
17
9
16
18
19
20
27
34
39
44

1
5
9
13
15
3
6
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*
12
11
*
*
*
*
*

8
7
*
*
18
14
19
4
16
20
2
17
10
21
28
29

3
8
12
*
20
6
5
*
*
16
11
*
*
*
*
*

10
7
*
*
*
19
*
2
17
14
1
9
4
13
15
18

November 1966

week ending

5th

12th

19th

26th

December 1966

week ending

3rd

10th

17th

24th

31st

Reach Out I'll Be There
Stop Stop Stop
I Can't Control Myself
Distant Drums
Winchester Cathedral
High Time
No Milk Today
Guantanamera
Bend It
Time Drags By
Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James
I've Got You Under My Skin
If I Were A Carpenter
A Fool Am I
Good Vibrations
I'm A Boy
All I See Is You
All That I Am
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby,
Standing In The Shadow
You Can't Hurry Love
Gimme Some Loving
Holy Cow
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
Help Me Girl
Green Green Grass Of Home
What Would I Be
Friday On My Mind
Just One Smile
My Mind's Eye
A Love Like Yours

The Four Tops
The Hollies
The Troggs
Jim Reeves
New Vaudeville Band
Paul Jones
Herman's Hermits
The Sandpipers
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Manfred Mann
The Four Seasons
Bobby Darin
Cilla Black
The Beach Boys
The Who
Dusty Springfield
Elvis Presley

The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Spencer Davis Group
Lee Dorsey
The Temptations
Eric Burdon and The Animals
Tom Jones
Val Doonican
The Easybeats
Gene Pitney
The Small Faces
Ike and Tina Turner

Tamla Motown
Parlophone
Page One
RCA
Fontana
HMV
Columbia
Pye
Fontana
Columbia
Fontana
Philips
Atlantic
Parlophone
Capitol
Reaction
Philips
RCA

Decca
Tamla Motown
Fontana
Stateside
Tamla Motown
Decca
Decca
Decca
United Artists
Stateside
Decca
London

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

19
20
26
25
22
27
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47
39
*
*
32

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2
6
7
10
4
9
12
15
11
3
17
13
14
5
19
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*
8
16
18
20
35
31
33
46
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26

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7
8
11
14
5
12
15
19
18
2
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9
13
1
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4
6
*
17
10
16
20
28
29
21

4
8
11
12
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6
18
19
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*
5
*
10
20
1
*
*
*

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*
2
7
*
14
3
9
17
13
15
16

Green, Green Grass Of Home
Good Vibrations
Gimme Some Loving
What Would I Be
Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James
Holy Cow
Reach Out I'll Be There
My Mind's Eye
Just One Smile
High Time
Friday On My Mind
Distant Drums
Stop Stop Stop
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
If I Were A Carpenter
Dead End Street
A Love Like Yours
Morningtown Ride
I Can't Control Myself
Help Me Girl
You Keep Me Hangin' On
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Sunshine Superman
Save Me
There Won't Be Many Coming Home
Happy Jack
Under New Management
In The Country
Sittin' In The Park
Any Way That You Want Me

Tom Jones
The Beach Boys
The Spencer Davis Group
Val Doonican
Manfred Mann
Lee Dorsey
The Four Tops
The Small Faces
Gene Pitney
Paul Jones
The Easybeats
Jim Reeves
The Hollies
Jimmy Ruffin
Bobby Darin
The Kinks
Ike and Tina Turner
The Seekers
The Troggs
Eric Burdon and The Animals
The Supremes
Elvis Presley
Donovan
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
Roy Orbison
The Who
The Barron Knights
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
The Troggs

Decca
Capitol
Fontana
Decca
Fontana
Stateside
Tamla Motown
Decca
Stateside
HMV
United Artists
RCA
Parlophone
Tamla Motown
Atlantic
Pye
London
Columbia
Page One
Decca
Tamla Motown
RCA
Pye
Fontana
London
Reaction
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Page One

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
29
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*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

1
2
5
3
7
10
13
4
8
16
9
14
19
12
17
11
18
6
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*
15
20
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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1
5
8
2
12
15
18
4
11
20
6
14
*
10
*
7
*
3
*
*
9
16
13
17
19
*
*
36
*
39

1
9
11
3
15
19
*
10
16
*
7
14
*
12
*
5
*
2
*
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8
13
4
6
18
17
20
21
43
25

1
11
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6
*
14
*
15
*
*
7
16
*
8
*
5
*
4
*
*
10
9
2
3
12
13
20
17
18
19

Although every effort has been made to present statistics accurately, Sixties City cannot accept responsibility for any consequences due to errors.

The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1966

1 Jim Reeves - Distant Drums

2 Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night
3 The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby
4 The Beatles - Paperback Writer
5 The Rolling Stones - Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown
6 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
7 Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home
8 The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
9 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
10 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
11 The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
12 Troggs - With A Girl Like You
13 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo
14 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea
15 The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
16 The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
17 The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running
18 Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time
19 The Small Faces - All Or Nothing
20 The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral
21 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B.
22 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me
23 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
24 The Overlanders - Michelle
25 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight
26 Roy Orbison - Too Soon To Know
27 Los Bravos - Black Is Black
28 The Who - I'm A Boy
29 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Bend It!
30 The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
31 Val Doonican - What Would I Be
32 The Seekers - Morningtown Ride
33 Dave Berry - Mama
34 Crispian St Peters - You Were On My Mind

35 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream
36 The Troggs - I Can't Control Myself
37 The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday
38 Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
39 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go
40 The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop
41 The Small Faces - Sha La La La La La Lee
42 The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love
43 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Get Away
44 The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Loving
45 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
46 Manfred Mann - Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James
47 The Troggs - Wild Thing
48 Gene Pitney - Nobody Needs Your Love
49 The Merseys - Sorrow
50 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence
51 Chris Montez - The More I See You
52 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away
53 The Sandpipers - Guantanamera
54 Paul Jones - High Time
55 Cher - Bang Bang
56 The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
57 Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
58 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
59 David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite
60 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper
61 Ken Dodd - Promises
62 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
63 Donovan - Sunshine Superman
64 The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
65 The Walker Brothers - My Ship Is Coming In
66 The Four Seasons - Let's Hang On
67 The Who - Substitute

68 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly
69 Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow
70 Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa
71 The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
72 Cliff Richard - Visions
73 The Small Faces - My Mind's Eye
74 Sonny & Cher - Little Man
75 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
76 The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
77 Herman's Hermits - A Must To Avoid
78 Ken Dodd - The River
79 The Kinks - Dead End Street
80 Cilla Black - Love's Just A Broken Heart
81 Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You
82 Elvis Presley - Love Letters
83 Cilla Black - Don't Answer Me
84 Gene Pitney - Backstage
85 Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
86 Roy C - Shotgun Wedding
87 The Hollies - Bus Stop
88 Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly
89 The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
90 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
91 Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter
92 Petula Clark - My Love
93 Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today
94 The Seekers - Walk With Me
95 The Mike Sammes Singers - Somewhere My Love
96 Cilla Black - Alfie
97 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Save Me
98 The Alan Price Set - Hi-Lili Hi-Lo
99 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hideaway
100 Otis Redding - My Girl

The Top 20 Best-Selling LP Albums of 1966

The 1966 album charts did not list individual albums, only the most successful artists in terms of overall album sales

1    The Beach Boys
2    The Beatles
3   The Walker Brothers
4   The Rolling Stones
5   Herb Alpert
6    The Spencer Davis Group
7   Frank Sinatra
8    Bert Kaempfert
9    Jim Reeves
10 The Animals

11 The Small Faces
12 The Kinks
13 Georgie Fame
14 Otis Redding
15 Barbra Streisand
16 The Seekers
17 Elvis Presley
18 The Mamas and Papas
19 Bob Dylan
20 Andy Williams

The Top 20 Best-Selling Artists of 1966

1    The Beach Boys
2    Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch
3   The Kinks
4   Ken Dodd
5   Dusty Springfield
6    The Spencer Davis Group
7   The Small Faces
8    Cliff Richard
9    The Beatles
10 Cilla Black

11 The Troggs
12 The Hollies
13 The Walker Brothers
14 The Who
15 Roy Orbison
16 Manfred Mann
17 Gene Pitney
18 The Rolling Stones
19 The Seekers
20 Elvis Presley