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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1966

1965 <-1966-> 1967

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1.
09/1966

Reach Out I'll Be There by Four Tops

from Reach Out   
420

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #206]

[Motown 1098]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
2.
04/1966

Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra

from Strangers in the Night   Strangers in the Night
420

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1967]

[Reprise 0470]
written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder
3.
12/1966

I'm a Believer by The Monkees

from More of the Monkees   More of the Monkees
394

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Colgems 1002 A]
written by Neil Diamond
4.
05/1966

Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   Aftermath
392

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]

[London 901]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
5.
10/1966

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

from Smiley Smile   Smiley Smile
391

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #6]
[Capitol 5676]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
6.
06/1966

Paperback Writer by The Beatles

391

✫1
US






✫1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
7.
01/1966

These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra

from Boots   Boots
391

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Reprise 0432]
written by Lee Hazlewood
8.
08/1966

You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes

from The Supremes A Go Go   The Supremes A Go Go
367

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Motown 1097]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
9.
05/1966

Wild Thing by The Troggs

from From Nowhere   From Nowhere
366

✫1
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #257]
[Atco 6415]
written by Chip Taylor
10.
07/1966

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

from Sunshine Superman   Sunshine Superman
365

✫1
US






2
UK
[Epic 10045]
written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
11.
08/1966

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

from Revolver   Revolver
364

2
US






✫1
UK
charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
12.
09/1966

Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band

from Winchester Cathedral   
359

✫1
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Fontana 1562]
written by Geoff Stephens
13.
04/1966

When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge

from When a Man Loves a Woman   When a Man Loves a Woman
358

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #54]

[Atlantic 2326]
written by Percy Sledge
14.
02/1966

19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)   Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
342

2
US




32
R&B
2
UK
[London 9823]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
15.
04/1966

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield

from You Don't Have to Say You Love Me   
341

4
US
8
AC




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #491]
[Philips 40371]
written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell
16.
04/1966

Monday, Monday by The Mamas & The Papas

from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
339

✫1
US






3
UK
[Dunhill 4026]
written by John Phillips
17.
01/1966

A Groovy Kind of Love by Wayne Fontana

from A Groovy Kind of Love   
338

2
US






2
UK
as Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
written by Toni Wine & Carole Bayer Sager (as Carole Bayer)
18.
02/1966

Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Daydream   Daydream
337

2
US






2
UK

[Kama Sutra 208]
written by John Sebastian
19.
12/1966

Georgy Girl by The Seekers

from Georgy Girl   
327

2
US
7
AC




3
UK
[Capitol 5756]
written by Tom Springfield & Jim Dale
20.
10/1966

You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes

from The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland   The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
317

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #339]

[Motown 1101]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
21.
01/1966

Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys

from Beach Boys' Party!   Beach Boys' Party!
312

2
US






3
UK
written by Fred Fassert
22.
03/1966

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher

from The Sonny Side of Cher   
312

2
US






3
UK
[Imperial 66160]
written by Sonny Bono
23.
04/1966

Sloop John B by The Beach Boys

from Pet Sounds   Pet Sounds
311

3
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #271]
originally a folk song, west indies
written by traditional
24.
07/1966

Black Is Black by Los Bravos

from Black Is Black   Black Is Black
303

4
US






2
UK

[Press 60002]
written by Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes & Steve Wadey
25.
07/1966

Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
288

✫1
US






8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #393]
[Kama Sutra 211]
written by Steve Boone, John Sebastian & Mark Sebastian
26.
02/1966

Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

286

✫1
US
✫1
AC
2
country


24
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8739]
written by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (as Barry Sadler) & Robin Moore
27.
11/1966

Green, Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones

from Green, Green Grass of Home   Green, Green Grass of Home
276

11
US
12
AC




✫1
UK
[Parrot 40009]
written by Curly Putman
28.
07/1966

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! by Napoleon XIV

273

3
US






4
UK
[Warner 5831 A]
written by Napoleon XIV (as Jerry Samuels)
29.
04/1966

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   Blonde on Blonde
270

2
US






7
UK
written by Bob Dylan
30.
03/1966

(You're My) Soul and Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers

from Soul & Inspiration   
268

✫1
US




13
R&B
15
UK
[Verve 10383]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
31.
11/1966

Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group

268

7
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #244]
[United Artists 50108]
written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis & Muff Winwood
32.
08/1966

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

from Revolver   Revolver
265

11
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #137]
in the US, B-Side to Yellow Submarine ; charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
33.
10/1966

Stop, Stop, Stop by The Hollies

from Stop! Stop! Stop!   
265

7
US






2
UK
[Imperial 66214]
written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks & Graham Nash
34.
12/1966

Snoopy vs. the Red Baron by The Royal Guardsmen

262

2
US






8
UK
[Laurie 3366]
written by Phil Gernhard & Dick Holler
35.
06/1966

Sunny by Bobby Hebb

from Sunny   Sunny
261

2
US




3
R&B
12
UK
[Philips 40365]
written by Bobby Hebb
36.
11/1966

Mellow Yellow by Donovan

from Mellow Yellow   Mellow Yellow
261

2
US






8
UK
featuring Paul McCartney

[Epic 10098]
written by Donovan
37.
03/1966

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers

from The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore   
259

13
US






✫1
UK
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
38.
04/1966

The Pied Piper by Crispian St. Peters

256

4
US






5
UK
[Jamie 1320]
written by Steve Duboff & Artie Kornfeld
39.
06/1966

Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

from Face to Face   Face to Face
254

14
US






✫1
UK
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies
40.
12/1966

Standing in the Shadows of Love by Four Tops

from Reach Out   
246

6
US




2
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #464]
[Motown 1102]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
41.
01/1966

Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind

from Don't Be Concerned   
243

5
US






5
UK
[World Pacific 77808]
written by Bob Lind
42.
06/1966

Bus Stop by The Hollies

from Bus Stop   
241

5
US






5
UK
[Imperial 66186]
written by Graham Gouldman
43.
09/1966

Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees

from The Monkees   The Monkees
240

✫1
US






23
UK
[Colgems 1001]
written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
44.
11/1966

Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra

from Sugar   Sugar
239

5
US
✫1
AC




8
UK
[Reprise 0527]
written by Lee Hazlewood
45.
04/1966

Distant Drums by Jim Reeves

from Distant Drums   
230

45
US


✫1
country


✫1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8789]
written by Cindy Walker
46.
08/1966

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep by The Temptations

from Greatest Hits   
224

3
US




✫1
R&B
18
UK
[Gordy 7055]
written by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
47.
06/1966

Hanky Panky by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Hanky Panky   
224

✫1
US




39
R&B
38
UK
[Roulette 4686]
written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
48.
04/1966

Pretty Flamingo by Manfred Mann

from Pretty Flamingo   
222

29
US






✫1
UK
[United Artists 50040]
written by Mark Barkan
49.
07/1966

With a Girl Like You by The Troggs

from Wild Thing   
222

29
US






✫1
UK
[Atco 6415]
written by Reg Presley
50.
09/1966

96 Tears by Question Mark & the Mysterians

from 96 Tears   
221

✫1
US






37
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #210]
[Cameo 428]
written by Rudy Martinez
51.
04/1966

The More I See You by Chris Montez

from The More I See You/Call Me   The More I See You/Call Me
220

16
US
2
AC




3
UK
[A&M 796]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
52.
07/1966

I Couldn't Live Without Your Love by Petula Clark

from I Couldn't Live without Your Love   
220

9
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
[Warner 5835]
written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
53.
03/1966

Shapes of Things by The Yardbirds

from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits   
213

11
US






3
UK
[Epic 10006*]
written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf & Jim McCarty
54.
02/1966

Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
207

5
US






9
UK
[Columbia 43511]
written by Paul Simon
55.
03/1966

Somebody Help Me by The Spencer Davis Group

from Autumn '66   
207

47
US






✫1
UK
[Atco 6416]
written by Jackie Edwards
56.
08/1966

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? by Jimmy Ruffin

from Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten   Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten
206

7
US




6
R&B
8
UK
[Soul 35022]
written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser & James Dean
57.
10/1966

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? by The Rolling Stones

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]   
205

9
US






5
UK
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
58.
08/1966

Cherish by The Association

from And Then…Along Comes the Association   
204

✫1
US
38
AC






[Valiant 747]
written by Terry Kirkman
59.
07/1966

Guantanamera by The Sandpipers

from Guantanamera   Guantanamera
202

9
US
3
AC




7
UK
[A&M 806]
written by Joseíto Fernández, Héctor Angulo, José Martí & Pete Seeger
60.
09/1966

Poor Side of Town by Johnny Rivers

from Changes   
201

✫1
US








[Imperial 66205]
written by Lou Adler & Johnny Rivers
61.
03/1966

Good Lovin' by The Rascals

from The Young Rascals   
201

✫1
US








as The Young Rascals
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #325]
written by Rudy Clark & Arthur Resnick
62.
12/1966

Kind of a Drag by The Buckinghams

from Kind of a Drag   Kind of a Drag
201

✫1
US








[U.s.a. 860]
written by Jim Holvay
63.
06/1966

Get Away by Georgie Fame

200

70
US






✫1
UK
as Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
[Imperial 66189]
written by Georgie Fame (as Clive Powell)
64.
07/1966

Working in the Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey

from The New Lee Dorsey   The New Lee Dorsey
200

8
US




5
R&B
8
UK
[Amy 958]
written by Allen Toussaint
65.
12/1966

Tell It Like It Is by Aaron Neville

from Tell It Like It Is   
200

2
US




✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #381]
[Par-Lo 101]
written by George Davis & Lee Diamond
66.
05/1966

I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   Sounds of Silence
199

3
US






17
UK
[Columbia 43617]
written by Paul Simon
67.
07/1966

I Saw Her Again (Last Night) by The Mamas & The Papas

from The Mamas and the Papas   
194

5
US






11
UK
[Dunhill 4031]
written by John Phillips & Denny Doherty
68.
06/1966

Out of Time by Chris Farlowe

from The Art of Chris Farlowe   
194

122
US






✫1
UK
[MGM 13567]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
69.
01/1966

Michelle by The Overlanders

191









✫1
UK
[Hickory 1362]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
70.
11/1966

Morningtown Ride by The Seekers

from The New Seekers   
191

44
US
13
AC




2
UK
[Capitol 5787]
written by Malvina Reynolds
71.
08/1966

All or Nothing by Small Faces

from From the Beginning   From the Beginning
191









✫1
UK
written by Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane
72.
06/1966

Li'l Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

from Li'l Red Riding Hood   
188

2
US






46
UK
[MGM 13506]
written by Ronald Blackwell
73.
01/1966

You Were on My Mind by Crispian St. Peters

187

36
US






2
UK
[Jamie 1310]
written by Sylvia Tyson
74.
11/1966

That's Life by Frank Sinatra

from That's Life   That's Life
187

4
US
✫1
AC


25
R&B
44
UK
[Reprise 0531]
written by Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon
75.
07/1966

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

from Pet Sounds   Pet Sounds
185

39
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #25]
[Capitol 5706]
written by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher
76.
04/1966

It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown

from Out of Sight   
184

8
US




✫1
R&B
13
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #123]
[King 6035]
written by James Brown & Betty Jean Newsome
77.
07/1966

Land of 1,000 Dances by Wilson Pickett

from The Exciting Wilson Pickett   The Exciting Wilson Pickett
184

6
US




✫1
R&B
22
UK
[Atlantic 2348]
written by Chris Kenner
78.
02/1966

I Can't Let Go by The Hollies

from Would You Believe?   Would You Believe?
183

42
US






2
UK
written by Graham Gouldman
[Imperial 66158]
written by Chip Taylor (as John W. Voight) & Al Gorgoni
79.
10/1966

I Can't Control Myself by The Troggs

from Love Is All Around   Love Is All Around
182

43
US






2
UK
[Atco 6444]
written by Reg Presley
80.
12/1966

Happy Jack by The Who

from A Quick One   A Quick One
179

24
US






3
UK
written by Pete Townshend
81.
05/1966

Don't Bring Me Down by The Animals

from Animalization   Animalization
178

12
US






6
UK
[MGM 13514]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
82.
01/1966

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas

from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
177

4
US






23
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #89]
[Dunhill 4020]
written by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips
83.
09/1966

If I Were a Carpenter by Bobby Darin

from If I Were a Carpenter   
176

8
US






9
UK
[Atlantic 2350]
written by Tim Hardin
84.
09/1966

Little Man by Sonny and Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
175

21
US






4
UK

[Atco 6440]
written by Sonny Bono
85.
05/1966

Red Rubber Ball by The Cyrkle

from Red Rubber Ball   
173

2
US








[Columbia 43589]
written by Paul Simon & Bruce Woodley
86.
05/1966

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Do You Believe in Magic   Do You Believe in Magic
172

2
US








[Kama Sutra 209]
written by John Sebastian
87.
11/1966

(I Know) I'm Losing You by The Temptations

from The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul   The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
171

8
US




✫1
R&B
19
UK
[Gordy 7057]
written by Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant
88.
09/1966

Lady Godiva by Peter & Gordon

from Lady Godiva   
168

6
US






16
UK
[Capitol 5740]
written by Mike Leander & Charles Mills
89.
02/1966

Backstage by Gene Pitney

from Greatest Hits of All Times   
168

25
US






4
UK
[Musicor 1171]
written by Fred Anisfield & Willie Denson
90.
09/1966

Bend It! by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion   
168

110
US






2
UK
[Fontana 1559]
written by Alan Blaikley & Ken Howard (as Kenneth Howard)
91.
10/1966

Friday on My Mind by The Easybeats

from Good Friday   
166

16
US






6
UK

[United Artists 50106]
written by George Young & Harry Vanda
92.
11/1966

What Would I Be by Val Doonican

164









2
UK
written by Jackie Trent
93.
10/1966

Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James by Manfred Mann

from Mighty Garvey! [North American edition]   
164









2
UK
written by Geoff Stephens & John Carter
94.
06/1966

Nobody Needs Your Love by Gene Pitney

164









2
UK
written by Randy Newman
95.
09/1966

I'm a Boy by The Who

from My Generation   My Generation
164









2
UK
[Decca 32058]
written by Pete Townshend
96.
04/1966

Barefootin' by Robert Parker

from Barefootin'   
164

7
US




2
R&B
24
UK
[Nola 721]
written by Robert Parker
97.
07/1966

Love Letters by Elvis Presley

161

19
US
38
AC




6
UK
hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[RCA 47-8870]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
98.
10/1966

Holy Cow by Lee Dorsey

from The New Lee Dorsey   The New Lee Dorsey
160

23
US




10
R&B
6
UK
[Amy 965]
written by Allen Toussaint
99.
11/1966

A Place in the Sun by Stevie Wonder

from Down to Earth   Down to Earth
157

9
US
29
AC


3
R&B
20
UK
[Tamla 54139]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bryan Wells
100.
09/1966

I've Got You Under My Skin by The Four Seasons

from 2nd Vault of Golden Hits   
155

9
US






12
UK
[Philips 40393]
written by Cole Porter
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