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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

Video playlist

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

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.

04/1966

Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra

from 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

12/1966

I'm a Believer by The Monkees

from More of the Monkees

394

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Colgems 1002 A]
written by Neil Diamond

05/1966

Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath

392

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]

[London 901]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

10/1966

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

from Smiley Smile

391

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #6]
[Capitol 5676]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love

06/1966

Paperback Writer by The Beatles

391

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

01/1966

These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra

from Boots

391

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Reprise 0432]
written by Lee Hazlewood

08/1966

You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes

from The Supremes A Go Go

367

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Motown 1097]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

05/1966

Wild Thing by The Troggs

from 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

365

✫1
US

2
UK

[Epic 10045]
written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)

11.

08/1966

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

from 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

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)

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

261

2
US

3
R&B

12
UK

[Philips 40365]
written by Bobby Hebb

36.

11/1966

Mellow Yellow by Donovan

from 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

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

240

✫1
US

23
UK

[Colgems 1001]
written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

44.

11/1966

Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra

from 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

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

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

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

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 logo

[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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

182

43
US

2
UK

[Atco 6444]
written by Reg Presley

80.

12/1966

Happy Jack by The Who

from 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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