Top Artists of 1966 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1965 <-

1966

-> 1967

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	The Beach Boys	1369	01/1966 • Barbara Ann • 330 pts • from Beach Boys' Party! 04/1966 • Sloop John B • 329 pts • from Pet Sounds 07/1966 • God Only Knows • 196 pts • from Pet Sounds 07/1966 • Wouldn't It Be Nice • 98 pts • from Pet Sounds 10/1966 • Good Vibrations • 415 pts • from Smiley Smile
2.	The Beatles	1290	03/1966 • Nowhere Man • 154 pts • from Rubber Soul 06/1966 • Paperback Writer • 415 pts 08/1966 • Eleanor Rigby • 282 pts • from Revolver 08/1966 • Yellow Submarine • 386 pts • from Revolver
3.	The Rolling Stones	1133	02/1966 • 19th Nervous Breakdown • 361 pts • from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) 05/1966 • Paint It Black • 415 pts • from Aftermath 07/1966 • Mother's Little Helper • 99 pts • from Aftermath 10/1966 • Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? • 216 pts • from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]
4.	The Lovin' Spoonful	1065	02/1966 • Daydream • 358 pts • from Daydream 05/1966 • Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? • 183 pts • from Do You Believe in Magic 07/1966 • Summer in the City • 306 pts • from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful 12/1966 • Nashville Cats • 135 pts • from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
5.	The Supremes	985	01/1966 • My World Is Empty Without You • 142 pts • from I Hear a Symphony 04/1966 • Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart • 119 pts • from The Supremes A Go Go 08/1966 • You Can't Hurry Love • 389 pts • from The Supremes A Go Go 10/1966 • You Keep Me Hangin' On • 334 pts • from The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
6.	The Mamas & The Papas	955	01/1966 • California Dreamin' • 188 pts • from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears 04/1966 • Monday, Monday • 360 pts • from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears 07/1966 • I Saw Her Again (Last Night) • 207 pts • from The Mamas and the Papas 12/1966 • Words of Love • 148 pts • from The Mamas and the Papas
7.	The Troggs	910	05/1966 • Wild Thing • 387 pts • from From Nowhere 07/1966 • With a Girl Like You • 236 pts • from Wild Thing 10/1966 • I Can't Control Myself • 194 pts • from Love Is All Around
8.	Nancy Sinatra	885	01/1966 • These Boots Are Made for Walkin' • 416 pts • from Boots 04/1966 • How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? • 159 pts • from How Does That Grab You? 11/1966 • Sugar Town • 254 pts • from Sugar
9.	Four Tops	852	09/1966 • Reach Out I'll Be There • 445 pts • from Reach Out 12/1966 • Standing in the Shadows of Love • 259 pts • from Reach Out
10.	Herman's Hermits	739	02/1966 • Listen People • 154 pts • from The Best of Herman's Hermits, Volume 2 06/1966 • This Door Swings Both Ways • 128 pts • from Both Sides of Herman's Hermits 10/1966 • Dandy • 131 pts • from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World 10/1966 • No Milk Today • 129 pts • from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
11.	Frank Sinatra	733	04/1966 • Strangers in the Night • 444 pts • from Strangers in the Night 11/1966 • That's Life • 197 pts • from That's Life
12.	The Hollies	733	02/1966 • I Can't Let Go • 194 pts • from Would You Believe? 06/1966 • Bus Stop • 256 pts • from Bus Stop 10/1966 • Stop, Stop, Stop • 282 pts • from Stop! Stop! Stop!
13.	The Monkees	725	09/1966 • Last Train to Clarksville • 255 pts • from The Monkees 12/1966 • I'm a Believer • 419 pts • from More of the Monkees
14.	The Seekers	704	11/1966 • Morningtown Ride • 203 pts • from The New Seekers 12/1966 • Georgy Girl • 346 pts • from Georgy Girl
15.	Donovan	664	07/1966 • Sunshine Superman • 387 pts • from Sunshine Superman 11/1966 • Mellow Yellow • 277 pts • from Mellow Yellow
16.	Dusty Springfield	636	04/1966 • You Don't Have to Say You Love Me • 361 pts • from You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 09/1966 • All I See Is You • 140 pts
17.	The Temptations	623	05/1966 • Ain't Too Proud to Beg • 147 pts • from Gettin' Ready 08/1966 • Beauty Is Only Skin Deep • 236 pts • from Greatest Hits 11/1966 • (I Know) I'm Losing You • 179 pts • from The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
18.	Wayne Fontana	623	01/1966 • A Groovy Kind of Love • 358 pts • from A Groovy Kind of Love
19.	The Spencer Davis Group	575	03/1966 • Somebody Help Me • 220 pts • from Autumn '66 11/1966 • Gimme Some Lovin' • 283 pts
20.	The Kinks	568	03/1966 • Dedicated Follower of Fashion • 162 pts • from The Kinks Greatest Hits! 06/1966 • Sunny Afternoon • 271 pts • from Face to Face 11/1966 • Dead End Street • 135 pts • from Face to Face
21.	Small Faces	567	02/1966 • Sha La La La Lee • 147 pts • from From the Beginning 08/1966 • All or Nothing • 203 pts • from From the Beginning 11/1966 • My Mind's Eye • 138 pts • from From the Beginning
22.	Percy Sledge	545	04/1966 • When a Man Loves a Woman • 379 pts • from When a Man Loves a Woman 07/1966 • Warm and Tender Love • 101 pts • from Warm & Tender Soul
23.	Simon & Garfunkel	543	02/1966 • Homeward Bound • 218 pts • from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 05/1966 • I Am a Rock • 210 pts • from Sounds of Silence
24.	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	543	03/1966 • Hold Tight! • 138 pts • from Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 09/1966 • Bend It! • 178 pts • from If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion 12/1966 • Save Me • 147 pts
25.	Elvis Presley	543	03/1966 • Frankie and Johnny • 108 pts • from Frankie and Johnny 07/1966 • Love Letters • 171 pts
26.	The Who	539	03/1966 • Substitute • 125 pts 09/1966 • I'm a Boy • 175 pts • from My Generation 12/1966 • Happy Jack • 190 pts • from A Quick One
27.	Bob Dylan	520	04/1966 • Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 • 286 pts • from Blonde on Blonde 07/1966 • I Want You • 109 pts • from Blonde on Blonde
28.	Manfred Mann	517	04/1966 • Pretty Flamingo • 237 pts • from Pretty Flamingo 10/1966 • Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James • 175 pts • from Mighty Garvey! [North American edition]
29.	The Four Seasons	505	01/1966 • Working My Way Back to You • 106 pts • from Working My Way Back to You 05/1966 • Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) • 119 pts • from 2nd Vault of Golden Hits 09/1966 • I've Got You Under My Skin • 163 pts • from 2nd Vault of Golden Hits 12/1966 • Tell It to the Rain • 105 pts • from New Gold Hits
30.	Crispian St. Peters	502	01/1966 • You Were on My Mind • 199 pts • from The Pied Piper 04/1966 • The Pied Piper • 270 pts • from The Pied Piper
31.	The Righteous Brothers	500	03/1966 • (You're My) Soul and Inspiration • 285 pts • from Soul & Inspiration
32.	Gene Pitney	489	02/1966 • Backstage • 179 pts • from Greatest Hits of All Times 06/1966 • Nobody Needs Your Love • 175 pts 11/1966 • Just One Smile • 105 pts • from I Must Be Seeing Things
33.	Lee Dorsey	482	07/1966 • Working in the Coal Mine • 210 pts • from The New Lee Dorsey 10/1966 • Holy Cow • 170 pts • from The New Lee Dorsey
34.	Petula Clark	478	03/1966 • A Sign of the Times • 119 pts • from My Love 07/1966 • I Couldn't Live Without Your Love • 234 pts • from I Couldn't Live without Your Love
35.	The Animals	468	02/1966 • Inside Looking Out • 98 pts • from Animalization 05/1966 • Don't Bring Me Down • 189 pts • from Animalization 10/1966 • Help Me Girl • 97 pts • from Eric Is Here
36.	Paul Revere & The Raiders	460	03/1966 • Kicks • 145 pts • from Midnight Ride 06/1966 • Hungry • 119 pts • from The Spirit of '67 12/1966 • Good Thing • 145 pts • from The Spirit of '67
37.	The Walker Brothers	442	03/1966 • The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore • 275 pts • from The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
38.	Wilson Pickett	434	02/1966 • 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) • 123 pts • from The Exciting Wilson Pickett 07/1966 • Land of 1,000 Dances • 192 pts • from The Exciting Wilson Pickett 11/1966 • Mustang Sally • 94 pts • from The Wicked Pickett
39.	Roy Orbison	432	08/1966 • Too Soon to Know • 158 pts • from Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
40.	The Yardbirds	426	03/1966 • Shapes of Things • 226 pts • from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits 06/1966 • Over Under Sideways Down • 151 pts • from Roger the Engineer
41.	Johnny Rivers	421	03/1966 • Secret Agent Man • 154 pts • from ...And I Know You Wanna Dance 09/1966 • Poor Side of Town • 212 pts • from Changes
42.	Cher	411	03/1966 • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) • 330 pts • from The Sonny Side of Cher
43.	Tom Jones	402	11/1966 • Green, Green Grass of Home • 294 pts • from Green, Green Grass of Home
44.	Cilla Black	399	01/1966 • Love Is Just a Broken Heart • 125 pts 06/1966 • Don't Answer Me • 114 pts
45.	Gary Lewis & The Playboys	397	05/1966 • Green Grass • 98 pts • from Hits Again!
46.	Stevie Wonder	393	07/1966 • Blowin' in the Wind • 142 pts • from Up-tight Everything's Alright 11/1966 • A Place in the Sun • 164 pts • from Down to Earth
47.	Los Bravos	384	07/1966 • Black Is Black • 319 pts • from Black Is Black
48.	The New Vaudeville Band	381	09/1966 • Winchester Cathedral • 381 pts • from Winchester Cathedral
49.	Sonny & Cher	380	01/1966 • What Now My Love • 135 pts • from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher 09/1966 • Little Man • 186 pts • from In Case You're in Love
50.	Peter & Gordon	370	02/1966 • Woman • 101 pts • from Woman 09/1966 • Lady Godiva • 179 pts • from Lady Godiva