Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1966 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1965 <-1966-> 1967
Top songs: #1: Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra - #2: Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band - #3: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield - #4: Georgy Girl by The Seekers - #5: Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
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Strangers in the Night
#1
04/1966

Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra

from Strangers in the Night   Strangers in the Night
444 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1967
[Reprise 0470]
written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder
#2
09/1966

Winchester Cathedral
The New Vaudeville Band

from Winchester Cathedral   
381 pts
1
US
1
AC




4
UK
[Fontana 1562]
written by Geoff Stephens
#3
04/1966

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

from You Don't Have to Say You Love Me   
361 pts
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
Georgy Girl
#4
12/1966

Georgy Girl
The Seekers

from Georgy Girl   
346 pts
2
US
7
AC




3
UK
[Capitol 5756]
written by Tom Springfield & Jim Dale
Ballad of the Green Berets
#5
02/1966

Ballad of the Green Berets
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

303 pts
1
US
1
AC
2
ctry


24
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8739]
written by Barry Sadler & Robin Moore
Green, Green Grass of Home
#6
11/1966

Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones

from Green, Green Grass of Home   Green, Green Grass of Home
294 pts
11
US
12
AC




1
UK
[Parrot 40009]
written by Curly Putman
Sugar Town
#7
11/1966

Sugar Town
Nancy Sinatra

from Sugar   Sugar
254 pts
5
US
1
AC




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

The More I See You
Chris Montez

from The More I See You/Call Me   The More I See You/Call Me
234 pts
16
US
2
AC




3
UK
[A&M 796]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
#9
07/1966

I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Petula Clark

from I Couldn't Live without Your Love   
234 pts
9
US
1
AC




6
UK
[Warner 5835]
written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
Cherish
#10
08/1966

Cherish
The Association

from And Then…Along Comes the Association   
216 pts
1
US
38
AC






[Valiant 747]
written by Terry Kirkman
#11
07/1966

Guantanamera
The Sandpipers

from Guantanamera   Guantanamera
215 pts
9
US
3
AC




7
UK
[A&M 806]
written by Joseíto Fernández, Héctor Angulo, José Martí & Pete Seeger
#12
11/1966

Morningtown Ride
The Seekers

from The New Seekers   
203 pts
44
US
13
AC




2
UK
[Capitol 5787]
written by Malvina Reynolds
#13
11/1966

That's Life
Frank Sinatra

from That's Life   That's Life
197 pts
4
US
1
AC


25
R&B
44
UK
[Reprise 0531]
written by Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon
#14
07/1966

Love Letters
Elvis Presley

171 pts
19
US
38
AC




6
UK
hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[RCA 47-8870]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
#15
11/1966

A Place in the Sun
Stevie Wonder

from Down to Earth   Down to Earth
164 pts
9
US
29
AC


3
R&B
20
UK
[Tamla 54139]
written by Ron Miller & Bryan Wells
Michelle
#16
01/1966

Michelle
David & Jonathan

153 pts
18
US
3
AC




11
UK
[Capitol 5563]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#17
09/1966

All I See Is You
Dusty Springfield

140 pts
20
US
33
AC




9
UK
[Philips 40396]
written by Ben Weisman & Clive Westlake
#18
07/1966

Born Free
Roger Williams

from Born Free   
139 pts
7
US
1
AC






[Kapp 767]
written by John Barry & Don Black
#19
12/1966

My Cup Runneth Over
Ed Ames

from My Cup Runneth Over   My Cup Runneth Over
128 pts
8
US
1
AC






[RCA Victor 47-9002]
written by Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones [songwriter]
Message to Michael
#20
04/1966

Message to Michael
Dionne Warwick

from Dionne Warwick in Paris   Dionne Warwick in Paris
127 pts
8
US
12
AC


5
R&B


[Scepter 12133]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#21
06/1966

Somewhere, My Love
Ray Conniff

from Somewhere, My Love   Somewhere, My Love
120 pts
9
US
1
AC






as Ray Conniff and the Singers
[Columbia 43626]
written by Maurice Jarre & Paul Francis Webster
#22
03/1966

A Sign of the Times
Petula Clark

from My Love   My Love
119 pts
11
US
2
AC




49
UK
[Warner 5802]
written by Tony Hatch
Wade in the Water
#23
07/1966

Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis

from Wade in the Water   
114 pts
19
US
11
AC


3
R&B
31
UK
instrumental
[Cadet 5541]
written by traditional
Together Again
#24
03/1966

Together Again
Ray Charles

from Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues   
110 pts
19
US
1
AC


10
R&B
48
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10785]
written by Buck Owens
#25
03/1966

Frankie and Johnny
Elvis Presley

from Frankie and Johnny   
108 pts
25
US
3
AC




21
UK
[RCA 47-8780]
written by traditional
#26
06/1966

The Work Song
Herb Alpert

from S.R.O.   S.R.O.
96 pts
18
US
2
AC




51
UK
as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
instrumental
[A&M 805]
written by Nat Adderley & Oscar Brown Jr.
#27
02/1966

I Want to Go with You
Eddy Arnold

from I Want to Go with You   
93 pts
36
US
1
AC
1
ctry


46
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8749]
written by Hank Cochran
Summer Wind
#28
09/1966

Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra

from Strangers in the Night   Strangers in the Night
92 pts
25
US
1
AC




36
UK
[Reprise 0509]
written by Henry Mayer & Johnny Mercer
Music to Watch Girls By
#29
12/1966

Music to Watch Girls By
The Bob Crewe Generation

from Music to Watch Girls By   
91 pts
15
US
2
AC






instrumental tuned used in a Diet Pepsi commercial
[DynoVoice 229]
written by Sid Ramin
All That I Am
#30
10/1966

All That I Am
Elvis Presley

from Spinout   Spinout
86 pts
41
US
9
AC




18
UK
US B-side to Spinout
[RCA 47-8941]
written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
I'm Comin' Home, Cindy
#31
04/1966

I'm Comin' Home, Cindy
Trini Lopez

from Trini   
80 pts
39
US
2
AC




28
UK
[Reprise 0455]
written by Trini Lopez & Phil Zeller
Mame
#32
11/1966

Mame
Herb Alpert

from S.R.O.   S.R.O.
79 pts
19
US
2
AC






as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
[A&M 823]
written by Jerry Herman
Husbands and Wives
#33
02/1966

Husbands and Wives
Roger Miller

from Words and Music by Roger Miller   
78 pts
26
US
2
AC
5
ctry




[Smash 2024]
written by Roger Miller
Color My World
#34
12/1966

Color My World
Petula Clark

from Colour My World/Who Am I   
73 pts
16
US
10
AC






[Warner 5882]
written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
#35
01/1966

When Liking Turns to Loving
Ronnie Dove

from The Best of Ronnie Dove   The Best of Ronnie Dove
72 pts
18
US
6
AC






[Diamond 195]
written by Kenny Young
In the Arms of Love
#36
07/1966

In the Arms of Love
Andy Williams

from In the Arms of Love   
71 pts
49
US
1
AC




33
UK
[Columbia 43737]
written by Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
There Will Never Be Another You
#37
08/1966

There Will Never Be Another You
Chris Montez

from The More I See You/Call Me   The More I See You/Call Me
69 pts
33
US
4
AC




37
UK
[A&M 810]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
The Wheel of Hurt
#38
08/1966

The Wheel of Hurt
Margaret Whiting

from The Wheel of Hurt   
68 pts
26
US
1
AC






[London 101]
written by Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder
#39
03/1966

What Now My Love
Herb Alpert

from What Now My Love   
68 pts
24
US
2
AC






as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
US B side to Spanish Flea instrumental
[A&M 792]
written by Gilbert Bécaud & Carl Sigman
Flamingo
#40
09/1966

Flamingo
Herb Alpert

from S.R.O.   S.R.O.
67 pts
28
US
5
AC




53
UK
as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
instrumental
[A&M 813]
written by Ted Grouya & Edmund Anderson
Cry
#41
11/1966

Cry
Ronnie Dove

from Cry   
64 pts
18
US
16
AC






[Diamond 214]
written by Churchill Kohlman
#42
07/1966

Can I Trust You?
The Bachelors

63 pts
49
US
12
AC




26
UK
[London 20010]
written by Emidio Remigi, Eddie Snyder, Al Testa & Paul Vance
#43
08/1966

Summer Samba (So Nice)
Walter Wanderley

60 pts
26
US
3
AC






instrumental
[Verve 10421]
written by Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle & Norman Gimbel
#44
12/1966

Walk with Faith in Your Heart
The Bachelors

59 pts
83
US
26
AC




21
UK
[London 20018]
written by Randy Starr
#45
04/1966

Band of Gold
Mel Carter

57 pts
32
US
1
AC






[Imperial 66165]
written by Bob Musel & Jack Taylor
#46
09/1966

I Really Don't Want to Know
Ronnie Dove

from Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You   
57 pts
22
US
12
AC






[Diamond 208]
written by Don Robertson & Howard Barnes
#47
02/1966

Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
Al Martino

from Spanish Eyes   
56 pts
30
US
2
AC






[Capitol 5598]
written by Bill Anderson
#48
05/1966

The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Jack Jones

from The Impossible Dream   
54 pts
35
US
1
AC






[Kapp 755]
written by Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion
#49
12/1966

Gallant Men
Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

from Gallant Men   
54 pts
29
US
4
AC
58
ctry




[spoken]
[Capitol 5805]
written by John Cacavas & Charles O. Wood
#50
04/1966

Let's Start All Over Again
Ronnie Dove

from Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You   
54 pts
20
US
34
AC






[Diamond 198]
written by Al Kasha & Joel Hirschhorn
Somewhere There's a Someone
#51
02/1966

Somewhere There's a Someone
Dean Martin

from Somewhere There's a Someone   
53 pts
32
US
2
AC






[Reprise 443]
written by Baker Knight
#52
04/1966

The A Team
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

53 pts
28
US
6
AC
46
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8804]
written by Barry Sadler, Leonard Whitcup & Phyllis Fairbanks
The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
#53
05/1966

The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
Eddy Arnold

from The Last Word in Lonesome   
53 pts
40
US
9
AC
2
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8818]
written by Roger Miller
Who Am I
#54
10/1966

Who Am I
Petula Clark

from Colour My World/Who Am I   
52 pts
21
US
31
AC






[Warner 5863]
written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
#55
07/1966

Trains and Boats and Planes
Dionne Warwick

from Here Where There Is Love   Here Where There Is Love
52 pts
22
US
37
AC


49
R&B


[Scepter 12153]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Happy Summer Days
#56
06/1966

Happy Summer Days
Ronnie Dove

from Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You   
52 pts
27
US
7
AC






[Diamond 205]
written by Larry Kusik, Ritchie Adams & Wes Farrell
The Ballad of Irving
#57
04/1966

The Ballad of Irving
Frank Gallop

52 pts
34
US
2
AC






[comedy] live
[Kapp 745]
written by John Aylesworth, Frank Peppiatt & Pat Williams
A Hard Day's Night
#58
01/1966

A Hard Day's Night
The Ramsey Lewis Trio

from Hang On Ramsey!   
49 pts
29
US
10
AC


29
R&B


instrumental live
[Cadet 5525]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#59
07/1966

The Tip of My Finger
Eddy Arnold

from Somebody Like Me   
49 pts
43
US
8
AC
3
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8869]
written by Bill Anderson
#60
03/1966

I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree
Just Us [American folk duo]

from I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree   
47 pts
34
US
3
AC






[Colpix 803]
written by Camille Monte & Estelle Levitt
#61
10/1966

Somebody Like Me
Eddy Arnold

from Somebody Like Me   
46 pts
53
US
15
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8965]
written by Wayne Carson
#62
08/1966

Blue Side of Lonesome
Jim Reeves

from Blue Side of Lonesome   
45 pts
59
US
15
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8902]
written by Leon Payne
Come Running Back
#63
05/1966

Come Running Back
Dean Martin

from The Hit Sound of Dean Martin   
45 pts
35
US
4
AC






[Reprise 0466]
written by Dick Glasser
Misty
#64
06/1966

Misty
Groove Holmes

from Misty   
43 pts
44
US
7
AC


12
R&B


as Richard "Groove" Holmes
instrumental
[Prestige 45-401]
written by Erroll Garner
#65
04/1966

Love Me with All of Your Heart
The Bachelors

43 pts
38
US
3
AC






[London 9828]
written by Carlos Rigual
#66
12/1966

All
James Darren

from All   
43 pts
35
US
5
AC






[Warner 5874]
written by Nino Oliviero, Nico Fidencio, Ray Jessel & Marian Grudeff
Games That Lovers Play
#67
10/1966

Games That Lovers Play
Eddie Fisher

from Games That Lovers Play   
43 pts
45
US
2
AC






[RCA 47-8956]
written by Larry Kusik, Hans Last, Rudolf Loose & Eddie Snyder
It's Over
#68
05/1966

It's Over
Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]

from It's Over   
41 pts
37
US
5
AC






[Dot 16861]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]
A Million and One
#69
07/1966

A Million and One
Dean Martin

from The Hit Sound of Dean Martin   
40 pts
41
US
4
AC






[Reprise 0500]
written by Yvonne Devaney
#70
05/1966

I Love You Drops
Vic Dana

38 pts
30
US
20
AC






[Dolton 319]
written by Bill Anderson
#71
02/1966

Time
The Pozo-Seco Singers

from Time   
38 pts
47
US
3
AC






[Columbia 4-43437]
written by Michael Merchant
#72
09/1966

A Time for Love
Tony Bennett

from A Time for Love   
38 pts
119
US
3
AC




54
UK
[Columbia 43768]
written by Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster
#73
11/1966

Wish Me a Rainbow
The Gunter Kallmann Chorus

from Wish Me a Rainbow   
37 pts
63
US
2
AC






from the film This Property Is Condemned
[4 Corners 138]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
Louie, Louie
#74
10/1966

Louie, Louie
The Sandpipers

from Guantanamera   Guantanamera
37 pts
30
US
24
AC






[A&M 819]
written by Richard Berry, Nick DeCaro & Carlos Ortega
#75
08/1966

Mas Que Nada
Sérgio Mendes

from Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66   
37 pts
47
US
4
AC






as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66
[A&M 807]
written by Jorge Ben
Mame
#76
04/1966

Mame
Bobby Darin

from In a Broadway Bag (Mame)   
36 pts
53
US
3
AC






[Atlantic 2329]
written by Jerry Herman
Batman Theme
#77
02/1966

Batman Theme
Neal Hefti

from Batman Theme   
36 pts
35
US
12
AC






as Neal Hefti and His Orchestra
instrumental
[RCA Victor 8755]
written by Neal Hefti
#78
03/1966

The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)
The Brass Ring

from Love Theme from the Flight of the Phoenix   
35 pts
32
US
21
AC






instrumental
[Dunhill 4023]
written by Gino Paoli & Alec Wilder
#79
11/1966

Ghost Riders in the Sky
The Baja Marimba Band

from Watch Out!   
35 pts
52
US
4
AC






instrumental
[A&M 824]
written by Stan Jones
#80
04/1966

The Cruel War
Peter, Paul & Mary

35 pts
52
US
4
AC






[Warner 5809]
written by Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow
#81
10/1966

Time After Time
Chris Montez

from Time After Time   Time After Time
35 pts
36
US
12
AC






[A&M 822]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
#82
12/1966

Wack Wack
Young-Holt Unlimited

from Wack Wack   
34 pts
40
US
35
AC


12
R&B


as The Young-Holt Trio
instrumental
[Brunswick 55305]
written by Eldee Young, Isaac Holt & Don Walker
#83
05/1966

Wiederseh'n
Al Martino

from Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep   
34 pts
57
US
3
AC






[Capitol 5652]
written by Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein & Milt Gabler
#84
03/1966

Memories Are Made of This
The Drifters

34 pts
48
US
29
AC




57
UK
[Atlantic 2325]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
Downtown
#85
04/1966

Downtown
Mrs. Miller

33 pts
82
US
9
AC




56
UK
[novelty]
[Capitol 5640]
written by Tony Hatch
#86
10/1966

A Day in the Life of a Fool
Jack Jones

from Jack Jones Sings   
32 pts
62
US
4
AC






[Kapp 781]
written by Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Mariz & Carl Sigman
Don't Touch Me
#87
04/1966

Don't Touch Me
Jeannie Seely

from The Seely Style   
31 pts
85
US
29
AC
2
ctry




[Monument 933]
written by Hank Cochran
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
#88
06/1966

You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
Roger Miller

from Golden Hits   
31 pts
40
US
17
AC
35
ctry




[Smash 2043]
written by Roger Miller
#89
10/1966

Lookin' for Love
Ray Conniff

31 pts
94
US
2
AC






as Ray Conniff and the Singers
[Columbia 43814]
written by John Rotella
A Lover's Concerto
#90
04/1966

A Lover's Concerto
Sarah Vaughan

from Pop Artistry of Sarah Vaughan   
30 pts
63
US
5
AC






[Mercury 72543]
written by Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell & Johann Sebastian Bach
#91
06/1966

I Only Have Eyes for You
The Lettermen

from A New Song for Young Love   
29 pts
72
US
4
AC






[Capitol 5649]
written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
#92
04/1966

Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago
Roger Williams

from I'll Remember You   
29 pts
65
US
5
AC






instrumental
[Kapp 738]
written by Maurice Jarre
Nobody's Baby Again
#93
10/1966

Nobody's Baby Again
Dean Martin

from Happiness Is Dean Martin   
29 pts
60
US
6
AC






[Reprise 0516]
written by Baker Knight
(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In
#94
12/1966

(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In
Dean Martin

from Happiness Is Dean Martin   
29 pts
55
US
7
AC






[Reprise 0538]
written by Ramona Redd & Mitchell Torok
#95
07/1966

You You You
Mel Carter

from Easy Listening   Easy Listening
27 pts
49
US
11
AC






[Imperial 66183]
written by Robert Mellin & Lotar Olias
#96
10/1966

Wish You Were Here, Buddy
Pat Boone

from Wish You Were Here, Buddy   
27 pts
49
US
12
AC






[Dot 16933]
written by Pat Boone
#97
04/1966

Dum-De-Da
Bobby Vinton

from More of Bobby's Greatest Hits   
26 pts
40
US
24
AC






aka She Understands Me
[Epic 10014]
written by Merle Kilgore & Margie Singleton
#98
02/1966

Where Am I Going?
Barbra Streisand

from Color Me Barbra   Color Me Barbra
25 pts
94
US
4
AC






[Columbia 43518]
written by Dorothy Fields & Cy Coleman
#99
09/1966

Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad)
Jerry Vale

from The Impossible Dream   
24 pts
93
US
5
AC






[Columbia 43774]
written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss
#100
10/1966

Uptight
Ramsey Lewis

from Wade in the Water   
24 pts
49
US
37
AC


30
R&B


instrumental
[Cadet 5547]
written by Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder & Henry Cosby

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