This is the year Leslie was born and you can look up your own year too…thought this could be interesting for the young and old out there who read this BLOG…you never know what to expect when a post appears in your mailbox…. 😉

« 1965 1966 Number One Songs 1967 »

Date	Artist – Title	Weeks at #1
December 26 1965 – January 1 1966	Simon and Garfunkel – The Sounds of Silence	2 (1)
January 2 – 15 1966	Beatles – We Can Work It Out	3 (2)
January 16 – 22 1966	Simon and Garfunkel – The Sounds of Silence	2 (1)
January 23 – 29 1966	Beatles – We Can Work It Out	3 (1)
January 30 – February 12 1966	Petula Clark – My Love	2
February 13 – 19 1966	Lou Christie – Lightnin’ Strikes	1
February 20 – 26 1966	Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made for Walkin’	1
February 27 – April 2 1966	Sgt. Barry Sadler – Ballad of the Green Beret	5
April 3 – 23 1966	Righteous Brothers – (You’re My) Soul and Inspiration	3
April 24 – 30 1966	Young Rascals – Good Lovin’	1
May 1 – 21 1966	Mamas and Papas – Monday Monday	3
May 22 – June 4 1966	Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman	2
June 5 – 18 1966	Rolling Stones – Paint It Black	2
June 19 – 25 1966	Beatles – Paperback Writer	2 (1)
June 26 – July 2 1966	Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night	1
July 3 – 9 1966	Beatles – Paperback Writer	2 (1)
July 10 – 23 1966	Tommy James and The Shondells – Hanky Panky	2
July 24 – August 6 1966	Troggs – Wild Thing	2
August 7 – 27 1966	Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer In The City	3
August 28 – September 3 1966	Donovan – Sunshine Superman	1
September 4 – 17 1966	Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love	2
September 18 – October 8 1966	Association – Cherish	3
October 9 – 22 1966	Four Tops – Reach Out, I’ll Be There	2
October 23 – 29 1966	Question Mark and The Mysterians – 96 Tears	1
October 30 – November 5 1966	Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville	1
November 6 – 12 1966	Johnny Rivers – Poor Side of Town	1
November 13 – 26 1966	Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin On	2
November 27 – December 3 1966	New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral	3 (1)
December 4 – 10 1966	Beach Boys – Good Vibrations	1
December 11 – 24 1966	New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral	3 (2)
December 25 1966 – February 11 1967	Monkees – I’m A Believer	7

Source: Billboard Magazine
27 different songs hit number one in the US during 1966.

Top 5 Songs of 1966