Top 100 Songs of 1966
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- I'm a Believer-Monkees
- The Ballad of the Green Berets-S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
- Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudeville Band
- We Can Work It Out-Beatles
- (You're My) Soul and Inspiration-Righteous Brothers
- 96 Tears-? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians
- Cherish-Association
- Summer in the City-The Lovin' Spoonful
- Good Vibrations-Beach Boys
- These Boots Are Made for Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra
- Snoopy vs. the Red Baron-Royal Guardsmen
- You Can't Hurry Love-Supremes
- Monday, Monday-Mamas & the Papas
- Last Train to Clarksville-The Monkees
- Reach Out I'll Be There-Four Tops
- Wild Thing-The Troggs
- The Sounds of Silence-Simon and Garfunkel
- Paint It, Black-Rolling Stones
- Good Lovin'-The Young Rascals
- Lil' Red Riding Hood-Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
- Hanky Panky-Tommy James & the Shondells
- When a Man Loves a Woman-Percy Sledge
- Lightnin' Strikes-Lou Christie
- Sunshine Superman-Donovan
- Paperback Writer-The Beatles
- You Keep Me Hangin' On-The Supremes
- Strangers in the Night-Frank Sinatra
- 19th Nervous Breakdown-The Rolling Stones
- My Love-Petula Clark
- Mellow Yellow-Donovan
- Poor Side of Town-Johnny Rivers
- Daydream-Lovin' Spoonful
- Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind-The Lovin' Spoonful
- She's Just My Style-Gary Lewis & the Playboys
- Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly-Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
- Red Rubber Ball-The Cyrkle
- Sunny-Bobby Hebb
- A Groovy Kind of Love-The Mindbenders
- See You in September-The Happenings
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)-Cher
- Barbara Ann-The Beach Boys
- Yellow Submarine-The Beatles
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35-Bob Dylan
- I Am a Rock-Simon and Garfunkel
- Uptight (Everything's Alright)-Stevie Wonder
- California Dreamin'-The Mamas and the Papas
- No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)-The T-Bones
- Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers
- Five O'Clock World-The Vogues
- Nowhere Man-The Beatles
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted-Jimmy Ruffin
- Kicks-Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Sloop John B-Beach Boys
- The Pied Piper-Crispian St. Peters
- Born Free-Roger Williams
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield
- That's Life-Frank Sinatra
- Listen People-Herman's Hermits
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep-The Temptations
- Black Is Black-Los Bravos
- Sugar Town-Nancy Sinatra
- Born a Woman-Sandy Posey
- Time Won't Let Me-The Outsiders
- Walk Away Renee-Left Banke
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-B. J. Thomas
- Hooray for Hazel-Tommy Roe
- Lady Godiva-Peter and Gordon
- Just Like Me-Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Homeward Bound-Simon and Garfunkel
- I'm Your Puppet-James and Bobby Purify
- Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind
- Bus Stop-The Hollies
- Flowers on the Wall-Statler Brothers
- Cool Jerk-The Capitals
- If I Were a Carpenter-Bobby Darin
- My World Is Empty Without You-The Supremes
- Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe
- Crying Time-Ray Charles
- Land of 1000 Dances-Wilson Pickett
- Oh How Happy-Shades of Blue
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg-The Temptations
- You Didn't Have to Be So Nice-The Lovin' Spoonful
- The Duck-Jackie Lee
- Woman-Peter and Gordon
- Ebb Tide-Righteous Brothers
- This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)-Isley Brothers
- Dandy-Herman's Hermits
- I Saw Her Again-The Mamas & the Papas
- Barefootin'-Robert Parker
- Psychotic Reaction-Count Five
- Cherry, Cherry-Neil Diamond
- Hungry-Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Day Tripper-The Beatles
- A Must to Avoid-Herman's Hermits
- Don't Mess with Bill-The Marvelettes
- Gloria-Shadows of Knight
- Wouldn't It Be Nice?-Beach Boys
- Working in the Coal Mine-Lee Dorsey
- Somewhere My Love-Ray Conniff & the Singers
- Green Grass-Gary Lewis & the Playboys