Top 100 Songs of 1966

As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)

  1. I'm a Believer-Monkees
  2. The Ballad of the Green Berets-S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
  3. Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudeville Band
  4. We Can Work It Out-Beatles
  5. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration-Righteous Brothers
  6. 96 Tears-? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians
  7. Cherish-Association
  8. Summer in the City-The Lovin' Spoonful
  9. Good Vibrations-Beach Boys
  10. These Boots Are Made for Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra
  11. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron-Royal Guardsmen
  12. You Can't Hurry Love-Supremes
  13. Monday, Monday-Mamas & the Papas
  14. Last Train to Clarksville-The Monkees
  15. Reach Out I'll Be There-Four Tops
  16. Wild Thing-The Troggs
  17. The Sounds of Silence-Simon and Garfunkel
  18. Paint It, Black-Rolling Stones
  19. Good Lovin'-The Young Rascals
  20. Lil' Red Riding Hood-Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
  21. Hanky Panky-Tommy James & the Shondells
  22. When a Man Loves a Woman-Percy Sledge
  23. Lightnin' Strikes-Lou Christie
  24. Sunshine Superman-Donovan
  25. Paperback Writer-The Beatles
  26. You Keep Me Hangin' On-The Supremes
  27. Strangers in the Night-Frank Sinatra
  28. 19th Nervous Breakdown-The Rolling Stones
  29. My Love-Petula Clark
  30. Mellow Yellow-Donovan
  31. Poor Side of Town-Johnny Rivers
  32. Daydream-Lovin' Spoonful
  33. Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind-The Lovin' Spoonful
  34. She's Just My Style-Gary Lewis & the Playboys
  35. Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly-Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
  36. Red Rubber Ball-The Cyrkle
  37. Sunny-Bobby Hebb
  38. A Groovy Kind of Love-The Mindbenders
  39. See You in September-The Happenings
  40. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)-Cher
  41. Barbara Ann-The Beach Boys
  42. Yellow Submarine-The Beatles
  43. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35-Bob Dylan
  44. I Am a Rock-Simon and Garfunkel
  45. Uptight (Everything's Alright)-Stevie Wonder
  46. California Dreamin'-The Mamas and the Papas
  47. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)-The T-Bones
  48. Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers
  49. Five O'Clock World-The Vogues
  50. Nowhere Man-The Beatles
  51. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted-Jimmy Ruffin
  52. Kicks-Paul Revere & the Raiders
  53. Sloop John B-Beach Boys
  54. The Pied Piper-Crispian St. Peters
  55. Born Free-Roger Williams
  56. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield
  57. That's Life-Frank Sinatra
  58. Listen People-Herman's Hermits
  59. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep-The Temptations
  60. Black Is Black-Los Bravos
  61. Sugar Town-Nancy Sinatra
  62. Born a Woman-Sandy Posey
  63. Time Won't Let Me-The Outsiders
  64. Walk Away Renee-Left Banke
  65. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-B. J. Thomas
  66. Hooray for Hazel-Tommy Roe
  67. Lady Godiva-Peter and Gordon
  68. Just Like Me-Paul Revere & the Raiders
  69. Homeward Bound-Simon and Garfunkel
  70. I'm Your Puppet-James and Bobby Purify
  71. Elusive Butterfly-Bob Lind
  72. Bus Stop-The Hollies
  73. Flowers on the Wall-Statler Brothers
  74. Cool Jerk-The Capitals
  75. If I Were a Carpenter-Bobby Darin
  76. My World Is Empty Without You-The Supremes
  77. Sweet Pea-Tommy Roe
  78. Crying Time-Ray Charles
  79. Land of 1000 Dances-Wilson Pickett
  80. Oh How Happy-Shades of Blue
  81. Ain't Too Proud to Beg-The Temptations
  82. You Didn't Have to Be So Nice-The Lovin' Spoonful
  83. The Duck-Jackie Lee
  84. Woman-Peter and Gordon
  85. Ebb Tide-Righteous Brothers
  86. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)-Isley Brothers
  87. Dandy-Herman's Hermits
  88. I Saw Her Again-The Mamas & the Papas
  89. Barefootin'-Robert Parker
  90. Psychotic Reaction-Count Five
  91. Cherry, Cherry-Neil Diamond
  92. Hungry-Paul Revere & the Raiders
  93. Day Tripper-The Beatles
  94. A Must to Avoid-Herman's Hermits
  95. Don't Mess with Bill-The Marvelettes
  96. Gloria-Shadows of Knight
  97. Wouldn't It Be Nice?-Beach Boys
  98. Working in the Coal Mine-Lee Dorsey
  99. Somewhere My Love-Ray Conniff & the Singers
  100. Green Grass-Gary Lewis & the Playboys
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