Top 100 Songs of 1966

[AP Panther Fan]

While looking for a picture of Mama (Cass Elliott) of The Mama's and Papa's (to pay HSF back for the Tiny Tim photos), I came across this list and thought I would share!:D


Top 100 Hits of 1966



1. The Ballad Of The Green Berets, Sgt. Barry Sadler
2. Cherish, Association
3. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration, Righteous Brothers
4. Monday, Monday, The Mama's and The Papa's
5. 96 Tears, ? and The Mysterians
6. Last Train To Clarksville, The Monkees
7. Reach Out I'll Be There, Four Tops
8. Summer In The City, Lovin' Spoonful
9. Poor Side Of Town, Johnny Rivers
10. California Dreamin', The Mama's and The Papa's
11. You Can't Hurry Love, Supremes
12. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted, Jimmy Ruffin
13. These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Nancy Sinatra
14. Born Free, Roger Williams
15. Strangers In The Night, Frank Sinatra
16. We Can Work It Out, The Beatles
17. When A Man Loves A Woman, Percy Sledge
18. Winchester Cathedral, New Vaudeville Band
19. Hanky Panky, Tommy James and The Shondells
20. Good Lovin', Young Rascals
21. Paint It Black, Rolling Stones
22. My Love, Petula Clark
23. Lightin' Strikes, Lou Christie
24. Wild Thing, Troggs
25. Kicks, Paul Revere and The Raiders
26. Sunshine Superman, Donovan
27. Sunny, Bobby Hebb
28. Paperback Writer, The Beatles
29. See You In September, Happenings
30. You Keep Me Hangin' On, Supremes
31. Lil' Red Riding Hood, Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs
32. Devil With A Blue Dress On and Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley), Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
33. Good Vibrations, Beach Boys
34. A Groovy Kind Of Love, Mindbenders
35. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield
36. Born A Woman, Sandy Posey
37. Cool Jerk, The Capitols
38. Red Rubber Ball, The Cyrkle
39. B-A-B-Y, Carla Thomas
40. Walk Away Renee, Left Banke
41. Daydream, Lovin' Spoonful
42. Time Won't Let Me, Outsiders
43. Hooray For Hazel, Tommy Roe
44. Sweet Pea, Tommy Roe
45. Bus Stop, Hollies
46. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs
47. Ain't Your Puppet, James and Bobby Purify
48. Ain't Too Proud To Beg, Temptations
49. Dirty Water, Standells
50. Elusive Butterfly, Bob Lind
51. I Am A Rock, Simon and Garfunkel
52. Crying Time, Ray Charles
53. Secret Agent Man, Johnny Rivers
54. The Sounds Of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel
55. Lady Godiva, Peter and Gordon
56. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?, Lovin' Spoonful
57. You Baby, The Turtles
58. Barefootin', Robert Parker
59. Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkel
60. Uptight (Everything's Alright), Stevie Wonder
61. Bang Bang, Cher
62. Sloop John B, Beach Boys
63. 19th Nervous Breakdown, Rolling Stones
64. Wipe Out, The Surfaris
65. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Temptations
66. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach Is In), T-Bones
67. Just Like Me, Paul Revere and The Raiders
68. Love Makes The World Go Round, Deon Jackson
69. The Pied Piper, Crispian St. Peters
70. Coming On Strong, Brenda Lee
71. Somewhere My Love, Ray Conniff and The Singers
72. Almost Persuaded, David Houston
73. If I Were A Carpenter, Bobby Darin
74. Don't Mess With Bill, Marvelettes
75. Cherry, Cherry, Neil Diamond
76. Working In The Coal Mine, Lee Dorsey
77. Message To Michael, Dionne Warwick
78. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing, Lou Rawls
79. Barbara Ann, Beach Boys
80. Gloria, Shadows Of Knight
81. Dandy, Herman's Hermits
82. Rainy Day Women #12 And 35, Bob Dylan
83. Guantanamera, Sandpipers
84. Psychotic Reaction, Count Five
85. Land Of 1,000 Dances, Wilson Pickett
86. Oh How Happy, Shades Of Blue
87. Woman, Peter and Gordon
88. Five O'clock World, Vogues
89. Black Is Black, Los Bravos
90. Hungry, Paul Revere and The Raiders
91. My World Is Empty Without You, Supremes
92. Baby Scratch My Back, Slim Harpo
93. She's Just My Style, Gary Lewis and The Playboys
94. The More I See You, Chris Montez
95. 634-5789, Wilson Pickett
96. Yellow Submarine, The Beatles
97. Nowhere Man, The Beatles
98. Zorba The Greek, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
99. Shapes Of Things, Yardbirds
100. I Fought The Law, Bobby Fuller Four

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
95. 634-5789, Wilson Pickett


I wonder if this sounds anything like "867-5309" :thinking:

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
I wonder if this sounds anything like "867-5309" :thinking:


LOL...for some reason, I think not.:cool:

[LH Panther Mom]

Wow! I feel much better after getting to the bottom of the list. I didn't recognize the name of every song, so maybe I'm younger than I thought. :thinking: :eek:

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Wow! I feel much better after getting to the bottom of the list. I didn't recognize the name of every song, so maybe I'm younger than I thought. :thinking: :eek:

:D
I didn't recognize EVERY song, but more than I care to admit.....;)

[SwtwtrMstngs04]

I knew one YAY

[Diocletian]

“She”, a song by Tommy James (1966)


one of the best ever I think....but i've also found that when listening to older music you'll need to relate to the lyrics yourself for you to like it....

[spiveyrat]

There's some real classics in that list!

[Ranger Mom]

Out of the 100 songs, there were 13 titles that I recognized!

[Old Green]

I recognized 73 songs.
I purchased Wilson Pickets Greatest Hits a few weeks ago. It had 634-5789, Mustang Sally, and all the rest of his hits.


Ahhhhhh ! Memories of youth.:rolleyes: :D

[BullFrog Dad]

Originally posted by spiveyrat
There's some real classics in that list! spiveyrat you said it. Also the artists and groups that pepper that list is incredible. There probably isn't another year equal to it or ever will be!

[Phantom Stang]

I recognize 17 of the first 20, 59 in all.:cool:

[pirate44]

i recognized all of the songs but 12. great songs. i would have never guessed that was all in 1966

[GreenMonster]

1966 is too moldy for me.

[Pmoney]

1. The Ballad Of The Green Berets, Sgt. Barry Sadler

This was an awesome song :D :thumbsup: