Billboard Hot 100 — December 17, 1966
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 1966. "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band returned to #1 after 1 week away, climbing from #3 to displace "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys, on its way to 2 weeks on top (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen at #30, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees, up 36 places from #44 to #8.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting October 29, 1966.
- New in the top 10: "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees (up from #44 to #8); "Sugar Town" by Nancy Sinatra (up from #16 to #9); "A Place In The Sun" by Stevie Wonder (up from #14 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen at #30; it would spend 12 weeks on the chart and peak at #2.
- Biggest fall: "Run, Run, Look And See" by Brian Hyland, down 17 places from #25 to #42.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Born Free" by Roger Williams, 17 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "96 Tears" by ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Reach Out I'll Be There" by Four Tops after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Dandy" by Herman's Hermits after 11 weeks (peak #5).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Mellow Yellow Donovan |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Good Vibrations The Beach Boys |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | That's Life Frank Sinatra |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | Born Free Roger Williams |
| 8 | 44 | 8 | 2 | I'm A Believer The Monkees |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | Sugar Town Nancy Sinatra |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | A Place In The Sun Stevie Wonder |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Whispers (Gettin' Louder) Jackie Wilson |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | (I Know) I'm Losing You The Temptations |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Lady Godiva Peter And Gordon |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | I'm Ready For Love Martha & The Vandellas |
| 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | A Hazy Shade Of Winter Simon & Garfunkel |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No) Neil Diamond |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | (Come 'round Here) I'm The One You Need The Miracles |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Stop Stop Stop The Hollies |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Mame Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 9 | It Tears Me Up Percy Sledge |
| 21 | 12 | 6 | 13 | I'm Your Puppet James & Bobby Purify |
| 22 | 15 | 1 | 14 | Poor Side Of Town Johnny Rivers |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Single Girl Sandy Posey |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 6 | Talk Talk The Music Machine |
| 25 | 51 | 25 | 3 | Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 4 | Cry Ronnie Dove |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | I Need Somebody ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 4 | Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett |
| 30 | NEW | 30 | 1 | Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron The Royal Guardsmen |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 7 | It's Only Love Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 5 | Coming Home Soldier Bobby Vinton |
| 33 | 20 | 11 | 12 | Coming On Strong Brenda Lee |
| 34 | 22 | 22 | 12 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 35 | 66 | 35 | 3 | Good Thing Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 3 | Words Of Love The Mamas & The Papas |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 8 | Help Me Girl The Outsiders |
| 38 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Holy Cow Lee Dorsey |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 4 | Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies The Association |
| 40 | 26 | 26 | 11 | The Wheel Of Hurt Margaret Whiting |
| 41 | 60 | 41 | 3 | East West Herman's Hermits |
| 42 | 25 | 25 | 9 | Run, Run, Look And See Brian Hyland |
| 43 | 27 | 1 | 15 | Last Train To Clarksville The Monkees |
| 44 | 30 | 10 | 10 | Rain On The Roof The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Games That Lovers Play Eddie Fisher |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 3 | I've Passed This Way Before Jimmy Ruffin |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | Happenings Ten Years Time Ago The Yardbirds |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 4 | I Fooled You This Time Gene Chandler |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Help Me Girl Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 50 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Time After Time Chris Montez |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 6 | I (Who Have Nothing) Terry Knight and The Pack |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | Money (That's What I Want) (Part 1) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | The Eggplant That Ate Chicago Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band |
| 54 | 39 | 37 | 7 | (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me The Chicago Loop |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 3 | There's Got To Be A Word! The Innocence |
| 56 | 70 | 56 | 3 | Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding |
| 57 | 74 | 57 | 4 | Ghost Riders In The Sky Baja Marimba Band |
| 58 | 92 | 58 | 2 | Tell It To The Rain The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 59 | 79 | 59 | 3 | Georgy Girl The Seekers |
| 60 | 55 | 51 | 10 | A Symphony For Susan The Arbors |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 3 | Please Don't Ever Leave Me The Cyrkle |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Standing In The Shadows Of Love Four Tops |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 2 | Blue Autumn Bobby Goldsboro |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 3 | Bad Misunderstanding The Critters |
| 65 | 62 | 62 | 8 | A Day In The Life Of A Fool Jack Jones |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 2 | Goodnight My Love The Happenings |
| 67 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Please Say You're Fooling Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches Lou Rawls |
| 69 | 68 | 68 | 6 | The Proud One Frankie Valli |
| 70 | 67 | 65 | 6 | We Got A Thing That's In The Groove The Capitols |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | Baby What I Mean The Drifters |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 4 | I Don't Need No Doctor Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 2 | 98.6 Keith |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 2 | (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 2 | The Girl That Stood Beside Me Bobby Darin |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 4 | Alvin's Boo-Ga-Loo Alvin Cash & The Registers |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone The Monkees |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 3 | There's Something On Your Mind Baby Ray |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 2 | Communication Breakdown Roy Orbison |
| 80 | 72 | 72 | 9 | Don't Answer The Door - Part 1 B.B. King |
| 81 | 98 | 81 | 2 | I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) The Electric Prunes |
| 82 | 95 | 82 | 3 | You Got Me Hummin' Sam & Dave |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Papa Was Too Joe Tex |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 3 | Karate The Emperor's |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 4 | I Wanna Meet You The Cryan' Shames |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Nashville Cats The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Where Will The Words Come From Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I'm Gonna Miss You The Artistics |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | If You Go Away Damita Jo |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 4 | (He's) Raining In My Sunshine Jay & The Americans |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Wack Wack The Young Holt Trio |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | Questions And Answers The In Crowd |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | (Open Up The Door) Let The Good Times In Dean Martin |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Dancing In The Street The Mamas & The Papas |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Grizzly Bear The Youngbloods |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Going Nowhere Los Bravos |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Peak Of Love Bobby McClure |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Look What You've Done Pozo Seco Singers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Stand By Me Spyder Turner |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Try My Love Again Bobby Moore's Rhythm Aces featuring Chico |
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