Billboard Hot 100 — December 31, 1966
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 31, 1966. "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Music To Watch Girls By" by Bob Crewe Generation at #86, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "Color My World" by Petula Clark, up 31 places from #69 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting December 10, 1966.
- New in the top 10: "Tell It Like It Is" by Aaron Neville (up from #14 to #7); "Good Thing" by Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (up from #27 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Stop Stop Stop" by The Hollies, down 24 places from #26 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Born Free" by Roger Williams, 19 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Poor Side Of Town" by Johnny Rivers after 15 weeks (peak #1); "I'm Your Puppet" by James & Bobby Purify after 14 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 4 | I'm A Believer The Monkees |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron The Royal Guardsmen |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | That's Life Frank Sinatra |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Sugar Town Nancy Sinatra |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Mellow Yellow Donovan |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | (I Know) I'm Losing You The Temptations |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | A Place In The Sun Stevie Wonder |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | 5 | Good Thing Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 7 | Single Girl Sandy Posey |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 11 | Good Vibrations The Beach Boys |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | 10 | You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes |
| 15 | 38 | 15 | 3 | Standing In The Shadows Of Love Four Tops |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 8 | Talk Talk The Music Machine |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 7 | Coming Home Soldier Bobby Vinton |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | Cry Ronnie Dove |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Words Of Love The Mamas & The Papas |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | 19 | Born Free Roger Williams |
| 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | Whispers (Gettin' Louder) Jackie Wilson |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | I Need Somebody ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 4 | Tell It To The Rain The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 24 | 19 | 19 | 7 | Mame Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | 13 | Lady Godiva Peter And Gordon |
| 26 | 23 | 23 | 6 | Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 5 | East West Herman's Hermits |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 5 | I've Passed This Way Before Jimmy Ruffin |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 6 | Help Me Girl Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 6 | Happenings Ten Years Time Ago The Yardbirds |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | 8 | I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No) Neil Diamond |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 3 | (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone The Monkees |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 3 | Nashville Cats The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 34 | 30 | 17 | 9 | (Come 'round Here) I'm The One You Need The Miracles |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies The Association |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 5 | Georgy Girl The Seekers |
| 38 | 69 | 38 | 2 | Color My World Petula Clark |
| 39 | 32 | 31 | 9 | It's Only Love Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 40 | 37 | 20 | 11 | It Tears Me Up Percy Sledge |
| 41 | 60 | 41 | 4 | (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos |
| 42 | 55 | 42 | 5 | There's Got To Be A Word! The Innocence |
| 43 | 65 | 43 | 2 | Gallant Men Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Blue Autumn Bobby Goldsboro |
| 45 | 25 | 9 | 10 | I'm Ready For Love Martha & The Vandellas |
| 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | A Hazy Shade Of Winter Simon & Garfunkel |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | 98.6 Keith |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 8 | I (Who Have Nothing) Terry Knight and The Pack |
| 49 | 49 | 48 | 6 | I Fooled You This Time Gene Chandler |
| 50 | 26 | 7 | 10 | Stop Stop Stop The Hollies |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | Where Will The Words Come From Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 6 | The Eggplant That Ate Chicago Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band |
| 53 | 34 | 28 | 17 | Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 4 | I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) The Electric Prunes |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Bad Misunderstanding The Critters |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 4 | Goodnight My Love The Happenings |
| 57 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Ghost Riders In The Sky Baja Marimba Band |
| 58 | 82 | 58 | 3 | Stand By Me Spyder Turner |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | Papa Was Too Joe Tex |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 6 | You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches Lou Rawls |
| 61 | 78 | 61 | 2 | How Do You Catch A Girl Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | Baby What I Mean The Drifters |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Karate The Emperor's |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 3 | Look What You've Done Pozo Seco Singers |
| 65 | 43 | 37 | 10 | Help Me Girl The Outsiders |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | The Girl That Stood Beside Me Bobby Darin |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 3 | (Open Up The Door) Let The Good Times In Dean Martin |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 3 | Wack Wack The Young Holt Trio |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 5 | There's Something On Your Mind Baby Ray |
| 70 | 85 | 70 | 3 | Grizzly Bear The Youngbloods |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | Knight In Rusty Armour Peter And Gordon |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Communication Breakdown Roy Orbison |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 2 | Another Night Dionne Warwick |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 2 | Green, Green Grass Of Home Tom Jones |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 2 | Just One Smile Gene Pitney |
| 76 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Alvin's Boo-Ga-Loo Alvin Cash & The Registers |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 3 | Dancing In The Street The Mamas & The Papas |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 2 | Day Tripper Ramsey Lewis |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 4 | If You Go Away Damita Jo |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | I'm Gonna Miss You The Artistics |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 2 | Wish Me A Rainbow The Gunter Kallmann Chorus |
| 82 | 59 | 59 | 5 | Please Don't Ever Leave Me The Cyrkle |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 2 | It's Now Winters Day Tommy Roe |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 2 | Pushin' Too Hard The Seeds |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Music To Watch Girls By Bob Crewe Generation |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 2 | Look At Granny Run, Run Howard Tate |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Are You Lonely For Me Freddy Scott |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Dig Girls J.J. Jackson |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Kind Of A Drag The Buckinghams |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Hello Hello The Sopwith "Camel" |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Let's Fall In Love Peaches & Herb |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Take Me For A Little While Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | The Shadow Of Your Smile Boots Randolph |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You Jimmy Castor |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Love Me Bobby Hebb |
| 97 | NEW | 82 | 4 | You Got Me Hummin' Sam & Dave |
| 98 | NEW | 87 | 4 | Tiny Bubbles Don Ho and the Aliis |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Fortune Teller The Hardtimes |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Gimme Some Lovin' The Spencer Davis Group |
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