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Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1966

Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1966 — 53 charts in all. 27 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1966 was "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" by SSgt Barry Sadler (5 weeks on top). The Beatles held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.

53weekly charts
27different #1 songs
5weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
24weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut

Number-one songs of 1966

Reached #1Weeks at #1SongArtist
January 1, 19661The Sound Of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel
January 8, 19662We Can Work It OutThe Beatles
January 22, 19661The Sound Of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel
January 29, 19661We Can Work It OutThe Beatles
February 5, 19662My LovePetula Clark
February 19, 19661Lightnin' StrikesLou Christie
February 26, 19661These Boots Are Made For Walkin'Nancy Sinatra
March 5, 19665The Ballad Of The Green BeretsSSgt Barry Sadler
April 9, 19663(You're My) Soul And InspirationThe Righteous Brothers
April 30, 19661Good Lovin'The Young Rascals
May 7, 19663Monday, MondayThe Mamas & The Papas
May 28, 19662When A Man Loves A WomanPercy Sledge
June 11, 19662Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones
June 25, 19661Paperback WriterThe Beatles
July 2, 19661Strangers In The NightFrank Sinatra
July 9, 19661Paperback WriterThe Beatles
July 16, 19662Hanky PankyTommy James And The Shondells
July 30, 19662Wild ThingThe Troggs
August 13, 19663Summer In The CityThe Lovin' Spoonful
September 3, 19661Sunshine SupermanDonovan
September 10, 19662You Can't Hurry LoveThe Supremes
September 24, 19663CherishThe Association
October 15, 19662Reach Out I'll Be ThereFour Tops
October 29, 1966196 Tears? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians
November 5, 19661Last Train To ClarksvilleThe Monkees
November 12, 19661Poor Side Of TownJohnny Rivers
November 19, 19662You Keep Me Hangin' OnThe Supremes
December 3, 19661Winchester CathedralThe New Vaudeville Band
December 10, 19661Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys
December 17, 19662Winchester CathedralThe New Vaudeville Band
December 31, 19667I'm A BelieverThe Monkees

Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1966

  1. The Beatles — 5 weeks
  2. SSgt Barry Sadler — 5 weeks
  3. The Supremes — 4 weeks
  4. The Righteous Brothers — 3 weeks
  5. The Mamas & The Papas — 3 weeks

Longest-running hits that debuted in 1966

Weeks on chartPeakSongArtistDebuted
24#21Solitary ManNeil DiamondMay 21, 1966
23#22But It's AlrightJ.J. JacksonOctober 1, 1966
21#7Born FreeRoger WilliamsAugust 27, 1966
17#4California Dreamin'The Mamas & The PapasJanuary 8, 1966
17#7What Becomes Of The BrokenheartedJimmy RuffinAugust 20, 1966
17#28Knock On WoodEddie FloydSeptember 10, 1966
17#57Tiny BubblesDon Ho and the AliisNovember 26, 1966
16#2Georgy GirlThe SeekersDecember 3, 1966
16#4Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss MollyMitch Ryder And The Detroit WheelsOctober 8, 1966
16#11Dirty WaterThe StandellsApril 23, 1966

Every chart from 1966

January 1, 1966 January 8, 1966 January 15, 1966 January 22, 1966 January 29, 1966 February 5, 1966 February 12, 1966 February 19, 1966 February 26, 1966 March 5, 1966 March 12, 1966 March 19, 1966 March 26, 1966 April 2, 1966 April 9, 1966 April 16, 1966 April 23, 1966 April 30, 1966 May 7, 1966 May 14, 1966 May 21, 1966 May 28, 1966 June 4, 1966 June 11, 1966 June 18, 1966 June 25, 1966 July 2, 1966 July 9, 1966 July 16, 1966 July 23, 1966 July 30, 1966 August 6, 1966 August 13, 1966 August 20, 1966 August 27, 1966 September 3, 1966 September 10, 1966 September 17, 1966 September 24, 1966 October 1, 1966 October 8, 1966 October 15, 1966 October 22, 1966 October 29, 1966 November 5, 1966 November 12, 1966 November 19, 1966 November 26, 1966 December 3, 1966 December 10, 1966 December 17, 1966 December 24, 1966 December 31, 1966
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