List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1966
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966.
That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, SSgt. Barry Sadler, the Young Rascals, the Mamas & the Papas, Percy Sledge, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Troggs, the Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan, the Association, ? and the Mysterians, the Monkees, Johnny Rivers, and the New Vaudeville Band. Frank Sinatra, having already hit number one before the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first one on the chart. The Beatles, the Supremes and the Monkees are the only acts to hit number one with more than one song, with each of them having two.
Chart history
[edit]The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1966 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
The original #1 song of 1966, "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas, never reached #1 on the weekly charts. |
Number-one artists
[edit]Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | SSgt Barry Sadler | 5 |
The Beatles | ||
3 | The Supremes | 4 |
4 | The Righteous Brothers | 3 |
The Mamas & Papas | ||
The Lovin' Spoonful | ||
The Association | ||
The New Vaudeville Band | ||
9 | Simon & Garfunkel | 2 |
Petula Clark | ||
Percy Sledge | ||
The Rolling Stones | ||
Tommy James and the Shondells | ||
The Troggs | ||
Four Tops | ||
The Monkees | ||
17 | Lou Christie | 1 |
Nancy Sinatra | ||
The Young Rascals | ||
Frank Sinatra | ||
Donovan | ||
? and the Mysterians | ||
Johnny Rivers | ||
The Beach Boys |
See also
[edit]- 1966 in music
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1966
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1966
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969
Sources
[edit]- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
References
[edit]- ^ "January 1, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 8, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 15, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 22, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 29, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 2, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 9, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 16, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 23, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 30, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 7, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 14, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 21, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 28, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 4, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 11, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 18, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 25, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 2, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 9, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 16, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 23, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 30, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 6, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 13, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 20, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 27, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 3, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 10, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 17, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 24, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 1, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 8, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 15, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 22, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 29, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 5, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 12, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 19, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 26, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 3, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 10, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 17, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 24, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 31, 1966". Billboard Hot 100.