US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd April, 1966
TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 1 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA)-9 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-6 (2)
3 8 (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION –•– The Righteous Brothers (Verve)-5 (3)
4 6 DAYDREAM –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-6 (4)
5 5 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8 (5)
6 3 NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-5 (3)
7 7 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-13 (4)
8 4 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-11 (1)
9 17 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) –•– Cher (Imperial)-4 (9)
10 14 SURE GONNA MISS HER –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-5 (10)
11 12 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-7 (11)
12 11 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-11 (11)
13 13 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (13)
14 15 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-8 (14)
15 22 SECRET AGENT MAN –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-3 (15)
16 21 TIME WON’T LET ME –•– The Outsiders (Capitol)-7 (16)
17 10 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-7 (3)
18 9 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-11 (5)
19 16 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-10 (16)
20 25 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) –•– The Isley Brothers (Tamla)-7 (20)
21 26 MAGIC TOWN –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-6 (21)
22 27 LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-5 (22)
23 18 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (18)
24 20 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-9 (20)
25 30 WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG –•– Norma Tanega (New Voice)-6 (25)
26 23 IT’S TOO LATE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (23)
27 40 GOOD LOVIN’ –•– The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (27)
28 39 KICKS –•– Paul Revere and the RaidersFeaturing Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (28)
29 32 GET READY –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (29)
30 19 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-10 (9)
31 28 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-10 (12)
32 31 THE RAINS CAME –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)-10 (31)
33 29 ONE MORE HEARTACHE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (29)
34 41 INSIDE-LOOKING OUT –•– The Animals (MGM)-6 (34)
35 43 SATISFACTION –•– Otis Redding (Volt)-5 (35)
36 70 A SIGN OF THE TIMES –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-2 (36)
37 45 THINK I’LL GO SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-4 (37)
38 36 I WANT TO GO WITH YOU –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA)-9 (36)
39 24 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-11 (22)
40 37 HUSBANDS AND WIVES –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-7 (26)
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