US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 30th April, 1966
TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 6 GOOD LOVIN’ –•– The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION –•– The Righteous Brothers (Verve)-9 (1)
3 10 MONDAY, MONDAY –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-4 (3)
4 8 SLOOP JOHN B –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-5 (4)
5 3 SECRET AGENT MAN –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-7 (3)
6 7 KICKS –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-7 (6)
7 5 TIME WON’T LET ME –•– The Outsiders (Capitol)-11 (5)
8 2 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) –•– Cher (Imperial)-8 (2)
9 4 DAYDREAM –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-10 (2)
10 15 LEANING ON THE LAMP POST –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-4 (10)
11 16 GLORIA –•– The Shadows Of Knight (Dunwich)-7 (11)
12 9 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-11 (8)
13 11 A SIGN OF THE TIMES –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-6 (11)
14 38 RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 & 35 –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-3 (14)
15 18 SHAPES OF THINGS –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-7 (15)
16 31 RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-6 (16)
17 25 TRY TOO HARD –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-5 (17)
18 32 MESSAGE TO MICHAEL –•– Dionne Warwick (Scpeter)-5 (18)
19 29 TOGETHER AGAIN –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-6 (19)
20 17 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA)-13 (1)
21 49 HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU, DARLIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-2 (21)
22 42 EIGHT MILES HIGH –•– The Byrds (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 52 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– The Mindbenders (Fontana)-3 (23)
24 23 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-12 (18)
25 28 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (25)
26 19 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-17 (4)
27 14 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-10 (2)
28 13 NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-9 (3)
29 53 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-4 (29)
30 12 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) –•– The Isley Brothers (Tamla)-11 (12)
31 20 LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-9 (17)
32 37 CAROLINE, NO –•– Brian Wilson (Capitol)-6 (32)
33 35 THE PHOENIX LOVE THEME (Senza Fine) –•– Brass Ring Featuring Phil Bodner (Dunhill)-8 (33)
34 30 I HEAR TRUMPETS BLOW –•– The Tokens (B.T. Puppy)-7 (30)
35 24 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-7 (24)
36 21 SURE GONNA MISS HER –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-9 (9)
37 22 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-12 (5)
38 26 SOMEWHERE –•– Lee Barry (Decca)-7 (26)
39 65 THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE (Anymore) –•– The Walker Brothers (Smash)-3 (39)
40 27 SPANISH FLEA –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-7 (27)
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