US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th February, 1966

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-10 (1)
3 10 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA)-4 (3)
4 3 UP TIGHT (Everything’s Alright) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (3)
5 5 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Supremes (Motown)-7 (5)
6 4 MY LOVE –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-10 (1)
7 8 DON’T MESS WITH BILL –•– The Marvellettes (Tamla)-8 (7)
8 16 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-8 (8)
9 20 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-6 (9)
10 15 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-5 (10)

11 12 ZORBA THE GREEK –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-10 (11)
12 6 CRYING TIME –•– Ray Charles (with the Raeletts) (ABC-Paramount)-12 (6)
13 41 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-2 (13)
14 26 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-5 (14)
15 7 BARBARA ANN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (2)
16 19 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-5 (16)
17 17 A WELL RESPECTED MAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-13 (13)
18 21 WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-6 (18)
19 9 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) –•– The T-Bones (Liberty)-12 (3)
20 25 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-5 (20)

21 24 AT THE SCENE –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-4 (21)
22 28 CALL ME –•– Chris Montez (A&M)-8 (22)
23 11 GOING TO A GO-GO –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-10 (11)
24 13 WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-11 (1)
25 48 BATMAN THEME –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-4 (25)
26 22 JUST LIKE ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey (Columbia)-13 (11)
27 34 I SEE THE LIGHT –•– Five Americans (HBR)-9 (27)
28 35 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-4 (28)
29 18 MICHELLE –•– David and Jonathan (Capitol)-8 (18)
30 36 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-6 (30)

31 54 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-3 (31)
32 30 NIGHT TIME –•– The Strangeloves (Bang)-7 (30)
33 37 BREAKIN’ UP IS BREAKIN’ MY HEART –•– Roy Orbison (MGM)-6 (33)
34 32 LIES –•– The Knickerbockers (Capitol)-13 (20)
35 27 JENNY TAKE A RIDE –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-12 (10)
36 38 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-6 (36)
37 44 LONG LIVE OUR LOVE –•– The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)-4 (37)
38 29 A HARD DAY’S NIGHT –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)-6 (29)
39 14 FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-14 (4)
40 23 SHE’S JUST MY STYLE –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-12 (3)

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