top songs of 1966

[jblvmoll]

According to wikipedia, in 1966, billboard top 100 notes #32 as being "Love Theme from Flight of the Phoenix", as done by instrumental group, The Brass Ring.

[Piper]

[Brian]

Actually, it's what the editor of the list believes are the greatest songs of the year, based on a set of objective criteria.

[Piper]

[steveljohn8]

Here are some of the songs released in 1966..

ound 174 Songs.

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

(You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers

96 Tears - Question Mark and the Mysterians

A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders

A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel

A Quick One While He's Away - The Who

A Sign Of The Times - Petula Clark

After All, I'm Only A Schoolgirl - Cole Porter

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations

Alfie - Dionne Warwick

Along Comes Mary - The Association

And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles

Au Suivant - Jacques Brel

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher

Black Is Black - Los Bravos

Boris The Spider - The Who

Born Free - Matt Monro

Bus Stop - The Hollies

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

California Nights - Lesley Gore

Captail Soul - The Byrds

Caroline, No - The Beach Boys

Cherish - The Association

Cherry, Cherry - Neil Diamond

Cheryl's Goin' Home - Bob Lind

Crying Time - Ray Charles

Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful

Devil With A Blue Dress - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful

Do You Like Worms? - The Beach Boys

Doctor Robert - The Beatles

Eight Miles High - The Byrds

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind

Evil Witchman - 'N Betweens

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding

Flight 505 - The Rolling Stones

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - Simon & Garfunkel

For No One - The Beatles

Four Women - Nina Simone

Fourth Time Around - Bob Dylan

Georgy Girl - The Seekers

Get Ready - The Temptations

Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles

Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones

Hanky Panky - Tommy James and The Shondells

Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds

Happy Jack - The Who

Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow? - The Rolling Stones

Helpless - Kim Weston

Here, There And Everywhere - The Beatles

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Hold On I'm Coming - Sam & Dave

Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel

Hooray for Hazel - Tommy Roe

I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel

I Can't Control Myself - The Troggs

I Can't Let Go - The Hollies

I Feel Free - Cream

I Live For The Sun - The Sunrays

I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens

I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & The Papas

I Want To Tell You - The Beatles

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

I'm A Boy - The Who

I'm Only Sleeping - The Beatles

I'm Waiting For The Day - The Beach Boys

If I Were A Carpenter - Bobby Darin

Inside Looking Out - The Animals

It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown

Jimmy Mack - Martha and the Vandellas

Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan

Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders

Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd

Lady Godiva - Peter and Gordon

Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones

Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees

Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie

Lightning-Rod Man - The Factory

Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound

Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

Lost Soul - Screaming Lord Sutch

Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart - The Supremes

Love You To - The Beatles

Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66

Matthew And Son - Cat Stevens

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

Monday Monday - The Mamas & The Papas

Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

My Little Red Book - Love

My Love - Petula Clark

My World Is Empty Without You - The Supremes

Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful

Nashville Rebel - Waylon Jennings

Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones

Oh How Happy - The Shades of Blue

Out Of Time - The Rolling Stones

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

Paperback Writer - The Beatles

Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers

Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann

Rain - The Beatles

Rainy Day Women #12 And #35 - Bob Dylan

Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops

Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle

Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel

River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) - Joe Tex

Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands - Bob Dylan

Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel

Season Of The Witch - Donovan

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers

Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds

She Said She Said - The Beatles

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen

Society's Child - Janis Ian

Solitary Man - Neil Diamond

Sorrow - The Merseys

Stay With Me - Lorraine Ellison

Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix

Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra

Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan

Stupid Girl - The Rolling Stones

Substitute - The Who

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful

Sunny - Bobby Hebb

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Sunshine Superman - Donovan

Sweet Dreams - Tommy McLain

Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe

Taxman - The Beatles

Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville

That's Life - Frank Sinatra

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel

The Ballad Of The Green Berets - Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler

The Cheater - Bob Kuban and the In-Men

The Elf - Al Stewart

The More I See You - Chris Montez

The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers

These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra

They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-haaa - Napoleon XIV

Things Are Changing - The Supremes

This Old Heart Of Mine - The Isley Brothers

Thunderball - Tom Jones

Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders

Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones

Vegetables - The Beach Boys

Village Green - The Kinks

Visions - Cliff Richard

Visions Of Johanna - Bob Dylan

Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke

Walkin' My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin

When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge

Where Were You When I Needed You - The Grass Roots

Wild Thing - The Troggs

Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band

With A Girl Like You - The Troggs

Woman - Peter and Gordon

Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys

Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield

You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes

You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft

Thanks

Stevel John