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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1966

1965 <-1966-> 1967
    

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1.
05/1966

Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   Aftermath
391

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]

[London 901]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
2.
10/1966

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

from Smiley Smile   Smiley Smile
390

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #6]
[Capitol 5676]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
3.
06/1966

Paperback Writer by The Beatles

390

✫1
US




✫1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
4.
05/1966

Wild Thing by The Troggs

from From Nowhere   From Nowhere
364

✫1
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #257]
[Atco 6415]
written by Chip Taylor
5.
08/1966

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

from Revolver   Revolver
364

2
US




✫1
UK
charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
6.
07/1966

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

from Sunshine Superman   Sunshine Superman
363

✫1
US




2
UK
[Epic 10045]
written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
7.
02/1966

19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)   Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
342

2
US


32
R&B
2
UK
[London 9823]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
8.
04/1966

Monday, Monday by The Mamas & the Papas

from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
336

✫1
US




3
UK
[Dunhill 4026]
written by John Phillips
9.
02/1966

Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Daydream   Daydream
336

2
US




2
UK

[Kama Sutra 208]
written by John Sebastian
10.
01/1966

Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys

from Beach Boys' Party!   Beach Boys' Party!
310

2
US




3
UK
written by Fred Fassert
11.
07/1966

Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
285

✫1
US




8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #393]
[Kama Sutra 211]
written by Steve Boone, John Sebastian & Mark Sebastian
12.
04/1966

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   Blonde on Blonde
268

2
US




7
UK
written by Bob Dylan
13.
08/1966

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

from Revolver   Revolver
267

11
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #137]
in the US, B-Side to Yellow Submarine ; charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
14.
11/1966

Mellow Yellow by Donovan

from Mellow Yellow   Mellow Yellow
259

2
US




8
UK
featuring Paul McCartney

[Epic 10098]
written by Donovan
15.
06/1966

Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

from Face to Face   Face to Face
256

14
US




✫1
UK
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies
16.
09/1966

Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees

from The Monkees   The Monkees
236

✫1
US




23
UK
[Colgems 1001]
written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
17.
09/1966

96 Tears by Question Mark & the Mysterians

from 96 Tears   
217

✫1
US




37
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #210]
[Cameo 428]
written by Rudy Martinez
18.
03/1966

Shapes of Things by The Yardbirds

from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits   
214

11
US




3
UK
[Epic 10006*]
written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf & Jim McCarty
19.
02/1966

Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
206

5
US




9
UK
[Columbia 43511]
written by Paul Simon
20.
10/1966

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? by The Rolling Stones

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]   
205

9
US




5
UK
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
21.
08/1966

Cherish by The Association

from And Then…Along Comes the Association   
200

✫1
US
38
AC




[Valiant 747]
written by Terry Kirkman
22.
05/1966

I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   Sounds of Silence
197

3
US




17
UK
[Columbia 43617]
written by Paul Simon
23.
03/1966

Good Lovin' by The Rascals

from The Young Rascals   
197

✫1
US






as The Young Rascals
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #325]
written by Rudy Clark & Arthur Resnick
24.
06/1966

Out of Time by Chris Farlowe

from The Art of Chris Farlowe   
197

122
US




✫1
UK
[MGM 13567]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
25.
07/1966

I Saw Her Again (Last Night) by The Mamas & the Papas

from The Mamas and the Papas   
193

5
US




11
UK
[Dunhill 4031]
written by John Phillips & Denny Doherty
26.
02/1966

I Can't Let Go by The Hollies

from Would You Believe?   Would You Believe?
185

42
US




2
UK
written by Graham Gouldman
[Imperial 66158]
written by Chip Taylor (as John W. Voight) & Al Gorgoni
27.
12/1966

Happy Jack by The Who

from A Quick One   A Quick One
180

24
US




3
UK
written by Pete Townshend
28.
09/1966

Little Man by Sonny and Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
176

21
US




4
UK

[Atco 6440]
written by Sonny Bono
29.
09/1966

If I Were a Carpenter by Bobby Darin

from If I Were a Carpenter   
176

8
US




9
UK
[Atlantic 2350]
written by Tim Hardin
30.
01/1966

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas

from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
175

4
US




23
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #89]
[Dunhill 4020]
written by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips
31.
05/1966

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Do You Believe in Magic   Do You Believe in Magic
168

2
US






[Kama Sutra 209]
written by John Sebastian
32.
09/1966

I'm a Boy by The Who

from My Generation   My Generation
167







2
UK
[Decca 32058]
written by Pete Townshend
33.
03/1966

Dedicated Follower of Fashion by The Kinks

from The Kinks Greatest Hits!   
154

36
US




4
UK
[Reprise 0471]
written by Ray Davies
34.
06/1966

Over Under Sideways Down by The Yardbirds

from Roger the Engineer   Roger the Engineer
142

13
US




10
UK
written by Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf & Paul Samwell-Smith
35.
03/1966

Nowhere Man by The Beatles

from Rubber Soul   Rubber Soul
142

3
US






[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
36.
12/1966

Words of Love by The Mamas & the Papas

from The Mamas and the Papas   
136

5
US




47
UK
US B side to Dancing in the Street
[Dunhill 4057]
written by John Phillips
37.
11/1966

Dead End Street by The Kinks

from Face to Face   Face to Face
128

73
US




5
UK
[Reprise 540]
written by Ray Davies
38.
01/1966

What Now My Love by Sonny and Cher

from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher   The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher
127

14
US




13
UK
[Atco 6395]
written by Gilbert Bécaud & Carl Sigman
39.
12/1966

Nashville Cats by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
126

8
US




26
UK
[Kama Sutra 219]
written by John Sebastian
40.
09/1966

Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

from Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina   
123

5
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #220]
written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli & Tony Sansone
41.
10/1966

No Milk Today by Herman's Hermits

from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
122

35
US




7
UK

[MGM 13681]
written by Graham Gouldman
42.
10/1966

Dandy by Herman's Hermits

from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
121

5
US






[MGM 13603]
written by Ray Davies
43.
06/1966

This Door Swings Both Ways by Herman's Hermits

from Both Sides of Herman's Hermits   
120

12
US




18
UK
[MGM 13548]
written by Estelle Levitt & Don Thomas
44.
03/1966

Substitute by The Who

120







5
UK
written by Pete Townshend
45.
08/1966

Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond

from The Feel of Neil Diamond   The Feel of Neil Diamond
112

6
US






[Bang 528]
written by Neil Diamond
46.
12/1966

Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix Experience

from Are You Experienced [US edition]   
109







6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #198]
written by Billy Roberts
47.
07/1966

I Want You by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   Blonde on Blonde
102

20
US




16
UK
[Columbia 43683]
written by Bob Dylan
48.
06/1966

Along Comes Mary by The Association

from And Then…Along Comes the Association   
101

7
US






written by Tandyn Almer
49.
04/1966

Eight Miles High by The Byrds

from Fifth Dimension   Fifth Dimension
101

14
US




24
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #150]
[Columbia 43578]
written by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn) & David Crosby
50.
07/1966

Mother's Little Helper by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   Aftermath
93

8
US






[London 902]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
51.
10/1966

Help Me Girl by The Animals

from Eric Is Here   
92

29
US




14
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
written by Scott English & Larry Weiss
52.
04/1966

Leaning on the Lamp Post by Herman's Hermits

from Hold On!   
83

9
US






[MGM 13500]
written by Noel Gay
53.
10/1966

Rain on the Roof by The Lovin' Spoonful

from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
76

10
US






[Kama Sutra 216]
written by John Sebastian
54.
12/1966

I Feel Free by Cream

from Fresh Cream   Fresh Cream
75

116
US




11
UK
written by Jack Bruce & Pete Brown
55.
04/1966

Dirty Water by The Standells

from Dirty Water   Dirty Water
73

11
US






written by Ed Cobb
56.
12/1966

I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) by The Electric Prunes

from The Electric Prunes   
73

11
US






[Reprise 0532]
written by Annette Tucker & Nancie Mantz
57.
01/1966

Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart by Roy Orbison

from The Orbison Way   
69

31
US




22
UK
[MGM 13446]
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
58.
12/1966

There Won't Be Many Coming Home by Roy Orbison

from The Fastest Guitar Alive   The Fastest Guitar Alive
69







12
UK
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
59.
11/1966

A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   Bookends
66

13
US






[Columbia 43873]
written by Paul Simon
60.
01/1966

Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

65

58
US




17
UK
written by Bob Dylan
61.
12/1966

East West by Herman's Hermits

from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
55

27
US




37
UK
[MGM 13639]
written by Graham Gouldman
62.
04/1966

Twinkle Toes by Roy Orbison

from The Classic Roy Orbison   
50

39
US




29
UK
[MGM 13498]
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
63.
06/1966

You Better Run by The Rascals

from Groovin'   Groovin'
46

20
US






as The Young Rascals
written by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
64.
03/1966

You Won't Be Leaving by Herman's Hermits

from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
46







20
UK
written by Tony Hazzard (as Anthony Hazzard)
65.
11/1966

I Need Somebody by Question Mark & the Mysterians

from 96 Tears   
43

22
US






[Cameo 441]
written by Rudy Martinez
66.
07/1966

Lady Jane by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   Aftermath
39

24
US






B side to Mother's Little Helper
[London 902]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
67.
10/1966

Look Through My Window by The Mamas & the Papas

from Deliver   Deliver
39

24
US






[Dunhill 4050]
written by John Phillips
68.
08/1966

The Dangling Conversation by Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
38

25
US






[Columbia 43728]
written by Paul Simon
69.
10/1966

I Love My Dog by Cat Stevens

from Matthew and Son   
35

118
US




28
UK
[Deram 7501]
written by Cat Stevens
70.
03/1966

One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   Blonde on Blonde
28

119
US




33
UK
charted as One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) / Queen Jane Approximately in UK charts
written by Bob Dylan
71.
10/1966

Ride On, Baby by Chris Farlowe

from The Art of Chris Farlowe   
27







31
UK
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
72.
03/1966

A Legal Matter by The Who

from My Generation   My Generation
26







32
UK
written by Pete Townshend
73.
07/1966

7 and 7 Is by Love

from Da Capo   Da Capo
25

33
US






[Elektra 45605]
written by Arthur Lee
74.
09/1966

Just Like a Woman by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   Blonde on Blonde
25

33
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #230]
[Columbia 43792]
written by Bob Dylan
75.
11/1966

Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies by The Association

from Renaissance   Renaissance
23

35
US






written by Jules Alexander
76.
11/1966

Living for You by Sonny and Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
23

87
US




44
UK
[Atco 6449]
written by Sonny Bono
77.
09/1966

Mr. Spaceman by The Byrds

from Fifth Dimension   Fifth Dimension
22

36
US






[Columbia 43766]
written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn)
78.
08/1966

The Kids Are Alright by The Who

from My Generation   My Generation
21

106
US




41
UK
[Decca 31988]
written by Pete Townshend
79.
09/1966

Come On Up by The Rascals

from Collections   
17

43
US






as The Young Rascals
written by Felix Cavaliere
80.
07/1966

5D (Fifth Dimension) by The Byrds

from Fifth Dimension   Fifth Dimension
17

44
US






[Columbia 43702]
written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn)
81.
04/1966

My Little Red Book by Love

from Love   Love
14

52
US






[Elektra 45603]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
82.
05/1966

Solitary Man by Neil Diamond

from The Feel of Neil Diamond   The Feel of Neil Diamond
13

55
US






[Bang 519]
written by Neil Diamond
83.
02/1966

It Won't Be Wrong by The Byrds

from Turn! Turn! Turn!   Turn! Turn! Turn!
11

63
US






B side to Set You Free This Time
[Columbia 43501]
written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn) & Harvey Gerst
84.
12/1966

The Girl That Stood Beside Me by Bobby Darin

from If I Were a Carpenter   
10

66
US






[Atlantic 2367]
written by Jeffrey Stevens
85.
04/1966

Gloria by Them

from The Angry Young Them   The Angry Young Them
9

71
US






[R]
[Parrot 9727(B)]
written by Van Morrison
86.
12/1966

Dancing in the Streets by The Mamas & the Papas

from The Mamas and the Papas   
9

73
US






[Dunhill 4057]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
87.
02/1966

Set You Free This Time by The Byrds

from Turn! Turn! Turn!   Turn! Turn! Turn!
8

79
US






[Columbia 43501]
written by Gene Clark
88.
03/1966

What Goes On by The Beatles

from Rubber Soul   Rubber Soul
7

81
US






in the US, B-Side to Nowhere Man
[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
89.
08/1966

Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing by Buffalo Springfield

from Buffalo Springfield   Buffalo Springfield
3

110
US






[Atco 6428]
written by Neil Young
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