12th March 1966
1 |
(10) |
I Can't Let Go |
The Hollies |
Parlophone R 5409 |
2 |
(4) |
Sha La La Lee |
The Small Faces |
Decca F 12317 |
3 |
(3) |
A Groovy Kind Of Love |
The Mindbenders |
Fontana TF 644 |
4 |
(5) |
Barbara Ann |
The Beach Boys |
Capitol CL 15432 |
5 |
(16) |
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore |
The Walker Brothers |
Philips BF 1473 |
6 |
(8) |
Backstage |
Gene Pitney |
Stateside SS 490 |
7 |
(1) |
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |
Nancy Sinatra |
Reprise R 20432 |
8 |
(2) |
19th Nervous Breakdown |
The Rolling Stones |
Decca F 12331 |
9 |
(11) |
Make The World Go Away |
Eddy Arnold |
RCA 1496 |
10 |
(6) |
My Love |
Petula Clark |
Pye 7N 17038 |
11 |
(20) |
Shapes Of Things |
The Yardbirds |
Columbia DB 7848 |
12 |
(9) |
Lightnin' Strikes |
Lou Christie |
MGM 1297 |
13 |
(7) |
Inside Looking Out |
The Animals |
Decca F 12332 |
14 |
(25) |
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion |
The Kinks |
Pye 7N 17064 |
15 |
(12) |
You Were On My Mind |
Crispian St. Peters |
Decca F 12287 |
16 |
(13) |
Spanish Flea |
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
Pye International 7N 25335 |
17 |
(15) |
This Golden Ring |
The Fortunes |
Decca F 12321 |
18 |
(14) |
What Now My Love |
Sonny & Cher |
Atlantic AT 4069 |
19 |
(22) |
Blue River |
Elvis Presley |
RCA 1504 |
20 |
(-) |
Substitute |
The Who |
Reaction 591 001 |
21 |
(18) |
Uptight |
Stevie Wonder |
Tamla Motown TMG 545 |
22 |
(-) |
Hold Tight |
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Nick & Tich |
Fontana TF 671 |
23 |
(17) |
Mirror, Mirror |
Pinkerton's Assorted Colours |
Decca F 12307 |
24 |
(19) |
Tomorrow |
Sandie Shaw |
Pye 7N 17036 |
25 |
(29) |
You Don't Love Me |
Gary Walker |
CBS 202036 |
26 |
(30) |
I Got You |
James Brown |
Pye International 7N 25350 |
27 |
(23) |
Jenny Take A Ride |
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels |
Stateside SS 481 |
28 |
(-) |
Baby Never Say Goodbye |
Unit 4+2 |
Decca F 12333 |
29 |
(26) |
Little By Little |
Dusty Springfield |
Philips BF 1466 |
30 |
(21) |
Love's Just A Broken Heart |
Cilla Black |
Parlophone R 5395 |
It happened this week...
Saturday 12th... In Djakarta, Sukarno handed over power to the army under General Suharto after a bloodless coup
Tuesday 15th... The RAF was granted a base in Madagascar from which to patrol the African coast for Rhodesian sanction-busters
Thursday 17th... Arkle won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the third year in succession
Thursday 17th... The first space docking manoeuvre was successfully completed by US astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott