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

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