19th March 1966

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(5)

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

The Walker Brothers

Philips BF 1473

2

(1)

I Can't Let Go

The Hollies

Parlophone R 5409

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(2)

Sha La La La Lee

The Small Faces

Decca F 12317

4

(4)

Barbara Ann

The Beach Boys

Capitol CL 15432

5

(11)

Shapes Of Things

The Yardbirds

Columbia DB 7848

6

(9)

Make The World Go Away

Eddy Arnold

RCA 1496

7

(6)

Backstage

Gene Pitney

Stateside SS 490

8

(3)

A Groovy Kind Of Love

The Mindbenders

Fontana TF 644

9

(7)

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra

Reprise R 20432

10

(14)

Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

The Kinks

Pye 7N 17064

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(12)

Lightnin' Strikes

Lou Christie

MGM 1297

12

(10)

My Love

Petula Clark

Pye 7N 17038

13

(8)

19th Nervous Breakdown

The Rolling Stones

Decca F 12331

14

(-)

Elusive Butterfly

Bob Lind

Fontana TF 670

15

(20)

Substitute

The Who

Reaction 591 001

16

(13)

Inside Looking Out

The Animals

Decca F 12332

17

(16)

Spanish Flea

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Pye International 7N 25335

18

(26)

I Got You

James Brown

Pye International 7N 25350

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(-)

Elusive Butterfly

Val Doonican

Decca F 12358

20

(17)

What Now My Love

Sonny & Cher

Atlantic AT 4069

21

(19)

Blue River

Elvis Presley

RCA 1504

22

(22)

Hold Tight

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Fontana TF 671

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(-)

Woman

Peter & Gordon

Columbia DB 7834

24

(15)

You Were On My Mind

Crispian St. Peters

Decca F 12287

25

(-)

May Each Day

Andy Williams

CBS 202042

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(17)

This Golden Ring

The Fortunes

Decca F 12321

27

(-)

Love Me With All Of Your Heart

The Bachelors

Decca F 12351

28

(-)

The Sound Of Silence

The Bachelors

Decca F 12351

29

(25)

You Don't Love Me

Gary Walker

CBS 202036

30

(-)

I Met A Girl

The Shadows

Columbia DB 7853

 

 

 

It happened this week...

Sunday 20th... The soccer World Cup was stolen from Westminster Central Hall, London

Wednesday 23rd... The first official meeting of the heads of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches for 400 years took place in Rome

Wednesday 23rd... Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) was born

Friday 25th... Four Germans and a Scotsman climbed the north face of the Eiger by the direct route for the first time

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