16th April 1966
1 |
(2) |
Somebody Help Me |
The Spencer Davis Group |
Fontana TF 679 |
2 |
(1) |
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore |
The Walker Brothers |
Philips BF 1473 |
3 |
(5) |
Hold Tight |
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
Fontana TF 671 |
4 |
(11) |
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me |
Dusty Springfield |
Philips BF 1482 |
5 |
(7) |
The Sound Of Silence |
The Bachelors |
Decca F 12351 |
6 |
(6) |
Elusive Butterfly |
Val Doonican |
Decca F 12358 |
7 |
(14) |
Alfie |
Cilla Black |
Parlophone R 5427 |
8 |
(9) |
Substitute |
The Who |
Reaction 591 001 |
9 |
(13) |
Bang Bang |
Cher |
Liberty LIB 66160 |
10 |
(3) |
Elusive Butterfly |
Bob Lind |
Fontana TF 670 |
11 |
(4) |
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion |
The Kinks |
Pye 7N 17064 |
12 |
(12) |
Make The World Go Away |
Eddy Arnold |
RCA 1496 |
13 |
(15) |
I Put A Spell On You |
The Alan Price Set |
Decca F 12367 |
14 |
(19) |
The Pied Piper |
Crispian St. Peters |
Decca F 12359 |
15 |
(8) |
I Can't Let Go |
The Hollies |
Parlophone R 5409 |
16 |
(10) |
Shapes Of Things |
The Yardbirds |
Columbia DB 7848 |
17 |
(28) |
Daydream |
The Lovin' Spoonful |
Pye International 7N 25361 |
18 |
(24) |
Someday One Day |
The Seekers |
Columbia DB 7867 |
19 |
(18) |
Blue Turns To Grey |
Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
Columbia DB 7866 |
20 |
(29) |
Homeward Bound |
Simon & Garfunkel |
CBS 202045 |
21 |
(16) |
Barbara Ann |
The Beach Boys |
Capitol CL 15432 |
22 |
(25) |
That's Nice |
Neil Christian |
Strike JH 301 |
23 |
(30) |
Twinkle Toes |
Roy Orbison |
London HLU 10034 |
24 |
(-) |
Ballad Of The Green Berets |
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler |
RCA 1506 |
25 |
(17) |
What Now My Love |
Sonny & Cher |
Atlantic AT 4069 |
26 |
(27) |
Supergirl |
Graha Bonney |
Columbia DB 7843 |
27 |
(-) |
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog |
Norma Tanega |
Stateside SS 496 |
28 |
(21) |
Sha La La La Lee |
The Small Faces |
Decca F 12317 |
29 |
(20) |
You Won't Be Leaving |
Herman's Hermits |
Columbia DB 7861 |
30 |
(22) |
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |
Nancy Sinatra |
Reprise R 20432 |
It happened this week...
Monday 18th... "The Sound Of Music" was the Oscar for Best Film
Tuesday 19th... Myra Hindley and Ian Brady went on trial at the Old Bailey for the "Moors Murders"
Tuesday 19th... Australian troops flew into Vietnam to fight alongside the Americans
Thursday 21st... The State Opening of Parliament was televised for the first time