16th April 1966

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(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

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(3)

Elusive Butterfly

Bob Lind

Fontana TF 670

11

(4)

Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

The Kinks

Pye 7N 17064

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(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

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(10)

Shapes Of Things

The Yardbirds

Columbia DB 7848

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(28)

Daydream

The Lovin' Spoonful

Pye International 7N 25361

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(24)

Someday One Day

The Seekers

Columbia DB 7867

19

(18)

Blue Turns To Grey

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Columbia DB 7866

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(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

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(20)

You Won't Be Leaving

Herman's Hermits

Columbia DB 7861

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(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

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