28th May 1966

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(5)

Paint It Black

The Rolling Stones

Decca F 12395

2

(3)

Wild Thing

The Troggs

Fontana TF 689

3

(7)

Strangers In The Night

Frank Sinatra

Reprise R 23052

4

(1)

Pretty Flamingo

Manfred Mann

HMV POP 1523

5

(2)

Sloop John B

The Beach Boys

Capitol CL 15441

6

(9)

Sorrow

The Merseys

Fontana TF 694

7

(12)

Monday, Monday

The Mama's & The Papa's

RCA 1516

8

(6)

Shotgun Wedding

Roy C

Island WI 273

9

(10)

Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35

Bob Dylan

CBS 202307

10

(4)

Daydream

The Lovin' Spoonful

Pye International 7N 25361

11

(15)

Promises

Ken Dodd

Columbia DB 7914

12

(13)

Hey Girl

The Small Faces

Decca F 12393

13

(17)

When A Man Loves A Woman

Percy Sledge

Atlantic 584 001

14

(8)

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

Dusty Springfield

Philips BF 1482

15

(11)

The Pied Piper

Crispian St. Peters

Decca F 12359

16

(14)

Bang Bang

Cher

Liberty LIB 66160

17

(22)

Come On Home

Wayne Fontana

Fontana TF 684

18

(-)

Nothing Comes Easy

Sandie Shaw

Pye 7N 17086

19

(27)

I Love Her

Paul & Barry Ryan

Decca F 12391

20

(19)

Homeward Bound

Simon & Garfunkel

CBS 202045

21

(18)

Alfie

Cilla Black

Parlophone R 5427

22

(29)

Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You)

The Mindbenders

Fontana TF 697

23

(16)

Hold Tight

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Fontana TF 671

24

(25)

California Dreamin'

The Mama's & The Papa's

RCA 1503

25

(23)

How Does That Grab You Darlin'

Nancy Sinatra

Reprise R 20461

26

(24)

Once

Genevieve

CBS 202061

27

(21)

The Sound Of Silence

The Bachelors

Decca F 12351

28

(20)

(You're My) Soul And Inspiration

The Righteous Brothers

Verve VS 535

29

(-)

That's Nice

Neil Christian

Strike JH 301

30

(-)

Highway Code

The Master Singers

Parlophone R 5428

 

 

 

It happened this week...

Monday 30th... Briton Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500

Tuesday 31st... In the Congo, four former ministers were sentenced to death for treason and murder

Wednesday 1st June... Philips Petroleum was reported to have made the richest North Sea gas strike to date

Wednesday 1st... The AA announced its first increase in subscriptions since it was formed in 1905, from two to three guineas annually

Thursday 2nd... 83 year old Eamon de Valera was elected President of Ireland

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