28th May 1966
1 |
(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