4th June 1966
1 |
(3) |
Strangers In The Night |
Frank Sinatra |
Reprise R 23052 |
2 |
(1) |
Paint It Black |
The Rolling Stones |
Decca F 12395 |
3 |
(2) |
Wild Thing |
The Troggs |
Fontana TF 689 |
4 |
(7) |
Monday, Monday |
The Mamas & The Papas |
RCA 1516 |
5 |
(6) |
Sorrow |
The Merseys |
Fontana TF 694 |
6 |
(4) |
Pretty Flamingo |
Manfred Mann |
HMV POP 1523 |
7 |
(5) |
Sloop John B |
The Beach Boys |
Capitol CL 15441 |
8 |
(13) |
When A Man Loves A Woman |
Percy Sledge |
Atlantic 584 001 |
9 |
(11) |
Promises |
Ken Dodd |
Columbia DB 7914 |
10 |
(8) |
Shotgun Wedding |
Roy C |
Island WI 273 |
11 |
(9) |
Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 |
Bob Dylan |
CBS 202307 |
12 |
(12) |
Hey Girl |
The Small Faces |
Decca F 12393 |
13 |
(10) |
Daydream |
The Lovin' Spoonful |
Pye International 7N 25361 |
14 |
(17) |
Come On Home |
Wayne Fontana |
Fontana TF 684 |
15 |
(18) |
Nothing Comes Easy |
Sandie Shaw |
Pye 7N 17086 |
16 |
(15) |
The Pied Piper |
Crispian St. Peters |
Decca F 12359 |
17 |
(-) |
Don't Bring Me Down |
The Animals |
Decca F 12407 |
18 |
(19) |
I Love Her |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
Decca F 12391 |
19 |
(14) |
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me |
Dusty Springfield |
Philips BF 1482 |
20 |
(16) |
Bang Bang |
Cher |
Liberty LIB 66160 |
21 |
(-) |
Not Responsible |
Tom Jones |
Decca F 12390 |
22 |
(22) |
Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You) |
The Mindbenders |
Fontana TF 697 |
23 |
(23) |
Hold Tight |
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
Fontana TF 671 |
24 |
(-) |
Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) |
Edwin Starr |
Polydor BM 56 702 |
25 |
(20) |
Homeward Bound |
Simon & Garfunkel |
CBS 202045 |
26 |
(21) |
Alfie |
Cilla Black |
Parlophone R 5427 |
27 |
(24) |
California Dreamin' |
The Mamas & The Papas |
RCA 1503 |
28 |
(-) |
Eight Miles High |
The Byrds |
CBS 202067 |
29 |
(28) |
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration |
The Righteous Brothers |
Verve VS 535 |
30 |
(-) |
Twinkie Lee |
Gary Walker |
CBS 202081 |
It happened this week...
Monday 6th... The BBC broadcast the first episode of "Till Death Us Do Part"
Monday 6th... Northern Ireland's Prime Minister, Terence O'Neill, banned the Ulster Volunteer Force after a Catholic youth was shot dead in Belfast
Monday 6th... James Meredith, the first black to brave to colour bar at the University of Mississippi, was shot and badly injured during a civil rights march. It was the first time he had returned to Mississippi since his graduation
Tuesday 7th... Ronald Reagan won the Republican nomination for governor of California