US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th February, 1966
TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 2 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 15 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (2)
3 3 UP TIGHT (Everything’s Alright) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (3)
4 1 MY LOVE –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-9 (1)
5 8 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Supremes (Motown)-6 (5)
6 7 CRYING TIME –•– Ray Charles (with the Raeletts) (ABC-Paramount)-11 (6)
7 4 BARBARA ANN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-8 (2)
8 10 DON’T MESS WITH BILL –•– The Marvellettes (Tamla)-7 (8)
9 6 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) –•– The T-Bones (Liberty)-11 (3)
10 51 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA)-3 (10)
11 11 GOING TO A GO-GO –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-9 (11)
12 12 ZORBA THE GREEK –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-9 (12)
13 5 WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (1)
14 9 FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-13 (4)
15 22 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-4 (15)
16 23 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-7 (16)
17 13 A WELL RESPECTED MAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-12 (13)
18 18 MICHELLE –•– David and Jonathan (Capitol)-7 (18)
19 28 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-4 (19)
20 32 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-5 (20)
21 29 WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-5 (21)
22 14 JUST LIKE ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey (Columbia)-12 (11)
23 19 SHE’S JUST MY STYLE –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-11 (3)
24 43 AT THE SCENE –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-3 (24)
25 52 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-4 (25)
26 33 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-4 (26)
27 16 JENNY TAKE A RIDE –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-11 (10)
28 31 CALL ME –•– Chris Montez (A&M)-7 (28)
29 30 A HARD DAY’S NIGHT –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)-5 (29)
30 35 NIGHT TIME –•– The Strangeloves (Bang)-6 (30)
31 17 THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL’S LIFE –•– Mike Douglas (Epic)-9 (6)
32 24 LIES –•– The Knickerbockers (Capitol)-12 (20)
33 25 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-14 (1)
34 34 I SEE THE LIGHT –•– Five Americans (HBR)-8 (34)
35 53 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-3 (35)
36 46 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-5 (36)
37 37 BREAKIN’ UP IS BREAKIN’ MY HEART –•– Roy Orbison (MGM)-5 (37)
38 56 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-5 (38)
39 27 LIKE A BABY –•– Len Barry (Decca)-8 (27)
40 20 A MUST TO AVOID –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-9 (8)
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