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US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st January, 1966

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TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 5 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 11 WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (2)
3 3 I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (3)
4 2 TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is a Season) –•– The Byrds (Columbia)-11 (1)
5 1 OVER AND OVER –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-8 (1)
6 4 LET’S HANG ON –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-13 (3)
7 7 FEVER –•– The McCoys (Bang)-8 (7)
8 9 EBB TIDE –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-5 (8)
9 8 ENGLAND SWINGS –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-9 (8)
10 6 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA)-12 (6)

11 16 FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-6 (11)
12 13 FLOWERS ON THE WALL –•– The Statler Brothers (Columbia)-8 (12)
13 17 ONE HAS MY NAME (The Other Has My Heart) –•– Barry Young (Dot)-9 (13)
14 14 PUPPET ON A STRING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (14)
15 10 I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE –•– The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)-9 (6)
16 22 SHE’S JUST MY STYLE –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-4 (16)
17 12 DON’T THINK TWICE –•– The Wonder Who? (The Four Seasons) (Philips)-9 (12)
18 28 DAY TRIPPER –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (18)
19 15 HANG ON SLOOPY –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)-7 (11)
20 21 THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (20)

21 23 YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-6 (21)
22 33 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) –•– The T-Bones (Liberty)-4 (22)
23 24 IT’S MY LIFE –•– The Animals (MGM)-9 (23)
24 29 THE DUCK –•– Jackie Lee (Mirwood)-7 (24)
25 30 SPANISH EYES –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-5 (25)
26 18 SUNDAY AND ME –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-7 (18)
27 48 A MUST TO AVOID –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-2 (27)
28 38 JUST LIKE ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey (Columbia)-5 (28)
29 35 SATIN PILLOWS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (29)
30 20 I HEAR A SYMPHONY –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10 (1)

31 26 A TASTE OF HONEY –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-14 (7)
32 19 I WILL –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-10 (10)
33 59 ATTACK –•– The Toys (DynoVoice)-3 (33)
34 45 A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-5 (34)
35 25 I’M A MAN –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-9 (17)
36 41 THUNDERBALL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (36)
37 42 YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-7 (37)
38 31 LET’S GET TOGETHER –•– We Five (A&M)-8 (31)
39 43 HARLEM NOCTURNE –•– The Viscounts (Amy)-26 (39)
40 53 LIES –•– The Knickerbockers (Capitol)-5 (40)

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