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US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th March, 1966

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

1 1 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-8 (1)
3 4 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-4 (3)
4 5 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-10 (6)
5 6 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-8 (5)
6 12 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-3 (6)
7 25 NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-2 (7)
8 3 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-12 (1)
9 11 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-7 (9)
10 16 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5 (10)

11 9 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-7 (9)
12 17 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-7 (12)
13 8 UP TIGHT (Everything’s Alright) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (3)
14 7 MY LOVE –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
15 27 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-8 (15)
16 10 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9 (5)
17 20 BATMAN THEME –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-6 (17)
18 19 AT THE SCENE –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-6 (18)
19 13 DON’T MESS WITH BILL –•– The Marvellettes (Tamla)-10 (7)
20 18 WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-8 (18)

21 14 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-7 (14)
22 28 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-7 (22)
23 23 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-6 (23)
24 32 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (24)
25 53 DAYDREAM –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-3 (25)
26 43 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-5 (26)
27 29 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-8 (27)
28 15 CRYING TIME –•– Ray Charles (with the Raeletts) (ABC-Paramount)-14 (6)
29 40 HUSBANDS AND WIVES –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-4 (29)
30 44 IT’S TOO LATE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (30)

31 46 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-4 (31)
32 22 CALL ME –•– Chris Montez (A&M)-10 (22)
33 36 SOMEWHERE THERE’S A SOMEONE –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-5 (33)
34 39 THE RAINS CAME –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)-7 (34)
35 37 BATMAN THEME –•– Neil Hefti (RCA)-5 (35)
36 55 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (36)
37 26 I SEE THE LIGHT –•– Five Americans (HBR)-11 (26)
38 49 I WANT TO GO WITH YOU –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA)-6 (38)
39 51 ONE MORE HEARTACHE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (39)
40 24 BARBARA ANN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-11 (2)

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