US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th March, 1966
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)-8 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (2)
3 4 NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-4 (3)
4 3 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-10 (1)
5 8 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (5)
6 10 DAYDREAM –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-5 (6)
7 7 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-12 (4)
8 14 (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION –•– The Righteous Brothers (Verve)-4 (8)
9 5 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-10 (5)
10 6 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-6 (3)
11 11 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-10 (11)
12 18 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-6 (12)
13 15 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (13)
14 25 SURE GONNA MISS HER –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-4 (14)
15 20 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-7 (15)
16 16 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-9 (16)
17 41 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) –•– Cher (Imperial)-3 (17)
18 19 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (18)
19 9 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-9 (9)
20 21 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-8 (20)
21 50 TIME WON’T LET ME –•– The Outsiders (Capitol)-6 (21)
22 60 SECRET AGENT MAN –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-2 (22)
23 28 IT’S TOO LATE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (23)
24 22 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-10 (22)
25 27 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) –•– The Isley Brothers (Tamla)-6 (25)
26 33 MAGIC TOWN –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-5 (26)
27 44 LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-4 (27)
28 12 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-9 (12)
29 34 ONE MORE HEARTACHE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (29)
30 38 WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG –•– Norma Tanega (New Voice)-5 (30)
31 31 THE RAINS CAME –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)-9 (31)
32 42 GET READY –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (32)
33 13 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-14 (1)
34 32 SOMEWHERE THERE’S A SOMEONE –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-7 (32)
35 17 BATMAN THEME –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-8 (17)
36 36 I WANT TO GO WITH YOU –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA)-8 (36)
37 26 HUSBANDS AND WIVES –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-6 (26)
38 35 BATMAN THEME –•– Neil Hefti (RCA)-7 (35)
39 62 KICKS –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-2 (39)
40 67 GOOD LOVIN’ –•– The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-3 (40)
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