List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1966 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1966.
Top-Ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1965 |
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November 27 |
"England Swings" |
Roger Miller |
1 |
January 1 |
7 |
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December 11 |
"One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" |
Barry Young |
3 |
January 1 |
5 |
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"Spanish Eyes" |
Al Martino |
1 |
January 8 |
10 |
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December 18 |
"The Shadow of Your Smile" |
Tony Bennett |
8 |
January 1 |
3 |
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"Love Bug" |
Jack Jones |
5 |
January 8 |
6 |
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Singles from 1966 |
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January 1 |
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" |
Johnny Mathis |
6 |
January 8 |
3 |
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"Jealous Heart" |
Connie Francis |
10 |
January 1 |
1 |
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January 8 |
"It Was a Very Good Year" |
Frank Sinatra |
1 |
February 5 |
6 |
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"Crying Time" |
Ray Charles |
1 |
February 12 |
11 |
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"Thunderball" |
Tom Jones |
5 |
January 22 |
5 |
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"Second Hand Rose" |
Barbra Streisand |
5 |
January 29 |
6 |
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January 15 |
"Zorba the Greek" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
2 |
February 12 |
9 |
|
"The Men In My Little Girl's Life" |
Mike Douglas |
3 |
February 5 |
6 |
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January 22 |
"My Love" |
Petula Clark |
4 |
February 12 |
8 |
|
January 29 |
"Tijuana Taxi" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
9 |
January 29 |
2 |
|
"As Tears Go By" |
The Rolling Stones |
10 |
January 29 |
1 |
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February 5 |
"Call Me" |
Chris Montez |
2 |
March 12 |
10 |
|
February 12 |
"Michelle" |
David & Jonathan |
3 |
February 19 |
3 |
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"Bye Bye Blues" |
Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra |
5 |
March 5 |
6 |
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February 19 |
"The Ballad of the Green Berets" |
SSgt. Barry Sadler |
1 |
March 5 |
9 |
|
"When Liking Turns to Loving" |
Ronnie Dove |
6 |
February 19 |
3 |
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"A Hard Day's Night" |
Ramsey Lewis Trio |
10 |
February 19 |
1 |
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February 26 |
"Somewhere There's a SomeOne" |
Dean Martin |
2 |
March 19 |
7 |
|
"Where Am I Going?" |
Barbra Streisand |
4 |
March 19 |
6 |
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March 5 |
"Husbands and Wives" |
Roger Miller |
2 |
April 9 |
8 |
|
March 12 |
"I Want to Go with You" |
Eddy Arnold |
1 |
April 9 |
8 |
|
March 19 |
"Big Spender" |
Peggy Lee |
9 |
March 19 |
2 |
|
"Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" |
Al Martion |
2 |
April 23 |
7 |
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March 26 |
"What Now My Love" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
2 |
April 16 |
7 |
|
"Spanish Flea" |
4 |
April 23 |
6 |
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April 2 |
"Song from the Oscar" |
Tony Bennett |
10 |
April 2 |
2 |
|
April 9 |
"Time" |
The Pozo-Seco Singers |
3 |
April 23 |
3 |
|
April 16 |
"Sign of the Times" |
Petula Clark |
2 |
May 7 |
5 |
|
"Together Again" |
Ray Charles |
1 |
April 30 |
5 |
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"A Lover's Concerto" |
Sarah Vaughan |
5 |
April 30 |
3 |
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April 23 |
"I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree" |
Just Us |
3 |
May 14 |
4 |
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April 30 |
"I'm Coming Home, Cindy" |
Trini Lopez |
2 |
May 21 |
6 |
|
"Love Me With All of Your Heart" |
The Bachelors |
3 |
May 21 |
8 |
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May 7 |
"Frankie and Johnny" |
Elvis Presley |
3 |
May 7 |
1 |
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"The Ballad of Irving" |
Frank Gallop |
2 |
May 14 |
6 |
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"Band of Gold" |
Mel Carter |
1 |
May 21 |
6 |
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"The A Team" |
SSgt. Barry Sadler |
6 |
May 21 |
5 |
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May 14 |
"The Cruel War" |
Peter, Paul & Mary |
4 |
May 21 |
3 |
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"The More I See You" |
Chris Montez |
2 |
May 28 |
10 |
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May 21 |
"Strangers in the Night" |
Frank Sinatra |
1 |
June 4 |
13 |
|
"Downtown" |
Petula Clark |
9 |
May 21 |
1 |
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"Mame" |
Bobby Darin |
3 |
June 11 |
6 |
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May 28 |
"Come Running Back" |
Dean Martin |
4 |
June 11 |
5 |
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June 4 |
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" |
Jack Jones |
1 |
July 23 |
15 |
|
June 11 |
"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" |
Barbra Streisand |
9 |
June 11 |
1 |
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"Mame" |
Louis Armstrong |
7 |
June 18 |
4 |
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June 18 |
"Wiederseh'n" |
Al Martino |
3 |
July 2 |
4 |
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"It's Over" |
Jimmie Rodgers |
5 |
June 25 |
4 |
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"The Last Word in Lonesome is Me" |
Eddy Arnold |
9 |
June 18 |
1 |
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June 25 |
"Somewhere, My Love" |
Ray Conniff |
1 |
July 30 |
13 |
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"I Only Have Eyes for You" |
The Lettermen |
4 |
July 16 |
6 |
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July 2 |
"Strangers in the Night" |
Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra |
8 |
July 16 |
5 |
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"If He Walked Into My Life" |
Eydie Game |
5 |
July 16 |
4 |
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July 9 |
"Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivag |
Roger Williams |
5 |
August 6 |
7 |
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July 16 |
"The Work Song" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
2 |
August 6 |
7 |
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"La Bamba" |
Trini Lopez |
9 |
July 23 |
1 |
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July 23 |
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" |
Dusty Springfield |
8 |
July 30 |
3 |
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July 30 |
"Happy Summer Days" |
Ronnie Dove |
7 |
July 30 |
2 |
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"Georgia Rose" |
Tony Bennett |
6 |
August 6 |
4 |
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August 6 |
"I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" |
Petula Clark |
1 |
August 27 |
8 |
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"Misty" |
Richard Holmes |
7 |
August 20 |
5 |
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"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" |
Nancy Wilson |
10 |
August 6 |
1 |
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August 13 |
"Born Free" |
Roger Williams |
1 |
September 3 |
20 |
|
"A Million and One" |
Dean Martin |
4 |
August 27 |
5 |
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August 20 |
"The Tip of My Fingers" |
Eddy Arnold |
8 |
August 27 |
3 |
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August 27 |
"In the Arms of Love" |
Andy Williams |
1 |
October 1 |
11 |
|
"Guantanamera" |
The Sandpipers |
3 |
September 17 |
7 |
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September 3 |
"There Will Never Be Another You" |
Chris Montez |
4 |
September 17 |
5 |
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September 10 |
"Mas Que Nada" |
Sergio Mendes |
4 |
September 24 |
7 |
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"Alfie" |
Joanie Sommers |
9 |
September 17 |
3 |
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September 17 |
"Summer Samba" |
Walter Wanderley |
3 |
October 1 |
9 |
|
"Summer Wind" |
Frank Sinatra |
1 |
October 15 |
9 |
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September 24 |
"Flamingo" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
5 |
October 8 |
4 |
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October 1 |
"I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" |
Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra |
6 |
October 22 |
4 |
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"The Wheel of Hurt" |
Margaret Whiting |
1 |
November 5 |
13 |
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October 8 |
"Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad)" |
Jerry Vale |
5 |
October 15 |
5 |
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October 15 |
"A Time for Love" |
Tony Bennett |
3 |
November 19 |
9 |
|
October 22 |
"Free Again" |
Barbra Streisand |
8 |
October 29 |
3 |
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October 29 |
"Lookin' for Love" |
Ray Conniff |
2 |
November 19 |
5 |
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"Elusive Butterfly" |
Jane Morgan |
9 |
November 5 |
3 |
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November 12 |
"Games That Lovers Play" |
Eddie Fisher |
2 |
December 17 |
8 |
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"Nobody's Baby Again" |
Dean Martin |
6 |
November 12 |
2 |
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"A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manha de Carnaval)" |
Jack Jones |
4 |
December 3 |
8 |
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November 19 |
"Hawaii" |
Henry Mancini |
6 |
December 3 |
11 |
|
"All That I Am" |
Elvis Presley |
9 |
November 19 |
2 |
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"Cabaret" |
Marilyn Maye |
9 |
December 3 |
3 |
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November 26 |
"Winchester Cathedral" |
New Vaudeville Band |
1 |
December 3 |
8 |
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December 3 |
"Chanson D'Amour" |
The Lettermen |
8 |
December 3 |
2 |
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"That's Life" |
Frank Sinatra |
1 |
December 31 |
10 |
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1965 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 13 |
"Make the World Go Away" |
Eddy Arnold |
1 |
December 4 |
11 |
|
November 27 |
"I Will" |
Dean Martin |
3 |
December 11 |
6 |
|
December 11 |
"Puppet on a String" |
Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires |
3 |
December 25 |
4 |
1967 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 10 |
"Mame" |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
2 |
January 7 |
8 |
|
December 17 |
"Sugar Town" |
Nancy Sinatra |
1 |
January 21 |
8 |
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"Ghost Riders in the Sky" |
Baja Marimba Band |
4 |
January 7 |
5 |
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December 31 |
"Wish Me a Rainbow" |
The Gunter Kallmann Chorus |
2 |
January 21 |
8 |
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"A Man and a Woman" |
Tamiko Jones with Herbie Mann |
9 |
January 14 |
3 |
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1966 (U.S.)