RPM number-one hits of 1966

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This is a list of the Canadian RPM magazine number one singles of 1966.

Volume:Issue	Issue Date(s)	Weeks on Top	Song	Artist
4:19	January 3	1	"Flowers on the Wall"	The Statler Brothers
4:20	January 10	1	"Five O'Clock World"	The Vogues
4:21	January 17	1	"No Matter What Shape"	T-Bones
4:22	January 24	1	"We Can Work It Out"	The Beatles
4:23	January 31	1	"Yesterday Man"	Chris Andrews
4:24	February 7	1	"As Tears Go By"	The Rolling Stones
4:25	February 14	1	"My Love"	Petula Clark
4:26	February 21	1	"Lightnin' Strikes"	Lou Christie
5:1	February 28	1	"Michelle"	David and Jonathan
5:2	March 7	1	"These Boots Are Made for Walking"	Nancy Sinatra
5:3	March 14	1	"At the Scene"	Dave Clark 5
5:4	March 21	1	"Listen People"	Herman's Hermits †
5:5	March 28	1	"Nowhere Man"	The Beatles
5:6	April 4	1	"Woman"	Peter & Gordon
5:7	April 11	1	"Magic Town"	The Vogues
5:8	April 18	1	"Daydream"	Lovin' Spoonful
5:9	April 25	1	"Good Lovin'"	Young Rascals
5:10	May 2	1	"Kicks"	Paul Revere & the Raiders
5:11	May 9	1	"Good Lovin'"	Young Rascals (returned to #1)
5:12-14	May 16-May 30	3	"Monday, Monday"	The Mamas & the Papas
5:15	June 6	1	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Percy Sledge
5:16	June 13	1	"Paint It, Black"	Rolling Stones
5:17	June 20	1	"Green Grass"	Gary Lewis
5:18	June 27	1	"Sweet Talking Guy"	Chiffons
5:19	July 4	1	"Paperback Writer"	The Beatles
5:20	July 11	1	"Red Rubber Ball"	The Cyrkle
5:21	July 18	1	"The Pied Piper"	Crispian St. Peters
5:22	July 25	1	"Hanky Panky"	Tommy James and the Shondells
5:23	August 1	1	"Sweet Pea"	Tommy Roe
5:24	August 8	1	"I Saw Her Again"	The Mamas & the Papas
5:25-26	August 15-August 22	2	"Summer in the City"	Lovin' Spoonful
6:1	August 29	1	"See You in September"	The Happenings
6:2	September 5	1	"Bus Stop"	The Hollies
6:3	September 12	1	"Get Away"	Georgie Fame
6:4	September 19	1	"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"	The Beatles
6:5	September 26	1	"Sunny Afternoon"	The Kinks
6:6	October 3	1	"Cherish"	The Association
6:7	October 10	1	"Black is Black"	Los Bravos
6:8-9	October 17-October 24	2	"See See Rider"	Eric Burdon and The Animals
6:10	October 31	1	"96 Tears"	Question Mark & the Mysterians
6:11	November 7	1	"Last Train to Clarksville"	The Monkees
6:12	November 14	1	"Dandy"	Herman's Hermits
6:13	November 21	1	"Poor Side of Town"	Johnny Rivers
6:14-15	November 28-December 5	2	"Winchester Cathedral"	New Vaudeville Band
6:16	December 12	1	"Lady Godiva"	Peter & Gordon
6:17	December 19	1	"Stop Stop Stop"	The Hollies
6:18	December 26	1	"I'm a Believer"	The Monkees

[edit] Notes

† On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 songs. Also, RPM began the practice of keeping former #1 singles on the chart, dropping down their position from top rather than deleting the single from the chart.

[edit] See also

1966 in music
Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1966 (United States)

[edit] References

RPM chart archives at Collections Canada

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