UK No.1 Hits of 1966

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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1966.

See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1965, 1966 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1967

Issue Date Song Title Artist
January 7 "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" The Beatles
January 14 "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" The Beatles
January 21 "Keep On Running" The Spencer Davis Group
January 28 "Michelle" The Overlanders
February 4 "Michelle" The Overlanders
February 11 "Michelle" The Overlanders
February 18 "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Nancy Sinatra
February 25 "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Nancy Sinatra
March 4 "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Nancy Sinatra
March 11 "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Nancy Sinatra
March 18 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" The Walker Brothers
March 25 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" The Walker Brothers
April 1 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" The Walker Brothers
April 8 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" The Walker Brothers
April 15 "Somebody Help Me" The Spencer Davis Group
April 22 "Somebody Help Me" The Spencer Davis Group
April 29 "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Dusty Springfield
May 6 "Pretty Flamingo" Manfred Mann
May 13 "Pretty Flamingo" Manfred Mann
May 20 "Pretty Flamingo" Manfred Mann
May 27 "Paint It Black" Rolling Stones
June 3 "Strangers In The Night" Frank Sinatra
June 10 "Strangers In The Night" Frank Sinatra
June 17 "Strangers In The Night" Frank Sinatra
June 24 "Paperback Writer" The Beatles
July 1 "Paperback Writer" The Beatles
July 8 "Sunny Afternoon" The Kinks
July 15 "Sunny Afternoon" The Kinks
July 22 "Getaway" Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
July 29 "Out of Time" Chris Farlowe
August 5 "With a Girl Like You" The Troggs
August 12 "With A Girl Like You" The Troggs
August 19 "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
August 26 "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
September 2 "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
September 9 "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
September 16 "All or Nothing" Small Faces
September 23 "Distant Drums" Jim Reeves
September 30 "Distant Drums" Jim Reeves
October 7 "Distant Drums" Jim Reeves
October 14 "Distant Drums" Jim Reeves
October 21 "Distant Drums" Jim Reeves
October 28 "Reach Out I'll Be There" Four Tops
November 4 "Reach Out I'll Be There" Four Tops
November 11 "Reach Out I'll Be There" Four Tops
November 18 "Good Vibrations" Beach Boys
November 25 "Good Vibrations" Beach Boys
December 2 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones
December 9 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones
December 16 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones
December 23 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones
December 30 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones

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[edit] Records

  • Most consecutive single releases to make number one on the UK Singles Chart (7; Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" to "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby")

[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time

  • The Spencer Davis Group with "Keep On Running"
  • Overlanders with "Michelle"
  • Nancy Sinatra with "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
  • Dusty Springfield with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
  • Chris Farlowe with "Out Of Time"
  • Troggs with "With A Girl Like You"
  • Small Faces with "All Or Nothing"
  • Jim Reeves with "Distant Drums"
  • Four Tops with "Reach Out I'll Be There"
  • Beach Boys with "Good Vibrations"
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