List of number-one singles of 1966 (Ireland)
This is a list of singles which topped the Irish Singles Chart in 1966.
Note that prior to 1992, the Irish singles chart was compiled from trade shipments from the labels to record stores, rather than on consumer sales.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January | "Day Tripper" | The Beatles |
| 10 January | "Day Tripper" | The Beatles |
| 17 January | "Day Tripper" | The Beatles |
| 24 January | "Lovely Leitrim" | Larry Cunningham |
| 31 January | "Lovely Leitrim" | Larry Cunningham |
| 7 February | "Old Man Trouble" | Doc Carroll and the Royal Blues |
| 14 February | "Old Man Trouble" | Doc Carroll and the Royal Blues |
| 21 February | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 28 February | "Come Back To Stay" | Dickie Rock |
| 7 March | "Come Back To Stay" | Dickie Rock |
| 14 March | "Come Back To Stay" | Dickie Rock |
| 21 March | "Come Back To Stay" | Dickie Rock |
| 28 March | "Sea Around Us" | The Ludlows |
| 4 April | "Sea Around Us" | The Ludlows |
| 11 April | "Sea Around Us" | The Ludlows |
| 18 April | "Sea Around Us" | The Ludlows |
| 25 April | "Black & Tan Gun" | Pat Smith & The Johnny Flynn Showband |
| 2 May | "Black & Tan Gun" | Pat Smith & The Johnny Flynn Showband |
| 9 May | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| 16 May | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| 23 May | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| 30 May | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| 6 June | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 13 June | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 20 June | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 27 June | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 4 July | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 11 July | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 18 July | "Sunny Afternoon" | The Kinks |
| 25 July | "More Than Yesterday" | Gregory & The Cadets |
| 1 August | "More Than Yesterday" | Gregory & The Cadets |
| 8 August | "More Than Yesterday" | Gregory & The Cadets |
| 15 August | "Travelling People (The Johnstons song)" | The Johnstons |
| 22 August | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 29 August | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 5 September | "Pretty Brown Eyes" | Joe Dolan |
| 12 September | "Pretty Brown Eyes" | Joe Dolan |
| 19 September | "Pretty Brown Eyes" | Joe Dolan |
| 26 September | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 2 October | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 9 October | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 16 October | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 23 October | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 30 October | "Merry Ploughboy" | Dermot O'Brien |
| 7 November | "Somewhere My Love" | Charlie Matthews & The Royal Showband |
| 14 November | "Mursheen Durkin" | Johnny McEvoy |
| 21 November | "Mursheen Durkin" | Johnny McEvoy |
| 28 November | "Mursheen Durkin" | Johnny McEvoy |
| 5 December | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| 12 December | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| 19 December | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| 26 December | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
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