US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th March, 1966
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 19, 1966
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th March, 1966
#1 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS By S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA Victor)
US Top 40 Singles – 19th March, 1966
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA Victor)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 6 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-4 (2)
3 2 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-9 (1)
4 7 NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (4)
5 5 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-9 (5)
6 3 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-5 (3)
7 4 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-11 (4)
8 10 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (8)
9 9 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-8 (9)
10 25 DAYDREAM –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-4 (10)
11 15 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-9 (11)
12 12 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-8 (12)
13 8 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-13 (1)
14 45 (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION –•– The Righteous Brothers (Verve)-3 (14)
15 24 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (15)
16 22 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-8 (16)
17 17 BATMAN THEME –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-7 (17)
18 31 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-5 (18)
19 36 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (19)
20 26 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-6 (20)
21 23 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-7 (21)
22 27 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-9 (22)
23 20 WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-9 (18)
24 19 DON’T MESS WITH BILL –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-12 (7)
25 55 SURE GONNA MISS HER –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-3 (25)
26 29 HUSBANDS AND WIVES –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-5 (26)
27 42 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) –•– The Isley Brothers (Tamla)-5 (27)
28 30 IT’S TOO LATE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (28)
29 11 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-8 (9)
30 16 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10 (5)
31 34 THE RAINS CAME –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)-8 (31)
32 33 SOMEWHERE THERE’S A SOMEONE –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-6 (32)
33 44 MAGIC TOWN –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-4 (33)
34 39 ONE MORE HEARTACHE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (34)
35 35 BATMAN THEME –•– Neal Hefti (RCA Victor)-6 (35)
36 38 I WANT TO GO WITH YOU –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-7 (36)
37 21 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-8 (14)
38 51 WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG –•– Norma Tanega (New Voice)-4 (38)
39 18 AT THE SCENE –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-7 (18)
40 13 UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (3)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 19th March, 1966
43 14 MY LOVE –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
47 28 CRYING TIME –•– Ray Charles (with the Raeletts) (ABC-Paramount)-15 (6)
POWER PLAYS – 19th March, 1966
41 75 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) –•– Cher (Imperial)-2 (41)
42 53 GET READY –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (42)
44 60 LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-3 (44)
45 41 THE DEDICATION SONG –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-5 (41)
46 56 INSIDE-LOOKING OUT –•– The Animals (MGM)-4 (46)
48 54 AIN’T THAT A GROOVE (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-3 (48)
49 46 UP AND DOWN –•– The McCoys (Bang)-6 (46)
50 65 TIME WON’T LET ME –•– The Outsiders (Capitol)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 19th March, 1966
60 — SECRET AGENT MAN –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-1 (60)
62 — KICKS –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (62)
66 — SPANISH FLEA –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (66)
68 — WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (68)
71 — SOMEWHERE –•– Len Barry (Decca)-1 (71)
72 — SHAPES OF THINGS –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-1 (72)
73 — I HEAR TRUMPETS BLOW –•– The Tokens (B.T. Puppy)-1 (73)
74 — FRANKIE AND JOHNNY –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (74)
78 — GLORIA –•– The Shadows Of Knight (Dunwich)-1 (78)
84 — ONE TRACK MIND –•– The Knickerbockers (Challenge)-1 (84)
85 — PLEASE DON’T STOP LOVING ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (85)
87 — MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 — FOLLOW ME –•– Lyme and Cybelle (White Whale)-1 (88)
89 — SHE BLEW A GOOD THING –•– The Poets (Symbol)-1 (89)
91 — I CAN’T LET GO –•– The Hollies (Imperial)-1 (91)
92 — DARLING BABY –•– The Elgins (V.I.P.)-1 (92)
93 — THE BOOGALOO PARTY –•– The Flamingos (Philips)-1 (93)
94 — (I’m Just a) FOOL FOR YOU –•– Gene Chandler (Constellation)-1 (94)
95 — BIG TIME –•– Lou Christie (Colpix)-1 (95)
96 — HE WORE THE GREEN BERET –•– Nancy Ames (Epic)-1 (96)
97 — LOVE IS ME, LOVE IS YOU –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (97)
98 — SHARING YOU –•– Mitty Collier (Chess)-1 (98)
99 — BABY I NEED YOU –•– The Manhattans (Carnival)-1 (99)
100 — I SPY (For the FBI) –•– Jamo Thomas and His Party Brothers Orchestra (Thomas)-1 (100)
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