US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th March, 1966 

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 5, 1966

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th March, 1966

US Top 40 Singles – 5th March, 1966

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 3 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS –•– S/Sgt. Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (RCA Victor)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-7 (1)
3 2 LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES –•– Lou Christie (MGM)-11 (1)
4 13 LISTEN PEOPLE –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-3 (4)
5 8 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-9 (5)
6 9 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Lind (World Pacific)-7 (6)
7 6 MY LOVE –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
8 4 UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (3)
9 10 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-6 (9)
10 5 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8 (5)

11 14 I FOUGHT THE LAW –•– The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)-6 (11)
12 46 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-2 (12)
13 7 DON’T MESS WITH BILL –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-10 (7)
14 16 WHAT NOW MY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-6 (14)
15 12 CRYING TIME –•– Ray Charles (with the Raeletts) (ABC-Paramount)-13 (6)
16 31 HOMEWARD BOUND –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4 (16)
17 20 THE CHEATER –•– Bob Kuban and the In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)-6 (17)
18 18 WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-7 (18)
19 21 AT THE SCENE –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-5 (19)
20 25 BATMAN THEME –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-5 (20)

21 11 ZORBA THE GREEK –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-11 (11)
22 22 CALL ME –•– Chris Montez (A&M)-9 (22)
23 28 YOU BABY –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-5 (23)
24 15 BARBARA ANN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-10 (2)
25 — NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-1 (25)
26 27 I SEE THE LIGHT –•– Five Americans (HBR)-10 (26)
27 36 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Deon Jackson (Carla)-7 (27)
28 41 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-6 (28)
29 30 MY BABY LOVES ME –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-7 (29)
30 23 GOING TO A GO-GO –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-11 (11)

31 33 BREAKIN’ UP IS BREAKIN’ MY HEART –•– Roy Orbison (MGM)-7 (31)
32 42 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 37 LONG LIVE OUR LOVE –•– The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)-5 (33)
34 26 JUST LIKE ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-14 (11)
35 19 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) –•– The T-Bones (Liberty)-13 (3)
36 47 SOMEWHERE THERE’S A SOMEONE –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-4 (36)
37 48 BATMAN THEME –•– Neal Hefti (RCA Victor)-4 (37)
38 17 A WELL RESPECTED MAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-14 (13)
39 49 THE RAINS CAME –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)-6 (39)
40 50 HUSBANDS AND WIVES –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 5th March, 1966

42 29 MICHELLE –•– David and Jonathan (Capitol)-9 (18)
45 32 NIGHT TIME –•– The Strangeloves (Bang)-8 (30)
48 24 WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-12 (1)

POWER PLAYS – 5th March, 1966

41 43 ANDREA –•– The Sunrays (Tower)-7 (41)
43 55 WOMAN –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-4 (43)
44 56 IT’S TOO LATE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-3 (44)
46 72 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY –•– B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs (Scepter)-3 (46)
47 52 THE DEDICATION SONG –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-3 (47)
49 59 I WANT TO GO WITH YOU –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-5 (49)
50 51 LOVE IS ALL WE NEED –•– Mel Carter (Imperial)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 5th March, 1966

25 — NOWHERE MAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-1 (25)
78 — AIN’T THAT A GROOVE (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (78)
79 — SATISFACTION –•– Otis Redding (Volt)-1 (79)
83 — KEEP ON RUNNING –•– The Spencer Davis Group (Atco)-1 (83)
87 — SURE GONNA MISS HER –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-1 (87)
88 — LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-1 (88)
90 — (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION –•– The Righteous Brothers (Verve)-1 (90)
91 — WAIT A MINUTE –•– Tim Tam and the Turn-Ons (Palmer)-1 (91)
93 — I WANT SOMEONE –•– The Mad Lads (Volt)-1 (93)
94 — LULLABY OF LOVE –•– The Poppies (Epic)-1 (94)
95 — SUPERMAN –•– Dino, Desi and Billy (Reprise)-1 (95)
97 — OUTSIDE THE GATES OF HEAVEN –•– Lou Christie (Co & Ce)-1 (97)
98 — THE LOVE YOU SAVE (May Be Your Own) –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (98)
100 — PHILLY DOG –•– The Mar-Keys (Stax)-1 (100)