US Top 40 Singles Week Ending December 17th, 1966

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending December 17th, 1966.

Curious to see the entire Top 40 Singles for this year? View the 1966 chart here.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1960s here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – DECEMBER 17TH, 1966

#1
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
The New Vaudeville Band

TW LW TITLE ЉۢРArtist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 3 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL –•– The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MELLOW YELLOW –•– Donovan (Epic)-6 (2)
3 1 GOOD VIBRATIONS –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (1)
4 4 DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON AND GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY (Medley) –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-11 (4)
5 5 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8 (1)
6 10 THAT’S LIFE –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (6)
7 8 BORN FREE –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-17 (7)
8 44 I’M A BELIEVER –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-2 (8)
9 16 SUGAR TOWN –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (9)
10 14 A PLACE IN THE SUN –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (10)

11 11 WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-9 (11)
12 19 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (12)
13 6 LADY GODIVA –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-11 (6)
14 9 I’M READY FOR LOVE –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-8 (9)
15 13 A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (13)
16 17 I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-6 (16)
17 18 (Come ‘Round Here) I’M THE ONE YOU NEED –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-7 (17)
18 7 STOP STOP STOP –•– The Hollies (Imperial)-8 (7)
19 24 MAME –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-5 (19)
20 21 IT TEARS ME UP –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-9 (20)

21 12 I’M YOUR PUPPET –•– James and Bobby Purify (Bell)-13 (6)
22 15 POOR SIDE OF TOWN –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-14 (1)
23 31 SINGLE GIRL –•– Sandy Posey (MGM)-5 (23)
24 37 TALK TALK –•– The Music Machine (Original Sound)-6 (24)
25 51 TELL IT LIKE IT IS –•– Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)-3 (25)
26 35 CRY –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-4 (26)
27 33 I NEED SOMEBODY –•– ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians (Cameo)-5 (27)
28 28 KNOCK ON WOOD –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-15 (28)
29 34 MUSTANG SALLY –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (29)
30 — SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-1 (30)

31 32 IT’S ONLY LOVE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (31)
32 42 COMING HOME SOLDIER –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (32)
33 20 COMING ON STRONG –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-12 (11)
34 22 BUT IT’S ALRIGHT –•– J.J. Jackson (Calla)-12 (22)
35 66 GOOD THING –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (35)
36 46 WORDS OF LOVE –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-3 (36)
37 38 HELP ME GIRL –•– The Outsiders (Capitol)-8 (37)
38 23 HOLY COW –•– Lee Dorsey (Amy)-9 (23)
39 43 PANDORA’S GOLDEN HEEBIE JEEBIES –•– The Association (Valiant)-4 (39)
40 26 THE WHEEL OF HURT –•– Margaret Whiting (London)-11 (26)

THIS WEEK’S DROP – DECEMBER 17TH, 1966

42 25 RUN, RUN, LOOK AND SEE –•– Brian Hyland (Philips)-9 (25)
43 27 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-15 (1)
44 30 RAIN ON THE ROOF –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-10 (10)
50 36 TIME AFTER TIME –•– Chris Montez (A&M)-8 (36)
54 39 (When She Needs Good Lovin’) SHE COMES TO ME –•– The Chicago Loop (DynoVoice)-7 (37)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 17TH, 1966

41 60 EAST WEST –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-3 (41)
45 45 GAMES THAT LOVERS PLAY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-8 (45)
46 58 I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE –•– Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)-3 (46)
47 57 HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-4 (47)
48 50 I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME –•– Gene Chandler (Checker)-4 (48)
49 59 HELP ME GIRL –•– Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-4 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK – DECEMBER 17TH, 1966

30 — SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-1 (30)
62 — STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (62)
77 — (I’m Not Your) STEPPIN’ STONE –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (77)
83 — PAPA WAS TOO –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (83)
86 — NASHVILLE CATS –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-1 (86)
87 — WHERE WILL THE WORDS COME FROM –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-1 (87)
88 — I’M GONNA MISS YOU –•– The Artistics (Brunswick)-1 (88)
91 — WACK WACK –•– The Young Holt Trio (Brunswick)-1 (91)
93 — (Open Up the Door) LET THE GOOD TIMES IN –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-1 (93)
94 — DANCING IN THE STREET –•– The Mamas and The Papas (Dunhill)-1 (94)
95 — GRIZZLY BEAR –•– The Youngbloods (RCA Victor)-1 (95)
96 — GOING NOWHERE –•– Los Bravos (Press)-1 (96)
98 — LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE –•– The Pozo-Seco Singers (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 — STAND BY ME –•– Spyder Turner (MGM)-1 (99)
100 — TRY MY LOVE AGAIN –•– Bobby Moore’s Rhythm Aces Featuring Chico (Checker)-1 (100)