2nd April 1966

1

(1)

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

The Walker Brothers

Philips BF 1473

2

(2)

I Can't Let Go

The Hollies

Parlophone R 5409

3

(7)

Elusive Butterfly

Bob Lind

Fontana TF 670

4

(3)

Make The World Go Away

Eddy Arnold

RCA 1496

5

(4)

Shapes Of Things

The Yardbirds

Columbia DB 7848

6

(6)

Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

The Kinks

Pye 7N 17064

7

(15)

Somebody Help Me

The Spencer Davis Group

Fontana TF 679

8

(12)

Elusive Butterfly

Val Doonican

Decca F 12358

9

(16)

The Sound Of Silence

The Bachelors

Decca F 12351

10

(5)

Barbara Ann

The Beach Boys

Capitol CL 15432

11

(17)

Hold Tight

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Fontana TF 671

12

(18)

Substitute

The Who

Reaction 591 001

13

(8)

Sha La La La Lee

The Small Faces

Decca F 12317

14

(14)

What Now My Love

Sonny & Cher

Atlantic AT 4069

15

(9)

Backstage

Gene Pitney

Stateside SS 490

16

(10)

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra

Reprise R 20432

17

(-)

Bang Bang

Cher

Liberty LIB 66160

18

(11)

Lightnin' Strikes

Lou Christie

MGM 1297

19

(20)

Blue Turns To Grey

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Columbia DB 7866

20

(-)

I Put A Spell On You

The Alan Price Set

Decca F 12367

21

(-)

Alfie

Cilla Black

Parlophone R 5427

22

(13)

A Groovy Kind Of Love

The Mindbenders

Fontana TF 644

23

(-)

You Won't Be Leaving

Herman's Hermits

Columbia DB 7861

24

(-)

Someday One Day

The Seekers

Columbia DB 7867

25

(-)

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

Dusty Springfield

Philips BF 1482

26

(19)

My Love

Petula Clark

Pye 7N 17038

27

(21)

Love Me With All Of Your Heart

The Bachelors

Decca F 12351

28

(-)

Supergirl

Graham Bonney

Columbia DB 7843

29

(25)

Spanish Flea

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Pye International 7N 25335

30

(-)

That's Nice

Neil Christian

Strike JH 301

 

 

 

It happened this week...

Monday 4th... A Greek tanker, laden with oil believed bound for Rhodesia, was intercepted by the Royal Navy

Friday 8th... The US began to evacuate Americans from Da Nang

Friday 8th... Leonid Brezhnev became general secretary of the Soviet Union