21st May 1966
1 |
(1) |
Pretty Flamingo |
Manfred Mann |
HMV POP 1523 |
2 |
(3) |
Sloop John B |
The Beach Boys |
Capitol CL 15441 |
3 |
(12) |
Wild Thing |
The Troggs |
Fontana TF 689 |
4 |
(2) |
Daydream |
The Lovin' Spoonful |
Pye International 7N 25361 |
5 |
(-) |
Paint It Black |
The Rolling Stones |
Decca F 12395 |
6 |
(7) |
Shotgun Wedding |
Roy C |
Island WI 273 |
7 |
(-) |
Strangers In The Night |
Frank Sinatra |
Reprise R 23052 |
8 |
(4) |
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me |
Dusty Springfield |
Philips BF 1482 |
9 |
(13) |
Sorrow |
The Merseys |
Fontana TF 694 |
10 |
(20) |
Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 |
Bob Dylan |
CBS 202307 |
11 |
(5) |
The Pied Piper |
Crispian St. Peters |
Decca F 12359 |
12 |
(-) |
Monday, Monday |
The Mama's & The Papa's |
RCA 1516 |
13 |
(17) |
Hey Girl |
The Small Faces |
Decca F 12393 |
14 |
(6) |
Bang Bang |
Cher |
Liberty LIB 66160 |
15 |
(27) |
Promises |
Ken Dodd |
Columbia DB 7914 |
16 |
(8) |
Hold Tight |
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
Fontana TF 671 |
17 |
(-) |
When A Man Loves A Woman |
Percy Sledge |
Atlantic 584 001 |
18 |
(9) |
Alfie |
Cilla Black |
Parlophone R 5427 |
19 |
(11) |
Homeward Bound |
Simon & Garfunkel |
CBS 202045 |
20 |
(15) |
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration |
The Righteous Brothers |
Verve VS 535 |
21 |
(10) |
The Sound Of Silence |
The Bachelors |
Decca F 12351 |
22 |
(25) |
Come On Home |
Wayne Fontana |
Fontana TF 684 |
23 |
(22) |
How Does That Grab You Darlin' |
Nancy Sinatra |
Reprise R 20461 |
24 |
(30) |
Once |
Genevieve |
CBS 202061 |
25 |
(29) |
California Dreamin' |
The Mama's & The Papa's |
RCA 1503 |
26 |
(18) |
I Put A Spell On You |
The Alan Price Set |
Decca F 12367 |
27 |
(-) |
I Love Her |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
Decca F 12391 |
28 |
(14) |
Somebody Help Me |
The Spencer Davis Group |
Fontana TF 679 |
29 |
(19) |
Elusive Butterfly |
Val Doonican |
Decca F 12358 |
30 |
(-) |
Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You) |
The Mindbenders |
Fontana TF 697 |
It happened this week...
Saturday 21st... Cassius Clay beat Britain's Henry Cooper in the sixth round to retain his world heavyweight title
Sunday 22nd... Scotsman Jackie Stewart won the Monaco Grand Prix
Monday 23rd... The government declared a state of emergency to ensure maintenance of essential supplies and services during a strike by seamen
Wednesday 25th... Charlottestown, owned by Lady Zia Wernher, won the Derby