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