Regional Hits of 1966

Other Years: 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

The standard page for 1966 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

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# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman Moves -8 Moves -5 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Moves -6 Moves -1 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night 1
2 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night Moves 0 Moves 0 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night Moves 1 Moves -3 The Beatles Yellow Submarine 2
3 Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Moves -11 Moves -11 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walking Moves -1 Moves -1 The Beatles Paperback Writer 3
4 The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday Moves -6 Moves -5 The Beatles Paperback Writer Moves 1 Moves 1 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walking 4
5 Simon & Garfunkel The Sounds of Silence Moves -2 Moves -13 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Moves 3 Moves -7 Tom Jones The Green Green Grass of Home 5
6 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Moves 5 Moves -1 The Rolling Stones Paint it Black Moves 0 Moves 0 The Rolling Stones Paint it Black 6
7 The Rolling Stones Paint it Black Moves 1 Moves 2 Simon & Garfunkel The Sounds of Silence Moves -33 Moves 6 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations 7
8 Question Mark & The Mysterians 96 Tears Moves -19 Moves -19 The Beatles Eleanor Rigby Moves -14 Moves -8 The Beach Boys Sloop John B 8
9 The Beatles Paperback Writer Moves 5 Moves 8 Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman Moves -20 Moves -25 Chris Andrews Yesterday Man 9
10 The Mamas & The Papas California Dreamin' Moves -8 Moves 6 The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday Moves -5 Moves -10 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon 10
11 New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral Moves -2 Moves -5 The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) Moves -8 Moves -6 The Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown 11
12 The Monkees Last Train to Clarksville Moves -11 Moves -78 Tom Jones The Green Green Grass of Home Moves 7 Moves -10 The Troggs With a Girl Like You 12
13 Tommy James & the Shondells Hanky Panky Moves -11 Moves 2 New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral Moves -14 Moves -19 The Beatles Michelle 13
14 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walking Moves 11 Moves 11 Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Moves -22 Moves -7 Herman's Hermits No Milk Today 14
15 The Young Rascals Good Lovin' Moves -22 Moves -6 The Troggs Wild Thing Moves -24 Moves 5 The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday 15
16 The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) Moves 5 Moves -29 The Beach Boys Sloop John B Moves 8 Moves -35 Sonny & Cher Little Man 16
17 Association Cherish Moves -27 Moves -24 The Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown Moves 6 Moves -8 The Beach Boys Barbara Ann 17
18 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Moves 13 Moves 8 The Mamas & The Papas California Dreamin' Moves -46 Moves -32 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Bend It 18
19 Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler Ballad of the Green Berets Moves -23 Moves -17 Los Bravos Black is Black Moves -1 Moves 8 The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) 19
20 The Supremes (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Moves -8 Moves -67 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon Moves 10 Moves 1 Los Bravos Black is Black 20

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