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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 9, 1966

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/02 04/16 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Please Don’t Stop Loving Me” (Elvis Presley) at 49. The file’s own ranks stand, because the next week’s LAST WEEK column bears them out, so a record put back goes into the rank the file leaves empty.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	8	6	★★ NO. 1 ★★ (You're My) Soul And InspirationTHE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS	1
2	4	6	7	DaydreamTHE LOVIN' SPOONFUL	2
3	2	2	7	19th Nervous BreakdownTHE ROLLING STONES	2
4	9	17	5	Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)CHER	4
5	1	1	10	The Ballad Of The Green BeretsSSGT BARRY SADLER	1
6	6	3	6	Nowhere ManTHE BEATLES	3
7	15	22	4	Secret Agent ManJOHNNY RIVERS	7
8	11	12	8	I'm So Lonesome I Could CryB.J. THOMAS & THE TRIUMPHS	8
9	10	14	6	Sure Gonna Miss HerGARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS	9
10	7	7	14	California Dreamin'THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS	4
11	16	21	8	Time Won't Let MeTHE OUTSIDERS	11
12	5	5	9	Homeward BoundSIMON AND GARFUNKEL	5
13	13	13	9	634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)WILSON PICKETT	13
14	8	4	12	These Boots Are Made For Walkin'NANCY SINATRA	1
15	20	25	8	This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)THE ISLEY BROTHERS	15
16	27	40	5	Good Lovin'THE YOUNG RASCALS	16
17	22	27	6	Little Latin Lupe LuMITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS	17
18	28	39	4	KicksPAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS featuring MARK LINDSAY	18
19	14	15	9	WomanPETER & GORDON	14
20	12	11	12	Love Makes The World Go RoundDEON JACKSON	11
21	21	26	7	Magic TownTHE VOGUES	21
22	25	30	7	Walkin' My Cat Named DogNORMA TANEGA	22
23	19	16	11	Baby Scratch My BackSLIM HARPO	16
24	36	70	3	A Sign Of The TimesPETULA CLARK	24
25	24	20	10	You BabyTHE TURTLES	20
26	18	9	12	Elusive ButterflyBOB LIND	5
27	23	18	8	Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)THE FOUR TOPS	18
28	17	10	8	Listen PeopleHERMAN'S HERMITS	3
29	43	53	4	What Now My LoveHERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS	29
30	37	45	5	Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To SleepAL MARTINO	30
31	41	55	4	Spanish FleaHERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS	31
32	42	52	4	Shapes Of ThingsTHE YARDBIRDS	32
33	26	23	8	It's Too LateBOBBY GOLDSBORO	23
34	35	43	6	SatisfactionOTIS REDDING	34
35	68	—	2	Sloop John BTHE BEACH BOYS	35
36	51	58	4	I Hear Trumpets BlowTHE TOKENS	36
37	48	59	4	SomewhereLEN BARRY	37
38	38	36	10	I Want To Go With YouEDDY ARNOLD	36
39	50	60	4	Frankie And JohnnyELVIS PRESLEY	39
40	29	32	7	Get ReadyTHE TEMPTATIONS	29
41	60	75	4	GloriaSHADOWS OF KNIGHT	41
42	44	44	6	Ain't That A Groove (Part 1)JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES	42
43	54	64	5	The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)THE BRASS RING featuring PHIL BODNER	43
44	34	41	7	Inside-Looking OutTHE ANIMALS	34
45	33	29	8	One More HeartacheMARVIN GAYE	29
46	30	19	11	I Fought The LawBOBBY FULLER FOUR	9
47	31	28	11	The CheaterBOB KUBAN & THE IN-MEN	12
48	49	57	6	Outside The Gates Of HeavenLOU CHRISTIE	48
49	58	69	4	Please Don't Stop Loving MeELVIS PRESLEY	49
50	47	50	7	TimePOZO SECO SINGERS	47

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	62	67	4	One Track MindTHE KNICKERBOCKERS	51
52	32	31	11	The Rains CameSIR DOUGLAS QUINTET	31
53	66	86	3	Together AgainRAY CHARLES	53
54	65	80	3	Caroline, NoBRIAN WILSON	54
55	67	83	3	Rhapsody In The RainLOU CHRISTIE	55
56	57	63	5	HelplessKIM WESTON	56
57	69	78	3	Young LoveLESLEY GORE	57
58	70	71	4	Memories Are Made Of ThisTHE DRIFTERS	58
59	61	61	6	The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)JOE TEX	59
60	56	56	6	Lullaby Of LoveTHE POPPIES	56
61	86	—	2	Try Too HardTHE DAVE CLARK FIVE	61
62	64	48	8	Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)EDWIN STARR	48
63	63	54	7	Secret Agent ManTHE VENTURES	54
64	79	—	2	Message To MichaelDIONNE WARWICK	64
65	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Leaning On The Lamp PostHERMAN'S HERMITS	65
66	71	72	5	Tippy ToeingTHE HARDEN TRIO	66
67	75	81	3	Till The End Of The DayTHE KINKS	67
68	59	65	5	Juanita BananaTHE PEELS	59
69	73	73	4	Follow MeLYME & CYBELLE	69
70	81	89	4	She Blew A Good ThingTHE POETS	70
71	80	—	2	Got My Mojo Working (Part I)JIMMY SMITH	71
72	85	90	3	Sippin' 'N Chippin'THE T-BONES	72
73	76	82	3	Hi Heel Sneakers - Pt. 1RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO	73
74	74	85	5	I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry TreeJUST US	74
75	83	92	4	Love Is Me, Love Is YouCONNIE FRANCIS	75
76	84	91	4	I Can't Let GoTHE HOLLIES	76
77	77	74	6	I Want SomeoneTHE MAD LADS	74
78	90	94	3	I'll Take Good Care Of YouGARNET MIMMS	78
79	NEW▶		1	Monday, MondayTHE MAMAS & THE PAPAS	79
80	87	—	2	A Lover's ConcertoSARAH VAUGHAN	80
81	88	—	2	Killer JoeTHE KINGSMEN	81
82	NEW▶		1	History Repeats ItselfBUDDY STARCHER	82
83	NEW▶		1	I'm Comin' Home, CindyTRINI LOPEZ	83
84	NEW▶		1	He CriedTHE SHANGRI-LAS	84
85	96	—	2	May My Heart Be Cast Into StoneTHE TOYS	85
86	82	84	3	I SurrenderFONTELLA BASS	82
87	NEW▶		1	Eight Miles HighBYRDS	87
88	NEW▶		1	Distant DrumsJIM REEVES	88
89	93	—	4	Philly DogTHE MAR-KEYS	89
90	RE-ENTRY		3	Darling BabyTHE ELGINS	87
91	92	—	2	La La LaGERRY & THE PACEMAKERS	91
92	NEW▶		1	Real HumdingerJ.J. BARNES	92
93	94	—	2	Too SlowTHE IMPRESSIONS	93
94	97	—	2	No Man Is An IslandTHE VAN DYKES	94
95	NEW▶		1	You've Got My Mind Messed UpJAMES CARR	95
96	NEW▶		1	Band Of GoldMEL CARTER	96
97	NEW▶		1	(I'm A) Road RunnerJR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS	97
98	NEW▶		1	I Feel A Sin Coming OnSOLOMON BURKE	98
99	100	—	2	I'm Living In Two WorldsBONNIE GUITAR	99
100	NEW▶		1	When A Man Loves A WomanPERCY SLEDGE	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.