JANUARY
Top hit
The Sound Of Silence · Simon
Top album
Whipped Cream & Other Delights · Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Enter the Year
Year
1966
Youth Culture Finds Its Voice
British invasion, Motown, and folk-rock rewrite what a hit can sound like.
Voices of the year
- Ssgt Barry Sadler
- The Beatles
- The Righteous Brothers
- The Mamas
- The Lovin' Spoonful
- The Association
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
My Love · Petula Clark
Top album
Rubber Soul · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
The Ballad Of The Green Berets · Ssgt Barry Sadler
Top album
Ballads Of The Green Berets · Ssgt Barry Sadler
APRIL
Top hit
The Ballad Of The Green Berets · Ssgt Barry Sadler
Top album
Ballads Of The Green Berets · Ssgt Barry Sadler
MAY
Top hit
Monday, Monday · The Mamas
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
When A Man Loves A Woman · Percy Sledge
Top album
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JULY
Top hit
Strangers In The Night · Frank Sinatra
Top album
Strangers In Night · Frank Sinatra
AUGUST
Top hit
Wild Thing · The Troggs
Top album
Yesterday And Today · The Beatles
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Sunshine Superman · Donovan
Top album
Revolver · The Beatles
OCTOBER
Top hit
Cherish · The Association
Top album
Revolver · The Beatles
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Last Train To Clarksville · The Monkees
Top album
The Monkees · The Monkees
DECEMBER
Top hit
Winchester Cathedral · The New Vaudeville Band
Top album
The Monkees · The Monkees