Every number one of 1966

31 different songs reached #1. Longest run: I'm a Believer, 7 weeks in a row.

  1. 1 Search ↗ The Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel Jan 1 · 1 week
  2. 2 We Can Work It Out The Beatles Jan 8 to Jan 15 · 2 weeks
  3. 3 Search ↗ The Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel Jan 22 · 1 week
  4. 4 We Can Work It Out The Beatles Jan 29 · 1 week
  5. 5 My Love Petula Clark Feb 5 to Feb 12 · 2 weeks
  6. 6 Search ↗ Lightnin' Strikes Lou Christie Feb 19 · 1 week
  7. 7 These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Nancy Sinatra Feb 26 · 1 week
  8. 8 Search ↗ The Ballad of the Green Berets SSgt. Barry Sadler Mar 5 to Apr 2 · 5 weeks
  9. 9 (You're My) Soul and Inspiration The Righteous Brothers Apr 9 to Apr 23 · 3 weeks
  10. 10 Good Lovin' The Young Rascals Apr 30 · 1 week
  11. 11 Monday, Monday The Mamas & the Papas May 7 to May 21 · 3 weeks
  12. 12 When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge May 28 to Jun 4 · 2 weeks
  13. 13 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones Jun 11 to Jun 18 · 2 weeks
  14. 14 Paperback Writer The Beatles Jun 25 · 1 week
  15. 15 Strangers in the Night Frank Sinatra Jul 2 · 1 week
  16. 16 Paperback Writer The Beatles Jul 9 · 1 week
  17. 17 Hanky Panky Tommy James and the Shondells Jul 16 to Jul 23 · 2 weeks
  18. 18 Wild Thing The Troggs Jul 30 to Aug 6 · 2 weeks
  19. 19 Summer in the City The Lovin' Spoonful Aug 13 to Aug 27 · 3 weeks
  20. 20 Sunshine Superman Donovan Sep 3 · 1 week
  21. 21 You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes Sep 10 to Sep 17 · 2 weeks
  22. 22 Cherish The Association Sep 24 to Oct 8 · 3 weeks
  23. 23 Reach Out I'll Be There Four Tops Oct 15 to Oct 22 · 2 weeks
  24. 24 96 Tears ? and the Mysterians Oct 29 · 1 week
  25. 25 Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees Nov 5 · 1 week
  26. 26 Poor Side of Town Johnny Rivers Nov 12 · 1 week
  27. 27 You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes Nov 19 to Nov 26 · 2 weeks
  28. 28 Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band Dec 3 · 1 week
  29. 29 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys Dec 10 · 1 week
  30. 30 Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band Dec 17 to Dec 24 · 2 weeks
  31. 31 I'm a Believer The Monkees Dec 31 · 1 week (7 in a row)

The numbers beside each song count the year's number ones in order. Weeks are counted from the Billboard Hot 100 charts dated in 1966.