Saturday, February 13, 2016

This Month In Music - February 1966

February 1966...  50 years ago!  What was happening in the music world:

There were four Saturdays in Feb. '66, so there the charts came out 4 times.  And 3 songs made it to #1:  My Love - Petula Clark (2 weeks),  Lightnin' Strikes -  Lou Christie and These Boots Were Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra.

Here's the Top 10 songs of the month, based on average chart position over the 4 weeks:


  • Song – Artist – Average Chart Position
  • Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie - 2.5
  • My Love - Petula Clark - 3.0
  • Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder – 6.5
  • Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys – 7.0
  • My World Is Empty Without You - The Supremes – 7.8
  • Crying Time - Ray Charles – 8.8
  • No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) - The T-Bones – 9.3
  • Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes – 11.0
  • We Can Work It Out - The Beatles – 11.5
  • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra – 11.5


Twenty Four (24) songs made their chart debuts.  Listed below with their peak position during the month

  • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra – 1
  • The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler - 3
  • California Dreaming -  The Mamas and The Papas - 8
  • Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind - 9
  • Working My Way Back To You - The 4 Seasons  - 10
  • Listen People - Herman's Hermits - 13
  • I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four  - 14
  • What Now My Love - Sonny and Cher - 16
  • When Liking Turns To Loving - Ronnie Dove - 18
  • The Cheater - Bob Kuban And The In-Men - 20 
  • At The Scene - The Dave Clark Five - 21
  • Call Me - Chris Montez - 22
  • Batman Theme -  The Marketts - 25
  • I See The Light - The Five Americans - 27
  • You Baby - The Turtles - 28
  • A Hard Day's Night - Ramsey Lewis Trio  - 29
  • My Baby Loves Me - Martha and The Vandellas - 30
  • Night Time - The Strangeloves - 30
  • Homeward Bound -  Simon and Garfunkel - 31
  • Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart - Roy Orbison - 33
  • Love Makes The World Go Round - Deon Jackson - 36
  • Long Live Our Love - The Shangri-Las - 37
  • Tijuana Taxi - Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass - 38
  • (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself - Frankie Valli - 39

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