This Month In Music - March 1966

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

There were four Saturdays in March. '66, so there the charts came out 4 times.  But one song  dominated the top spot.  The Ballad Of The Green Berets, by Staff Sgt Barry Sadler, was #1 all for weeks of March, '66.

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

• Song - Artist -  Mar-Ave
• The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler - 1.0
• These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra  - 2.8
• 19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones  - 5.5
• California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas  - 5.8
• Listen People - Herman's Hermits  - 5.8
• Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind  - 6.3
• Nowhere Man - Beatles - 9.8
• Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel  - 9.8
• I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four  - 12.0
• Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie  - 14.3

Twenty-Eight (28) songs made their chart debuts.  Listed below with their peak position during the month:

• Song - Artist - Peak (Feb)
• 19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones  - 2
• Nowhere Man - Beatles - 3
• Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful - 6
• (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers - 8
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas And The Triumphs - 12
• 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett - 13
• Sure Gonna Miss Her - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - 14
• Woman - Peter And Gordon  - 15
• Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo  - 16
• Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher - 17
• Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - Four Tops  - 18
• Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders  - 21
• Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers - 22
• It's Too Late - Bobby Goldsboro - 23
• This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers  -25
• Husbands And Wives - Roger Miller  - 26
• I See The Light -The Five Americans  - 26
• Magic Town - The Vogues  - 26
• Little Latin Lupe Lu - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels - 27
• One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye  - 29
• Walkin' My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega  - 30
• The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet  - 31
• Get Ready - The Temptations  - 32
• Somewhere There's A Someone - Dean Martin  - 32
• Batman Theme - Neal Hefti - 35
• I Want To Go With You - Eddy Arnold  - 36
• Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay -39
• Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals -40