This Month In Music - June 1966

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

There were four Saturdays in June. '66, so there the charts came out 4 times.  Three songs made it to #1.  June started with Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Women" topping the charts, for the second week.  The Rolling Stones took over for two weeks, with "Paint It Black".  June ended with the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" at #1 (though it would only be there for the one week)..

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

• Name  -  Artist  -  Jun-Ave
• Paint It,Black  -  The Rolling Stones  -  2.0
• Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?  -  The Lovin' Spoonful  -  3.0
• I Am A Rock  -  Simon & Garfunkel  -  4.0
• When A Man Loves A Woman  -  Percy Sledge  -  5.0
• Strangers In The Night  -  Frank Sinatra  -  5.8
• A GroovyKind Of Love  -  The Mindbenders  -  7.3
• Barefootin'  -  Robert Parker  -  9.0
• Green Grass  -  Gary Lewis And The Playboys  -  10.8
• Sweet Talkin' Guy  -  The Chiffons  -  11.3
• Cool Jerk  -  The Capitols  -  11.5

Twenty-Nine (29) songs made their chart debuts.  Listed below with their peak position during the month:

• Name  -  Artist  -  Peak
• PaperbackWriter  -  The Beatles  -  1
• Please Don't Sell My Daddy No More Wine  -  The Greenwoods  -  6
• You Don't Have To Say You Love Me  -  Dusty Springfield  -  9
• Don't BringMe Down  -  The Animals  -  14
• Hanky Panky  -  Tommy James And The Shondells  -  15
• Double Shot(Of My Baby's Love)  -  Swingin' Medallions  -  19
• Ain't Too Proud To Beg  -  The Temptations  -  20
• Hold On! I'm A Comin'  -  Sam & Dave  -  21
• Dirty Water  -  The Standells  -  21
• Mama  -  B.J. Thomas  -  22
• Girl In Love  -  The Outsiders  -  22
• Little Girl  -  Syndicate Of Sound  -  24
• Crying  -  Jay & The Americans  -  25
• He  -  The Righteous Brothers  -  26
• Popsicle  -  Jan & Dean  -  27
• Rain  -  The Beatles  -  29
• I Love You Drops  -  Vic Dana  -  30
• I Love You 1000 Times  -  The Platters  -  31
• Along Comes Mary  -  The Association  -  32
• Hey Joe  -  The Leaves  -  34
• Come Running Back  -  Dean Martin  -  35
• The Land Of Milk And Honey  -  The Vogues  -  35
• Dedicated Follower Of Fashion  -  The Kinks  -  36
• Day For Decision  -  Johnny Sea  -  36
• It's Over  -  Jimmie Rodgers  -  37
• Let's Go Get Stoned  -  Ray Charles  -  37
• (I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water  -  Johnny Rivers  -  38
• S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)  -  Joe Tex  -  39
• The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me  -  Eddy Arnold  -  40