Julye1966... 50 years ago! What was happening in the music world:
There were five Saturdays in July. '66, so there the charts came out 5 times. And four different songs made it to #1. July started with Frank Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" topping the charts, up from #2 the last week of June. The Beatles knocked Frank from #1, with Paperback Writer, but it only lasted 1 week at the Top. Tommy James and the Shondells were next, with "Hanky Panky". Which hung on two weeks before being knocked out by The Troggs' "Wild Thing". Wild thing made it's chart debut at #6, and would go on to
Here's the Top 10 songs of the month, based on average chart position over the 4 weeks:
- Name - Artist - Jul-Ave
- Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells - 2.8
- Paperback Writer - The Beatles - 5.2
- Please Don'tSell My Daddy No More Wine - The Greenwoods - 5.8
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield - 6.8
- Strangers InThe Night - Frank Sinatra - 8.8
- Wild Thing - The Troggs - 11.6
- Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs - 11.6
- Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound - 12.2
- Along Comes Mary - The Association - 15.2
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations - 16.2
Thirty-Two (32) songs made their chart debuts. Listed below with their peak position during the month:
- Name - Artist - Peak
- Wild Thing - The Troggs - 1
- Lil' RedRiding Hood - Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs - 3
- The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters - 4
- I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & The Papas - 5
- Hungry - Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - 6
- Summer InThe City - The Lovin' Spoonful - 7
- Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe - 8
- Mothers Little Helper - The Rolling Stones - 9
- Somewhere, My Love - Ray Conniff And The Singers - 10
- They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV - 11
- Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 14
- This Door Swings Both Ways - Herman's Hermits - 16
- Over Under Sideways Down - The Yardbirds - 17
- The Work Song - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - 18
- Love Letters - Elvis Presley - 19
- You Better Run - The Young Rascals - 20
- I Want You - Bob Dylan - 20
- Sweet Dreams - Tommy McLain - 23
- Trains And Boats And Planes - Dionne Warwick - 25
- I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark - 26
- Happy Summer Days - Ronnie Dove - 27
- Please Tell Me Why - The Dave Clark Five - 28
- Where WereYou When I Needed You - The Grass Roots - 28
- See You In September - The Happenings - 30
- Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann - 32
- Searching For My Love - Bobby Moore And The Rhythm Aces - 33
- Billy And Sue - B.J. Thomas And The Triumphs - 34
- The Impossible Dream (The Quest) - Jack Jones - 35
- Friday's Child - Nancy Sinatra - 36
- Oh Yeah - The Shadows Of Knight - 39
- You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller - 40
- Blowin In The Wind - Stevie Wonder - 40
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