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1966 in music

1966 in music

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List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1966.

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from Billboard December 24, 1966 pg 34


Billboard's year-end list for 1966 included Hot 100 data from January to December 10, 1966, and used an early formula of awarding 100 points to the number one record, then ninety-nine points for number two, ninety-eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. Billboard soon realized the increase to 100 positions per week greatly diluted the accuracy of its chart, as opposed to twenty years ago, when charts had 10-30 positions. The impact of a no. 1 song scoring 20 points for no. 1 and 10 points for no. 10 (20 position chart) is huge compared to 100 points for no. 1 and 90 points for no. 10. A record with 8 weeks at no. 1 could have its advantage wiped out by the no. 10 record if it spent one additional week on the Hot 100, which is exactly what happened to the hottest artists, like the Beatles, Elvis, and others, whose records debuted at very high positions, quickly shot to the top, sold hundreds of thousands of records each week at no. 1, and then quiuckly dropped off the chart. An example is "We Can Work it Out", no. 49 on the 1966 year-end chart, despite three weeks at no. 1. However, it lost 155 points because its debut at no. 36 and second week at no. 11 fell on the last two weeks of December 1965, and Billboard did not count them. Three weeks at no.1 and seven weeks in the top 5 were of little ad vantage. However, by 1970, huge bonuses were being awarded to the no. 1 record each week, as Billboard searched for a better formula.

With 20-20 hindsight, the Billboard year-end chart for 1966 can be completed with archived issues of Billboard for November-December 1965 and November 1966-March 1967, and Joel Whitburn's Records Research books other Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the 1966 year-end chart. The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1965 and December 1966. Records with chart runs that started in 1965 and ended in 1966, or started in 1966 and ended in 1967, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1966. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1965 or 1967. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week thirty points were awarded to the number one record, then nineteen points for number two, eighteen points for number three, and so on down to number twenty. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs,[3] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

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   Billboard Top Soul Singles 1966
1The Temptations"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"Gordy 7054January 11, 1966May 3, 19661121.50US Billboard 1966 #91, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 57 points, Top Soul Singles 1966 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 313 points, from Gettin' Ready - Gordy 918
2Wilson Pickett"634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"Atlantic 2386December 20, 1965January 1966691.00US Billboard 1966 #124, Hot100 #13 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks, 37 points, Top Soul Singles 1966 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, 280 points, from The Exciting Wilson Pickett - Atlantic 8129
3Stevie Wonder"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"see number 40
4Sam and Dave"Hold On I'm Comin'"Stax 189January 1966March 1966691.00US Billboard 1966 #195, Hot100 #21 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, Top Soul Singles 1966 #4, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 1 weeks, 20 total weeks, 262 points, from Hold On, I'm Comin'- Stax 708
5The Temptations"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"Gordy 7055May 11, 1966August 4, 1966691.25US Billboard 1966 #63, Hot100 #3 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 81 points, Top Soul Singles 1966 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 258 points, from Gordy single 7055.


   Billboard Top Country Singles 1966
1David Houston"Almost Persuaded"Epic 10025January 1966June 19662372.00US Billboard 1966 #216, Hot100 #24 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1966 #1, Country Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 25 total weeks, 368 points
2Jack Greene"There Goes My Everything"Decca 32023August 6, 1966October 19661791.00US Billboard 1968 #155, Hot100 #19 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 4 points, Top Country Singles 1966 #2, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 23 total weeks, 353 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2010
3Red Sovine"Giddyup Go"Starday 737August 1965October 19651871.00US Billboard 1968 #230, Hot100 #32 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1966 #4, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 22 total weeks, 349 points, National Recording Registry 2003
4Buck Owens & The Buckaroos"Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"Capitol 5566August 24, 1965January 3, 19661791.00US Billboard 1968 #427, Hot100 #63 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1966 #3, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 19 total weeks, 316 points
5Buck Owens & The Buckaroos"Think Of Me"Capitol 5647February 15, 1966May 2, 19662262.00US Billboard 1966 #229, Hot100 #26 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1966 #5, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 21 total weeks, 313 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004


| Top Easy Listening Singles 1966

1Roger Williams"Born Free"see number 39
2Frank Sinatra"Strangers In The Night"see number 18
3Jack Jones"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"Kapp 755January 11, 1966April 19662642.00US Billboard 1966 #295, Hot100 #35 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, Top Easy Listening Singles 1966 #3, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 22 total weeks, 293 points
4Margaret Whiting"The Wheel of Hurt"London 101September 1967November 19661871.00US Billboard 1968 #230, Hot100 #32 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, Top Easy Listening Singles 1966 #4, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 24 total weeks, 289 points, National Recording Registry 2003
5Ray Conniff & The Singers"Somewhere, My Love"Columbia 43626August 29, 1966October 23, 19662262.00US Billboard 1966 #229, Hot100 #26 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Easy Listening Singles 1966 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 281 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004


   Top Rock Tracks 1966 (unofficial)
1The Beach Boys"Good Vibrations"see number 12, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #1, from Capitol single 5676.
2The Beatles"Day Tripper"Capitol 5555October 16, 1965December 3, 19651692.00US Billboard 1966 #2, Hot100 #20 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks, 4 points, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #2, from Capitol single 5555.
3The Beatles"And Your Bird Can Sing"Capitol 2576April 26, 1966August 5, 1966Top Rock Tracks 1966 #3, from "Revolver - Capitol 2576."
4The Beatles"Got to Get You into My Life"Capitol 2576June 17, 1966August 5, 1966Top Rock Tracks 1966 #4, from "Revolver - Capitol 2576."
5The Lovin' Spoonful"Summer In The City"see number 6, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #5, from "Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful - Kama Sutra 8054."
6The Who"My Generation"Decca 31877December 22, 1966February 13, 1967152.50Top Rock Tracks 1966 #6, US Billboard 1966 #84, Hot100 #74 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, 123 points, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #6, from "The Who Sings My Generation - Decca 4664."
7The Animals"Don't Bring Me Down"MGM 13514April 13, 1966May 17, 1966591.25US Billboard 1966 #117, Hot100 #12 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 106 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #7, from MGM single 13514.
8The Rolling Stones"Paint It Black"see number 14, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #8, from "Aftermath - London 476."
9The Supremes"You Keep Me Hangin' On"see number 11, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #9, from "The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland - Motown 650."
10The Beatles"Eleanor Rigby"Capitol 5715June 6, 1966August 5, 1966152.50US Billboard 1966 #127, Hot100 #11 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, 123 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011, Top Rock Tracks 1966 #10, from "Revolver - Capitol 2576."
11The Kinks"Till the End of the Day"Reprise 0454October 30, 1965March 2, 1966596.00Top Rock Tracks 1966 #11, US Billboard 1966 #117, Hot100 #50 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 106 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, from "The Kink Kontroversy - Reprise 6197."

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References

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