Top Songs of 1966
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
4
 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
2
16
 The Beach Boys God Only Knows Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop, Sunshine Pop
3
62
 Ike and Tina Turner River Deep - Mountain High Brill Building, Pop Soul
4
89
 Buffalo Springfield For What It's Worth Folk Rock
5
97
 Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There Motown Sound
6
115
 The Rolling Stones Paint It, Black Mod, Psychedelic Rock
7
131
 The Byrds Eight Miles High Psychedelic Rock
8
154
 Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman Deep Soul
9
157
 The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock
10
186
 The Beatles Eleanor Rigby Baroque Pop
11
234
 Otis Redding Try a Little Tenderness Deep Soul
12
239
 The Troggs Wild Thing Garage Rock
13
310
 ? and the Mysterians 96 Tears Garage Rock
14
320
 The Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin' British Rhythm & Blues
15
324
 The Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
16
359
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Hey Joe Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
17
409
 The Monkees I'm a Believer Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
18
444
 The 13th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
19
483
 James Brown It's a Man's Man's Man's World Deep Soul
20
502
 The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love Girl Group, Motown Sound
21
504
 Bob Dylan Visions of Johanna Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
22
579
 The Easybeats Friday on My Mind Beat Music, Mod
23
630
 The Beatles Paperback Writer Power Pop
24
678
 Bob Dylan Just Like a Woman Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
25
721
 The Who Substitute Beat Music, British Rhythm & Blues, Mod
26
772
 The Left Banke Walk Away Renée Baroque Pop
27
790
 The Count Five Psychotic Reaction Acid Rock, Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
28
820
 The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Baroque Pop, Brill Building
29
864
 The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin' On Girl Group, Motown Sound
30
894
 The Velvet Underground Sunday Morning Art Pop
31
906
 Sam & Dave Hold On, I'm Comin' Southern Soul
32
965
 The Beach Boys Wouldn't It Be Nice Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
33
970
 The Rolling Stones Under My Thumb British Rhythm & Blues, Mod
34
991
 The Beatles Rain Freakbeat, Psychedelic Rock
35
1000
 The Young Rascals Good Lovin' Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
36
1071
 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon Pop Rock
37
1085
 The Temptations Ain't Too Proud to Beg Motown Sound
38
1096
 Bob Dylan I Want You Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
39
1146
 Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels Devil with a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly Blue Eyed Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
40
1163
 Aaron Neville Tell It Like It Is Deep Soul
41
1218
 Donovan Season of the Witch Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
42
1285
 The Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown British Rhythm & Blues, Mod
43
1324
 Bob Dylan Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
44
1326
 The Electric Prunes I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
45
1363
 Lorraine Ellison Stay with Me Deep Soul
46
1371
 Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Motown Sound
47
1445
 The Monkees Last Train to Clarksville Pop Rock
48
1478
 The Beach Boys Caroline, No Art Pop, Baroque Pop
49
1493
 The Velvet Underground & Nico All Tomorrow's Parties Art Rock, Experimental Rock
50
1505
 The Beatles Taxman Pop Rock
51
1544
 The Beatles For No One Baroque Pop
52
1580
 Dusty Springfield You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
53
1621
 The Beatles Here, There and Everywhere Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
54
1775
 The Beatles I'm Only Sleeping Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
55
1777
 The Hollies Bus Stop Pop Rock
56
1826
 Donovan Sunshine Superman Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Pop
57
1913
 Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally Southern Soul
58
1935
 Ennio Morricone The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Film Score, Spaghetti Western
59
1973
 The Beatles She Said She Said Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
60
1980
 Eddie Floyd Knock on Wood Southern Soul
61
2012
 The Kinks Dead End Street Mod, Pop Rock
62
2023
 The Rolling Stones Mother's Little Helper Mod
63
2062
 Bob Dylan Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
64
2104
 The Beatles And Your Bird Can Sing Power Pop, Psychedelic Rock
65
2132
 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night Standards
66
2231
 The Velvet Underground & Nico Femme Fatale Art Pop
67
2236
 Jacques Dutronc Et moi, et moi, et moi Beat Music, French Pop
68
2262
 The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) Motown Sound, Northern Soul
69
2283
 Love 7 and 7 Is Garage Rock, Proto-Punk, Psychedelic Rock
70
2306
 Yardbirds Shapes of Things Freakbeat, Mod, Psychedelic Rock
71
2449
 Los Bravos Black Is Black Beat Music
72
2629
 The Creation Making Time Freakbeat, Garage Rock, Mod
73
2682
 Simon and Garfunkel Scarborough Fair (Canticle) Chamber Folk, Folk Pop
74
2699
 The Beach Boys Sloop John B Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
75
2767
 Simon and Garfunkel Homeward Bound Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
76
2908
 The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? Psychedelic Rock
77
3035
 The Beatles Got to Get You into My Life Pop Rock
78
3085
 Monks Monk Time Freakbeat, Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
79
3093
 Small Faces All or Nothing Mod, Pop Rock
80
3101
 Michel Polnareff Love Me, Please Love Me Chanson, French Pop
81
3122
 Wilson Pickett Land of 1000 Dances Southern Soul
82
3146
 Billy Stewart Summertime Chicago Soul
83
3226
 Cream I Feel Free Blues Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
84
3301
 The Rolling Stones Lady Jane Baroque Pop, Folk Pop
85
3312
 The Temptations Get Ready Motown Sound
86
3354
 Loretta Lynn Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (with Lovin' on Your Mind) Honky Tonk
87
3402
 The Mothers of Invention Trouble Every Day Blues Rock, Experimental Rock, Garage Rock
88
3406
 Herman's Hermits No Milk Today Baroque Pop, Pop Rock
89
3417
 Fred Neil Everybody's Talkin' Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
90
3559
 Antoine Les Elucubrations d'Antoine Beat Music, French Pop
91
3588
 Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage Modal Jazz
92
3619
 Donovan Mellow Yellow Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Pop
93
3627
 Adriano Celentano Il ragazzo della Via Gluck Italo Pop
94
3654
 Bob Dylan Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Blues Rock, Brass Band
95
3671
 The Beach Boys I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop
96
3687
 The Music Machine Talk Talk Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
97
3696
 Four Tops Standing in the Shadows of Love Motown Sound
98
3703
 The Temptations (I Know) I'm Losing You Motown Sound
99
3843
 Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Soul Jazz
100
3874
 The Left Banke Pretty Ballerina Baroque Pop
101
3979
 Jacques Dutronc Les Playboys Beat Music, French Pop
102
3996
 Janis Ian Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
103
4015
 Cher Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Baroque Pop, Folk Pop
104
4089
 The Who I'm a Boy Mod
105
4111
 Tim Hardin Reason to Believe Contemporary Folk
106
4178
 Simon and Garfunkel I Am a Rock Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
107
4305
 The Capitols Cool Jerk Rhythm & Blues, Soul
108
4309
 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Children's Music, Pop Rock
109
4360
 Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle Chicago Blues, Soul Blues
110
4381
 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Mas que nada Bossa Nova, Lounge
111
4473
 Bob Dylan One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
112
4535
 Paul Revere & The Raiders Hungry Garage Rock, Pop Rock
113
4541
 James & Bobby Purify I'm Your Puppet Pop Soul, Southern Soul
114
4647
 The Kinks I'm Not Like Everybody Else Garage Rock, Mod
115
4693
 Simon and Garfunkel A Hazy Shade of Winter Folk Pop, Folk Rock
116
4698
 Barbara Ma plus belle histoire d'amour Chanson à texte
117
4709
 Manfred Mann Pretty Flamingo Beat Music
118
4714
 Yardbirds Happenings Ten Years Time Ago Freakbeat, Psychedelic Rock
119
4751
 Paul Revere & The Raiders Kicks Garage Rock, Pop Rock
120
4911
 The Beach Boys Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
121
4932
 Jr. Walker & The All Stars (I'm a) Road Runner Rhythm & Blues, Soul
122
4951
 Fred Neil The Dolphins Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
123
5025
 Cat Stevens Matthew & Son Baroque Pop, Folk Pop
124
5074
 The Rolling Stones Out of Time Blues Rock
125
5077
 Bobby Hebb Sunny Soul
126
5135
 Johnny Rivers Secret Agent Man Rock & Roll, Television Music
127
5172
 The Mamas and the Papas Monday, Monday Sunshine Pop
128
5243
 Tom Jones Green, Green Grass of Home Blue Eyed Soul
129
5275
 Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine New Orleans R&B, Soul
130
5298
 Los Brincos Mejor Beat Music
131
5411
 Michel Polnareff La Poupée qui fait non Chanson, French Pop
132
5472
 Neil Diamond Solitary Man Folk Pop, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
133
5639
 Otis Redding Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) Deep Soul
134
5770
 Wilson Pickett Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) Southern Soul
135
5794
 Ray Charles Let's Go Get Stoned Pop Soul
136
5889
 Yardbirds Over Under Sideways Down Blues Rock, British Rhythm & Blues, Mod, Psychedelic Rock
137
5897
 Love My Little Red Book Garage Rock, Pop Rock
138
5919
 The Marvelettes The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game Girl Group, Motown Sound
139
6035
 The Lovin' Spoonful Daydream Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop
140
6037
 Loretta Lynn You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) Honky Tonk
141
6045
 Elvis Presley Tomorrow Is a Long Time Pop Rock
142
6065
 The Beach Boys You Still Believe in Me Baroque Pop
143
6116
 The Blues Magoos We Ain't Got Nothing Yet Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
144
6208
 Cecil Taylor Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure) Free Jazz
145
6348
 The Supremes Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart Girl Group, Motown Sound
146
6359
 The Troggs I Can't Control Myself Beat Music, British Rhythm & Blues, Garage Rock
147
6362
 John Coltrane Ascension Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
148
6370
 Robert Parker Barefootin' New Orleans R&B, Soul
149
6405
 The Mamas and the Papas I Saw Her Again Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop
150
6519
 Slim Harpo Baby Scratch My Back Rhythm & Blues, Swamp Blues
151
6651
 The Loved Ones The Loved One Blues Rock, Garage Rock
152
6725
 John Lee Hooker One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer Electric Blues
153
6792
 Bob Dylan Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) Blues Rock, Folk Rock
154
6965
 The Association Along Comes Mary Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
155
6998
 The Lovin' Spoonful Nashville Cats Country Rock, Folk Rock
156
7129
 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston It Takes Two Motown Sound
157
7247
 Howard Tate Ain't Nobody Home Southern Soul
158
7390
 Cher Alfie Traditional Pop
159
7394
 The Who Boris the Spider Freakbeat, Mod
160
7517
 Georges Brassens Supplique pour etre enterré a la plage de Sète Chanson à texte
161
7527
 The Animals Don't Bring Me Down British Rhythm & Blues, Garage Rock, Mod
162
7666
 The Heptones Fattie Fattie Rocksteady
163
7669
 The Maytals Bam-Bam Jamaican Ska
164
7727
 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band East-West Blues Rock
165
7742
 The Association Cherish Pop Rock
166
7751
 The Barbarians Moulty Garage Rock
167
7886
 Ray Charles I Don't Need No Doctor Rhythm & Blues
168
7931
 John Mayall All Your Love Blues Rock, British Blues
169
8005
 Dusty Springfield Goin' Back Baroque Pop, Blue Eyed Soul
170
8067
 The Righteous Brothers (You're My) Soul & Inspiration Baroque Pop, Blue Eyed Soul
171
8164
 Neil Diamond Cherry, Cherry Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
172
8170
 Wilson Pickett 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Soul
173
8206
 The Incredible String Band October Song Contemporary Folk
174
8217
 The Rolling Stones I Am Waiting Baroque Pop, Folk Rock
175
8220
 Jacques Dutronc Les Cactus Beat Music, French Pop, Garage Rock
176
8252
 The Shadows of Knight Gloria Garage Rock
177
8260
 The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Garage Rock
178
8341
 The Mothers of Invention Hungry Freaks, Daddy Psychedelic Rock, Satire
179
8350
 Ennio Morricone The Ecstasy of Gold Film Score, Spaghetti Western
180
8485
 The Shades of Blue Oh! How Happy Blue Eyed Soul
181
8538
 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood Summer Wine Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
182
8544
 Delroy Wilson Dancing Mood Rocksteady
183
8618
 Michel Polnareff Sous quelle étoile suis-je né Chanson, French Pop, Singer/Songwriter
184
8661
 Johnny Rivers Poor Side of Town Traditional Pop
185
8951
 The Who Happy Jack Freakbeat, Mod
186
8976
 Merle Haggard The Fugitive Bakersfield Sound
187
9021
 Bob Dylan Absolutely Sweet Marie Folk Rock
188
9101
 The Monkees (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Pop Rock
189
9147
 Paul Revere & The Raiders (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Beat Music, Garage Rock
190
9152
 The Remains Don't Look Back Garage Rock
191
9247
 Peter and Gordon Woman Pop
192
9249
 Mina Se telefonando Italo Pop
193
9283
 The Animals Inside - Looking Out British Rhythm & Blues
194
9335
 John Mayall Ramblin' on My Mind Blues Rock, British Blues
195
9431
 Lee Dorsey Holy Cow New Orleans R&B, Southern Soul
196
9624
 Bob Dylan 4th Time Around Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
197
9659
 The Who So Sad About Us Freakbeat, Mod
198
9681
 Tommy Roe Sweet Pea Bubblegum
199
9757
 Crispian St. Peters The Pied Piper Sunshine Pop
200
9786
 Syndicate of Sound Little Girl Garage Rock
201
9809
 The Temptations Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Motown Sound
202
9813
 Violeta Parra Gracias a la vida Andean Folk Music, Neuva canción latinoamericana, Singer/Songwriter

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
The Seekers Georgy Girl Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop
The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral Music Hall, Pop
Carla Thomas B-A-B-Y Southern Soul
Paul Revere & The Raiders Good Thing Garage Rock, Pop Rock
Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Pop Soul
Darrell Banks Open the Door to Your Heart Northern Soul
Garnet Mimms I'll Take Good Care of You Soul
The Shangri-Las Past, Present and Future Brill Building, Girl Group
The Chiffons Sweet Talkin' Guy Girl Group, Northern Soul, Pop Soul
J.J. Cale After Midnight Rhythm & Blues
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Diddy Wah Diddy Blues Rock
Deon Jackson Love Makes the World Go Round Pop Soul
The Beatles Good Day Sunshine Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
Dionne Warwick Alfie Soul
Marvin Gaye One More Heartache Soul
Them I Can Only Give You Everything Garage Rock
The Grass Roots Where Were You When I Needed You Pop Rock
John Mayall Steppin' Out Blues Rock, British Blues
The Who A Quick One, While He's Away Freakbeat, Mod, Rock Opera
Merle Haggard Swinging Doors Bakersfield Sound
The Velvet Underground & Nico I'll Be Your Mirror Art Rock, Experimental Rock
The Beatles Doctor Robert Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh Un homme et une femme Chanson, French Pop
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Stone Free Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Wayne Shorter Infant Eyes Modal Jazz, Post-Bop
France Gall Les sucettes Yé-yé
Cream Spoonful Blues Rock
Laura Nyro Wedding Bell Blues Pop Soul, Singer/Songwriter
Napoleon XIV They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! Novelty
Claude Nougaro Bidonville Chanson
Bobby Darin If I Were A Carpenter Folk Pop
Phil Ochs Love Me, I'm a Liberal Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Pierre Perret Les Jolies colonies de vacances Chanson, Children's Music
Georges Brassens La non-demande en mariage Chanson à texte
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Baroque Pop, Exotica
Richard Kiley The Impossible Dream (The Quest) Show Tunes
Otis Redding Cigarettes and Coffee Deep Soul
Bill Evans Solo-in Memory of his Father Cool Jazz
Joe Henderson Inner Urge Hard Bop
The Troggs With a Girl Like You Pop Rock
Frank Sinatra Summer Wind Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
The Byrds Mr. Spaceman Country Rock, Folk Rock
Bobby Fuller Four Let Her Dance Pop Rock
Gordon Lightfoot Early Morning Rain Contemporary Folk, Country Pop, Singer/Songwriter
The Rolling Stones Stupid Girl British Rhythm & Blues, Mod
Bob Dylan Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Blues Rock, Electric Blues
The Outsiders Time Won't Let Me Garage Rock, Pop Rock
Fabrizio De André Amore che vieni, amore che vai Canzone d'autore
The Hollies Stop Stop Stop Pop Rock
Oscar Peterson Blues Etude Cool Jazz
Martha and The Vandellas I'm Ready for Love Girl Group, Pop Soul
Martha and The Vandellas Jimmy Mack Girl Group, Motown Sound
Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs Lil' Red Riding Hood Garage Rock
Fabrizio De André la canzone dell'amore perduto Canzone d'autore
James Carr Pouring Water on a Drowning Man Deep Soul
Nina Simone Wild Is The Wind Soul, Vocal Jazz
Domenico Modugno Dio come ti amo Italo Pop
Tim Hardin Hang On to a Dream / How Can We Hang On to a Dream Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
John Lee Hooker It Serve Me Right to Suffer/It Serves Me Right To Suffer Electric Blues
Serge Gainsbourg Qui est "in" qui est "out" Chanson, French Pop
Pascal Danel Les Neiges Du Kilimandjaro French Pop
The Haunted 1-2-5 Garage Rock
Small Faces You Need Loving British Rhythm & Blues, Mod
Eddie Floyd Got to Make a Comeback Southern Soul
Nina Simone Don't Explain Soul Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Judy Collins Suzanne Chamber Folk
John Mayall Have You Heard Blues Rock, British Blues
Phil Ochs There But for Fortune Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Rolling Stones Goin' Home Blues Rock, British Blues
The Hollies I Can't Let Go Beat Music
Juliette Gréco Un petit poisson, un petit oiseau Chanson
The Pretty Things Come See Me Freakbeat, Garage Rock, Mod
Frank Sinatra That's Life Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
The Turtles Outside Chance Garage Rock, Pop Rock
The Beach Boys I Know There's an Answer Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop, Psychedelic Pop
The Happenings See You in September Pop
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich Hold Tight! Beat Music, Garage Rock
Cream I'm So Glad Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
The Elgins Heaven Must Have Sent You Motown Sound, Northern Soul
The Shadows of Knight I'm Gonna Make You Mine Garage Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Eddie Cochran Three Stars Rock & Roll
Joe Tex The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) Southern Soul
The Woolies Who Do You Love Garage Rock
Mable John Your Good Thing (Is About to End) Southern Soul
Small Faces Sha-La-La-La-Lee British Rhythm & Blues, Freakbeat, Mod
The Kinks Dedicated Follower of Fashion Mod, Pop Rock
The Mothers of Invention Who Are the Brain Police? Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Satire
Jacques Dutronc La Fille du Père Noël Beat Music, French Pop, Garage Rock
Nino Ferrer Je veux être noir French Pop, Pop Rock
Buffalo Springfield Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing Folk Rock
Love She Comes in Colors Psychedelic Pop
Simon and Garfunkel The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop
The Ronettes I Can Hear Music Brill Building, Girl Group
The Misunderstood I Can Take You To The Sun Psychedelic Rock
Laura Nyro Stoney End Pop Soul, Singer/Songwriter
Simon and Garfunkel The Dangling Conversation Chamber Folk, Folk Pop
Them It's All Over Now, Baby Blue British Rhythm & Blues