I Love #1s - 1966

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week we reached consensus that Madge's ghey dancing anthem was the best #1 of 1990 with 40 ticks, narrowly beating Snap by 1 vote! But what about 40 years ago?

[Poll #761839]

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1966 was a GRATE year for pop singles, unlike 1967 and 1968 which were AWFUL.

I am a bit shocked tho at people NOT voting for the Four Tops - how can this be? Where is the Lex's dad when you need him?

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

There's so much GOLD on here. Lovely.

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what's that about? It is probably in my top 10 of greatest singles, if I were the sort to go around making up lists.

[koganbot]

Actually 1967 was great for singles, but you had to be in the USA to hear 'em. We had scads upon scads of garage bands where you only had the Troggs.

You're Always Laughin' Way Down At Me

[koganbot]

Number ones in USA, 1966:

Simon & Garfunkel "Sounds of Silence"
Beatles "We Can Work It Out"
Petula Clark "My Love"
Lou Christie "Lightnin' Strikes"
Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
S/Sgt. Barry Sadler "The Ballad of the Green Berets"
Righteous Brothers "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
Young Rascals "Good Lovin'"
Mamas & the Papas "Monday Monday"
Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Rolling Stones "Paint It, Black"
Beatles "Paperback Writer" (b/w "Rain")
Frank Sinatra "Strangers in the Night"
Tommy James & the Shondells "Hanky Panky"
Troggs "Wild Thing"
Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City"
Donovan "Sunshine Superman"
Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love"
Association "Cherish"
Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There"
? & the Mysterians "96 Tears"
Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville"
Johnny Rivers "Poor Side of Town"
Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
New Vaudeville Band "Winchester Cathedral"
Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"
Monkees "I'm a Believer" (b/w "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone")

Hah! Our Troggs number one is better than your Troggs number one.

(I can't think of a better year for pop music than 1966, though you have to bear in mind that I look back affectionately at 1966 as THE SECOND WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE, being edged out by the even more horrible 1965.)

We need to do a thread about the greatest songs ever with parentheses in their titles.