The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 11th August 1966 | Charts

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Number
1

With a Girl Like You
The Troggs
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2
Out of Time
Chris Farlowe
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
3 Up by 1
The More I See You
Chris Montez
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
4 Down by 1

Black Is Black
Los Bravos
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
5 Up by 11

God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
From the album: Pet Sounds
Peak
5
Weeks
3
Number
6 Up by 1
Mama
Dave Berry
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7 Down by 1
Love Letters
Elvis Presley
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
8 Debut

Yellow Submarine
The Beatles
Peak
8
Weeks
1
Number
9 Up by 3

Summer in the City
The Lovin' Spoonful
From the album: Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
10 Down by 2
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Petula Clark
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
11 Down by 6
Getaway
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
12 Up by 3
Visions
Cliff Richard
Peak
12
Weeks
4
Number
13 Down by 4

Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks
From the album: Face to Face
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
14 Down by 4

Goin' Back
Dusty Springfield
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
15 Up by 2
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Alan Price Set
Peak
15
Weeks
5
Number
16 Up by 2

I Want You
Bob Dylan
From the album: Blonde on Blonde
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
17 Up by 7

I Saw Her Again
The Mamas and the Papas
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Down by 7

River Deep - Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner
From the album: River Deep - Mountain High
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
19 Down by 5
Nobody Needs Your Love
Gene Pitney
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
20

Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra
From the album: Strangers in the Night
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
21 Up by 5
I Love How You Love Me
Paul & Barry Ryan
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
22 Up by 12
More Than Love
Ken Dodd
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Down by 10

(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me
The Walker Brothers
From the album: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
24 Up by 4
Lovers of The World Unite
David and Jonathan
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
25 Up by 5

When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
From the album: When a Man Loves a Woman
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
26 Down by 7

Bus Stop
The Hollies
From the album: Bus Stop
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
27 Up by 10
Just Like A Woman
Manfred Mann
Peak
27
Weeks
2
Number
28 Down by 5
Hideaway
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
29 Up by 2

Ain't Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations
From the album: Gettin' Ready
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
30 Down by 9

Paperback Writer
The Beatles
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 11

They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!
Napoleon XIV
Peak
31
Weeks
2
Number
32 Down by 7

I Am a Rock
Simon and Garfunkel
From the album: Sounds of Silence
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
33 Down by 4
A Place In The Sun
The Shadows
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
34 Down by 12
Don't Answer Me
Cilla Black
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
35 Down by 2
Can I Trust You
The Bachelors
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
36 Up by 9
Barefootin'
Robert Parker
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Up by 7
Give Me Your Word
Billy Fury
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Up by 8
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Four Tops
Peak
38
Weeks
4
Number
39 Debut

All Or Nothing
Small Faces
From the album: 25 Greatest Hits
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Down by 2

Hanky Panky
Tommy James & The Shondells
From the album: Hanky Panky
Peak
38
Weeks
4
Number
41 Up by 8

Warm and Tender Love
Percy Sledge
From the album: Warm & Tender Soul
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 15
Lana
Roy Orbison
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
43 Down by 7
Promises
Ken Dodd
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
44 Down by 4
My Lover's Prayer
Otis Redding
Peak
37
Weeks
5
Number
45 Down by 2
I Feel Something In The Air
Cher
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
46 Re-Entry
Excuse Me Baby
The Magic Lanterns
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
47 Down by 15
Sittin' On A Fence
Twice As Much
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
48 Debut
Working In The Coal Mine
Lee Dorsey
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut
Got To Get You Into My Life
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 11

It's A Man's Man's Man's World
James Brown
From the album: It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Peak
13
Weeks
9

Dropouts

Number
35 Dropout

Monday, Monday
The Mamas and the Papas
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
41 Dropout
This Door Swings Both Ways
Herman's Hermits
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
47 Dropout
Hi! Hi! Hazel
Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band
Peak
45
Weeks
3
Number
48 Dropout

Lil' Red Riding Hood
Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
From the album: Li'l Red Riding Hood
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
50 Dropout
A House In The Country
The Pretty Things
Peak
50
Weeks
2

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August 11, 1966

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1 1 The Troggs – “With a Girl Like You” 1(×2) 5

2 2 Chris Farlowe – “Out of Time” 1(×1) 8

4 3 Chris Montez – “The More I See You” 3 7

3 4 Los Bravos – “Black Is Black” 2 7

16 5 The Beach Boys – “God Only Knows” 5 3

7 6 Dave Berry – “Mama” 6 7

6 7 Elvis Presley – “Love Letters” 6 6

NE 8 The Beatles – “Yellow Submarine” 8 1

12 9 The Lovin' Spoonful – “Summer in the City” 9 5

8 10 Petula Clark – “I Couldn't Live Without Your Love” 6 7

5 11 Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames – “Getaway” 1(×1) 8

15 12 Cliff Richard – “Visions” 12 4

9 13 The Kinks – “Sunny Afternoon” 1(×2) 10

10 14 Dusty Springfield – “Goin' Back” 10 6

17 15 Alan Price Set – “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo” 15 5

18 16 Bob Dylan – “I Want You” 16 4

24 17 The Mamas and the Papas – “I Saw Her Again” 17 3

11 18 Ike & Tina Turner – “River Deep - Mountain High” 3 10

14 19 Gene Pitney – “Nobody Needs Your Love” 2 10

20 20 Frank Sinatra – “Strangers in the Night” 1(×3) 14

26 21 Paul & Barry Ryan – “I Love How You Love Me” 21 5

34 22 Ken Dodd – “More Than Love” 22 2

13 23 The Walker Brothers – “(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me” 13 5

28 24 David and Jonathan – “Lovers of The World Unite” 24 6

30 25 Percy Sledge – “When a Man Loves a Woman” 4 14

19 26 The Hollies – “Bus Stop” 5 8

37 27 Manfred Mann – “Just Like A Woman” 27 2

23 28 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – “Hideaway” 10 10

31 29 The Temptations – “Ain't Too Proud to Beg” 29 5

21 30 The Beatles – “Paperback Writer” 1(×2) 9

42 31 Napoleon XIV – “They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!” 31 2

25 32 Simon and Garfunkel – “I Am a Rock” 17 9

29 33 The Shadows – “A Place In The Sun” 24 6

22 34 Cilla Black – “Don't Answer Me” 6 10

33 35 The Bachelors – “Can I Trust You” 26 6

45 36 Robert Parker – “Barefootin'” 36 2

44 37 Billy Fury – “Give Me Your Word” 37 2

46 38 Four Tops – “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever” 38 4

NE 39 Small Faces – “All Or Nothing” 39 1

38 40 Tommy James & The Shondells – “Hanky Panky” 38 4

49 41 Percy Sledge – “Warm and Tender Love” 41 2

27 42 Roy Orbison – “Lana” 15 9

36 43 Ken Dodd – “Promises” 6 14

40 44 Otis Redding – “My Lover's Prayer” 37 5

43 45 Cher – “I Feel Something In The Air” 43 2

RE 46 The Magic Lanterns – “Excuse Me Baby” 44 3

32 47 Twice As Much – “Sittin' On A Fence” 25 9

NE 48 Lee Dorsey – “Working In The Coal Mine” 48 1

NE 49 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers – “Got To Get You Into My Life” 49 1

39 50 James Brown – “It's A Man's Man's Man's World” 13 9

DROPOUTS:

35 -- The Mamas and the Papas – “Monday, Monday” 3 13

41 -- Herman's Hermits – “This Door Swings Both Ways” 18 7

47 -- Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band – “Hi! Hi! Hazel” 45 3

48 -- Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs – “Lil' Red Riding Hood” 48 1

50 -- The Pretty Things – “A House In The Country” 50 2

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