The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 5th May 1966 | Charts

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Number
1 Up by 1

Pretty Flamingo
Manfred Mann
From the album: Pretty Flamingo
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2 Up by 4

Daydream
The Lovin' Spoonful
From the album: Daydream
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
3 Up by 1

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Cher
From the album: The Sonny Side of Chér
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4 Down by 3

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Dusty Springfield
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
5 Up by 8

Sloop John B
The Beach Boys
From the album: Pet Sounds
Peak
5
Weeks
3
Number
6 Up by 2

The Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Down by 2
Hold Tight!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
8 Down by 1
The Sound of Silence
The Bachelors
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
9 Up by 1
Alfie
Cilla Black
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
10 Up by 2

Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Down by 8
Somebody Help Me
The Spencer Davis Group
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
12 Down by 1

Substitute
The Who
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
13 Down by 4
I Put A Spell On You
Alan Price Set
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
14 Up by 1
Someday One Day
The Seekers
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
15 Up by 1
Elusive Butterfly
Val Doonican
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
16 Up by 5
That's Nice
Neil Christian
Peak
16
Weeks
5
Number
17
Make the World Go Away
Eddy Arnold
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
18
Blue Turns to Grey
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
19 Up by 6

(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers
From the album: Soul & Inspiration
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
20 Up by 8
Shotgun Wedding
Roy C
Peak
20
Weeks
3
Number
21 Up by 2
Frankie and Johnny
Elvis Presley
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
22 Up by 5
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Norma Tanega
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
23 Down by 9

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
The Walker Brothers
From the album: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
24 Down by 5
Super Girl
Graham Bonney & Johnny Scott and His Orchestra
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
25 Up by 5
The Highway Code
The Master Singers
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Up by 8
Please Stay
The Cryin' Shames
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Up by 10

How Does That Grab You?
Nancy Sinatra
Peak
27
Weeks
2
Number
28 Up by 22
Sorrow
The Merseys
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Down by 9

Dedicated Follower of Fashion
The Kinks
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
30 Up by 10
Come On Home
Wayne Fontana
Peak
30
Weeks
3
Number
31 Up by 7
Take It or Leave It
The Searchers
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32 Down by 8
The Ballad of The Green Berets
S/Sgt Barry Sadler
Peak
24
Weeks
7
Number
33 Up by 2

One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
Bob Dylan
From the album: Blonde on Blonde
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
34 Up by 15

California Dreamin'
The Mamas and the Papas
From the album: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
Peak
34
Weeks
2
Number
35 Down by 3
Communication
David McCallum
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
36 Debut
Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You
The Mindbenders
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Up by 8
Rhapsody In The Rain
Lou Christie
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Down by 16

Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
39 Down by 13
You Won't Be Leavin'
Herman's Hermits
Peak
20
Weeks
7
Number
40 Down by 9
Twinkle Toes
Roy Orbison
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
41 Up by 3
Something On My Mind
Chris Andrews
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Debut

Wild Thing
The Troggs
From the album: From Nowhere
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Debut
Once
Geneveve
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Debut
Come See Me
The Pretty Things
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut
I Feel a Cry Coming On
Hank Locklin
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Down by 13

I Fought the Law
The Bobby Fuller Four
From the album: I Fought the Law
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
47 Debut
You Can't Sit Down
Phil Upchurch Combo
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut
Confusion
Lee Dorsey
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

Eight Miles High
The Byrds
From the album: Fifth Dimension
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 2
Got My Mojo Working
Jimmy Smith
Peak
48
Weeks
2

Dropouts

Number
29 Dropout

Shapes of Things
The Yardbirds
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
36 Dropout

A Legal Matter
The Who
From the album: My Generation
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
39 Dropout

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra
From the album: Boots
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
41 Dropout

Satisfaction
Otis Redding
From the album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
42 Dropout

I Can't Let Go
The Hollies
From the album: When You Believe?
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
43 Dropout
What Now My Love
Sonny and Cher
Peak
13
Weeks
11
Number
46 Dropout
Homeward Bound
The Quiet Five
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
47 Dropout

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)
The Isley Brothers
From the album: This Old Heart of Mine
Peak
47
Weeks
1

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May 5, 1966

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2 1 Manfred Mann – “Pretty Flamingo” 1(×1) 3

6 2 The Lovin' Spoonful – “Daydream” 2 4

4 3 Cher – “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” 3 6

1 4 Dusty Springfield – “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me” 1(×1) 6

13 5 The Beach Boys – “Sloop John B” 5 3

8 6 Crispian St. Peters – “The Pied Piper” 6 6

5 7 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – “Hold Tight!” 4 10

7 8 The Bachelors – “The Sound of Silence” 3 8

10 9 Cilla Black – “Alfie” 9 6

12 10 Simon and Garfunkel – “Homeward Bound” 10 7

3 11 The Spencer Davis Group – “Somebody Help Me” 1(×2) 7

11 12 The Who – “Substitute” 5 9

9 13 Alan Price Set – “I Put A Spell On You” 9 6

15 14 The Seekers – “Someday One Day” 11 7

16 15 Val Doonican – “Elusive Butterfly” 5 8

21 16 Neil Christian – “That's Nice” 16 5

17 17 Eddy Arnold – “Make the World Go Away” 8 12

18 18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “Blue Turns to Grey” 15 7

25 19 The Righteous Brothers – “(You're My) Soul and Inspiration” 19 4

28 20 Roy C – “Shotgun Wedding” 20 3

23 21 Elvis Presley – “Frankie and Johnny” 21 5

27 22 Norma Tanega – “Walkin' My Cat Named Dog” 22 5

14 23 The Walker Brothers – “The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore” 1(×4) 10

19 24 Graham Bonney & Johnny Scott and His Orchestra – “Super Girl” 19 7

30 25 The Master Singers – “The Highway Code” 25 4

34 26 The Cryin' Shames – “Please Stay” 26 6

37 27 Nancy Sinatra – “How Does That Grab You?” 27 2

50 28 The Merseys – “Sorrow” 28 2

20 29 The Kinks – “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” 4 10

40 30 Wayne Fontana – “Come On Home” 30 3

38 31 The Searchers – “Take It or Leave It” 31 3

24 32 S/Sgt Barry Sadler – “The Ballad of The Green Berets” 24 7

35 33 Bob Dylan – “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)” 33 4

49 34 The Mamas and the Papas – “California Dreamin'” 34 2

32 35 David McCallum – “Communication” 32 4

NE 36 The Mindbenders – “Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You” 36 1

45 37 Lou Christie – “Rhapsody In The Rain” 37 2

22 38 Bob Lind – “Elusive Butterfly” 5 9

26 39 Herman's Hermits – “You Won't Be Leavin'” 20 7

31 40 Roy Orbison – “Twinkle Toes” 29 5

44 41 Chris Andrews – “Something On My Mind” 41 3

NE 42 The Troggs – “Wild Thing” 42 1

NE 43 Geneveve – “Once” 43 1

NE 44 The Pretty Things – “Come See Me” 44 1

NE 45 Hank Locklin – “I Feel a Cry Coming On” 45 1

33 46 The Bobby Fuller Four – “I Fought the Law” 33 4

NE 47 Phil Upchurch Combo – “You Can't Sit Down” 47 1

NE 48 Lee Dorsey – “Confusion” 48 1

NE 49 The Byrds – “Eight Miles High” 49 1

48 50 Jimmy Smith – “Got My Mojo Working” 48 2

DROPOUTS:

29 -- The Yardbirds – “Shapes of Things” 3 9

36 -- The Who – “A Legal Matter” 32 6

39 -- Nancy Sinatra – “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'” 1(×4) 14

41 -- Otis Redding – “Satisfaction” 33 4

42 -- The Hollies – “I Can't Let Go” 2 10

43 -- Sonny and Cher – “What Now My Love” 13 11

46 -- The Quiet Five – “Homeward Bound” 44 2

47 -- The Isley Brothers – “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)” 47 1

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