The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 7th April 1966 | Charts

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1

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
6
Number
2 Up by 8
Somebody Help Me
The Spencer Davis Group
Peak
2
Weeks
3
Number
3 Down by 1

I Can't Let Go
The Hollies
From the album: When You Believe?
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
4

Dedicated Follower of Fashion
The Kinks
Peak
4
Weeks
6
Number
5

Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
Peak
5
Weeks
5
Number
6 Up by 5
Hold Tight!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Down by 1
Elusive Butterfly
Val Doonican
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
8 Down by 5

Shapes of Things
The Yardbirds
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
9 Up by 3
The Sound of Silence
The Bachelors
Peak
9
Weeks
4
Number
10 Down by 2
Make the World Go Away
Eddy Arnold
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
11 Up by 3

Substitute
The Who
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
12 Down by 5

Sha-La-La-La-Lee
Small Faces
From the album: Small Faces
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 21
Alfie
Cilla Black
Peak
13
Weeks
2
Number
14 Down by 5

Barbara Ann
The Beach Boys
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
15 Up by 4
Blue Turns to Grey
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
15
Weeks
3
Number
16 Up by 25

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Dusty Springfield
Peak
16
Weeks
2
Number
17 Down by 4
What Now My Love
Sonny & Cher
Peak
13
Weeks
8
Number
18 Up by 21

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Cher
From the album: The Sonny Side of Chér
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
19 Up by 2
Someday One Day
The Seekers
Peak
19
Weeks
3
Number
20 Down by 3

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra
From the album: Boots
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
21 Up by 4
You Won't Be Leavin'
Herman's Hermits
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Down by 6
Backstage
Gene Pitney
Peak
4
Weeks
8
Number
23 Down by 8

A Groovy Kind of Love
The Mindbenders
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
24 Up by 14
I Put A Spell On You
Alan Price Set
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Down by 7

Lightnin' Strikes
Lou Christie
From the album: Lightnin' Strikes
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
26 Up by 22

The Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Up by 2

Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Down by 6
I Met A Girl
The Shadows
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
29 Down by 3
The Ballad of The Green Berets
S/Sgt Barry Sadler
Peak
26
Weeks
3
Number
30 Down by 10

Spanish Flea
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
From the album: !!Going Places!!
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
31 Down by 7
My Love
Petula Clark
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 1
Super Girl
Graham Bonney & Johnny Scott and His Orchestra
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
33 Down by 5
Heartaches
Vince Hill
Peak
28
Weeks
4
Number
34 Up by 6

A Legal Matter
The Who
From the album: My Generation
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35 Debut
Twinkle Toes
Roy Orbison
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Debut
Frankie and Johnny
Elvis Presley
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Down by 14
May Each Day
Andy Williams
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
38 Debut

Satisfaction
Otis Redding
From the album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 9

Inside-Looking Out
The Animals
From the album: Animalization
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
40 Down by 3

Tijuana Taxi
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
From the album: !!Going Places!!
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
41 Debut
That's Nice
Neil Christian
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Debut
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Norma Tanega
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Down by 1
Woman
Peter and Gordon
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
44 Down by 17
Second Hand Rose
Barbra Streisand
Peak
14
Weeks
12
Number
45 Down by 13
Blue River
Elvis Presley
Peak
22
Weeks
7
Number
46 Down by 1
Please Stay
The Cryin' Shames
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
47 Down by 14
You Were On My Mind
Crispian St. Peters
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
48 Up by 1

634-5789
Wilson Pickett
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
49 Down by 2

Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Stevie Wonder
From the album: Up-Tight
Peak
14
Weeks
10
Number
50

Working My Way Back to You
The Four Seasons
From the album: Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits
Peak
50
Weeks
2

Dropouts

Number
35 Dropout
This Golden Ring
The Fortunes
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
36 Dropout

19th Nervous Breakdown
The Rolling Stones
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
43 Dropout
You Don't Love Me
Gary Walker
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
44 Dropout

I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown
From the album: I Got You (I Feel Good)
Peak
29
Weeks
6
Number
46 Dropout
A Man Without Love
Kenneth McKellar
Peak
30
Weeks
4

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Date

April 7, 1966

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1 1 The Walker Brothers – “The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore” 1(×4) 6

10 2 The Spencer Davis Group – “Somebody Help Me” 2 3

2 3 The Hollies – “I Can't Let Go” 2 7

4 4 The Kinks – “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” 4 6

5 5 Bob Lind – “Elusive Butterfly” 5 5

11 6 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – “Hold Tight!” 6 6

6 7 Val Doonican – “Elusive Butterfly” 6 4

3 8 The Yardbirds – “Shapes of Things” 3 6

12 9 The Bachelors – “The Sound of Silence” 9 4

8 10 Eddy Arnold – “Make the World Go Away” 8 8

14 11 The Who – “Substitute” 11 5

7 12 Small Faces – “Sha-La-La-La-Lee” 3 9

34 13 Cilla Black – “Alfie” 13 2

9 14 The Beach Boys – “Barbara Ann” 3 8

19 15 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “Blue Turns to Grey” 15 3

41 16 Dusty Springfield – “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me” 16 2

13 17 Sonny & Cher – “What Now My Love” 13 8

39 18 Cher – “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” 18 2

21 19 The Seekers – “Someday One Day” 19 3

17 20 Nancy Sinatra – “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'” 1(×4) 11

25 21 Herman's Hermits – “You Won't Be Leavin'” 21 3

16 22 Gene Pitney – “Backstage” 4 8

15 23 The Mindbenders – “A Groovy Kind of Love” 2 13

38 24 Alan Price Set – “I Put A Spell On You” 24 2

18 25 Lou Christie – “Lightnin' Strikes” 11 7

48 26 Crispian St. Peters – “The Pied Piper” 26 2

29 27 Simon and Garfunkel – “Homeward Bound” 27 3

22 28 The Shadows – “I Met A Girl” 22 4

26 29 S/Sgt Barry Sadler – “The Ballad of The Green Berets” 26 3

20 30 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – “Spanish Flea” 3 18

24 31 Petula Clark – “My Love” 4 9

31 32 Graham Bonney & Johnny Scott and His Orchestra – “Super Girl” 31 3

28 33 Vince Hill – “Heartaches” 28 4

40 34 The Who – “A Legal Matter” 34 3

NE 35 Roy Orbison – “Twinkle Toes” 35 1

NE 36 Elvis Presley – “Frankie and Johnny” 36 1

23 37 Andy Williams – “May Each Day” 19 7

NE 38 Otis Redding – “Satisfaction” 38 1

30 39 The Animals – “Inside-Looking Out” 12 8

37 40 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – “Tijuana Taxi” 37 3

NE 41 Neil Christian – “That's Nice” 41 1

NE 42 Norma Tanega – “Walkin' My Cat Named Dog” 42 1

42 43 Peter and Gordon – “Woman” 28 7

27 44 Barbra Streisand – “Second Hand Rose” 14 12

32 45 Elvis Presley – “Blue River” 22 7

45 46 The Cryin' Shames – “Please Stay” 45 2

33 47 Crispian St. Peters – “You Were On My Mind” 2 14

49 48 Wilson Pickett – “634-5789” 36 5

47 49 Stevie Wonder – “Uptight (Everything's Alright)” 14 10

50 50 The Four Seasons – “Working My Way Back to You” 50 2

DROPOUTS:

35 -- The Fortunes – “This Golden Ring” 15 9

36 -- The Rolling Stones – “19th Nervous Breakdown” 2 8

43 -- Gary Walker – “You Don't Love Me” 26 6

44 -- James Brown – “I Got You (I Feel Good)” 29 6

46 -- Kenneth McKellar – “A Man Without Love” 30 4

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