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Top 20 Song Chart for April 9, 1966

LW TW       peak  
3 1   (You're My) Soul And Inspiration  
  The Righteous Brothers
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2 2   Daydream  
  The Lovin' Spoonful
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4 3   The Ballad Of The Green Berets 1  
  SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces
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9 4   Secret Agent Man 3  
  Johnny Rivers
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14 5   Good Lovin' 1  
  The Young Rascals
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7 6   Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) 3  
  Cher
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1 7   California Dreamin' 1  
  The Mamas & The Papas
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8 8   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry  
  B.J. Thomas
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6 9   Nowhere Man 3  
  The Beatles
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15 10   Time Won't Let Me 5  
  The Outsiders
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5 11   19th Nervous Breakdown 1  
  The Rolling Stones
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11 12   Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 5  
  The Four Tops
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- 13   Kicks 4  
  Paul Revere And The Raiders
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12 14   Sure Gonna Miss Her 12  
  Gary Lewis And The Playboys
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- 15   Little Latin Lupe Lu  
  Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
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13 16   Homeward Bound 8  
  Simon & Garfunkel
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17 17   This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 9  
  The Isley Brothers
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- 18   Somewhere 14  
  Len Barry
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- 19   Sloop John B 3  
  The Beach Boys
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10 20   634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 8  
  Wilson Pickett
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The Righteous Brothers holds the top position this week with (You're My) Soul And Inspiration. Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful finds the runner-up spot. At number three this week is SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces with The Ballad Of The Green Berets.


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