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Top 20 Song Chart for April 16, 1966

LW TW       peak  
5 1   Good Lovin'  
  The Young Rascals
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1 2   (You're My) Soul And Inspiration 1  
  The Righteous Brothers
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6 3   Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)  
  Cher
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4 4   Secret Agent Man 3  
  Johnny Rivers
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3 5   The Ballad Of The Green Berets 1  
  SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces
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2 6   Daydream 2  
  The Lovin' Spoonful
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7 7   California Dreamin' 1  
  The Mamas & The Papas
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19 8   Sloop John B 3  
  The Beach Boys
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10 9   Time Won't Let Me 5  
  The Outsiders
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8 10   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 8  
  B.J. Thomas
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13 11   Kicks 4  
  Paul Revere And The Raiders
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17 12   This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 9  
  The Isley Brothers
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- 13   When A Man Loves A Woman 1  
  Percy Sledge
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18 14   Somewhere  
  Len Barry
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- 15   She Blew A Good Thing 10  
  The Poets
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11 16   19th Nervous Breakdown 1  
  The Rolling Stones
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- 17   A Sign Of The Times 14  
  Petula Clark
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9 18   Nowhere Man 3  
  The Beatles
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12 19   Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 5  
  The Four Tops
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- 20   Leaning On The Lamp Post 9  
  Herman's Hermits
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The Young Rascals and Good Lovin' finds the top song spot on the chart this week. The Righteous Brothers finds the number two position this week with (You're My) Soul And Inspiration. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher comes in at number three.


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