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Old 02-16-2014, 09:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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UK Singles Chart This Week In 1966

1. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' - NANCY SINATRA
(Known now - Classic)

2 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - MINDBENDERS
(Probably more known for Phil Collins covering it)

3. BARBARA ANN - BEACH BOYS
(Known now - Classic)

4. BACKSTAGE - GENE PITNEY
(60s version of a Simon Cowell style act)

5. SPANISH FLEA - HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
(More known for being on TV & in movies)

6. SHA LA LA LA LEE - SMALL FACES
(Known today - Classic)

7. I CAN'T LET GO - HOLLIES
(not really one of their known songs, not a group who's popularity has lasted either)

8 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - ROLLING STONES
(Known now - not really a classic though)

9 MY LOVE - PETULA CLARK
(Not one of her more well known songs)

10 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE - WALKER BROTHERS
(Known now but mainly for Scott Walkers solo stuff - Classic)

11 TOMORROW - SANDIE SHAW
(Not one of her more well known songs)

12 INSIDE - LOOKING OUT - ANIMALS
(Not one of their more well known songs)

13 YOU WERE ON MY MIND - CRISPIAN ST. PETERS
(Who?)

14 LIGHTNING STRIKES - LOU CHRISTIE
(Who?)

15 THIS GOLDEN RING - FORTUNES
(Who?)

16 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY - EDDY ARNOLD
(Who?)

17 SHAPES OF THINGS - YARDBIRDS
(Remembered but hardly massively popular)

18 UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT) - STEVIE WONDER
(Remembered - Classic)

19 WHAT NOW MY LOVE - SONNY AND CHER
(Not one of their more well known songs)

20 DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION - KINKS
(Remembered - Classic)

21 SECOND HAND ROSE - BARBRA STREISAND
(Ahahahaha)

22 BLUE RIVER - ELVIS PRESLEY
(Re-release)

23 MIRROR, MIRROR - PINKERTON'S ASSORTED COLOURS
(Who?)

24 LOVE'S JUST A BROKEN HEART - CILLA BLACK
(60s version of a Simon Cowell style act)

25 GIRL - ST. LOUIS UNION
(Who?)

26 YOU DON'T LOVE ME - GARY WALKER
(Who?)

27 GET OUT OF MY LIFE, WOMAN - LEE DORSEY
(Heard of him, never the song)

28 LITTLE BY LITTLE - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
(Not one of her classics but faily well known)

29 WOMAN - PETER AND GORDON
(Who?)

30 YOU'VE COME BACK - P J PROBY
(60s version of a Simon Cowell style act)

I think I make that 6 classic songs and 3 or 4 good ones out of a list of 30, and remember the charts were a lot slower then so most of this would still probably be there in a months time.

So much for 'The good ole days'
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