# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1966

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966.
That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, SSgt. Barry Sadler, the Young Rascals, the Mamas & the Papas, Percy Sledge, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Troggs, the Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan, the Association, ? and the Mysterians, the Monkees, Johnny Rivers, and the New Vaudeville Band. Frank Sinatra, having already hit number one before the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first one on the chart. The Beatles, the Supremes and the Monkees are the only acts to hit number one with more than one song, with each of them having two.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1966 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
* The original #1 song of 1966, "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas, never reached #1 on the weekly charts.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 151 | January 1 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 152 | January 8 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles |
| 152 | January 15 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles |
| re | January 22 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| re | January 29 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles |
| 153 | February 5 | "My Love" | Petula Clark |
| 153 | February 12 | "My Love" | Petula Clark |
| 154 | February 19 | "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie |
| 155 | February 26 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 156 | March 5 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 156 | March 12 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 156 | March 19 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 156 | March 26 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 156 | April 2 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 157 | April 9 | "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers |
| 157 | April 16 | "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers |
| 157 | April 23 | "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers |
| 158 | April 30 | "Good Lovin'" | The Young Rascals |
| 159 | May 7 | "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas & the Papas |
| 159 | May 14 | "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas & the Papas |
| 159 | May 21 | "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas & the Papas |
| 160 | May 28 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge |
| 160 | June 4 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge |
| 161 | June 11 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones |
| 161 | June 18 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones |
| 162 | June 25 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 163 | July 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| re | July 9 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 164 | July 16 | "Hanky Panky" | Tommy James and the Shondells |
| 164 | July 23 | "Hanky Panky" | Tommy James and the Shondells |
| 165 | July 30 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs |
| 165 | August 6 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs |
| 166 | August 13 | "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 166 | August 20 | "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 166 | August 27 | "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 167 | September 3 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan |
| 168 | September 10 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes |
| 168 | September 17 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes |
| 169 | September 24 | "Cherish" | The Association |
| 169 | October 1 | "Cherish" | The Association |
| 169 | October 8 | "Cherish" | The Association |
| 170 | October 15 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops |
| 170 | October 22 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops |
| 171 | October 29 | "96 Tears" | ? and the Mysterians |
| 172 | November 5 | "Last Train to Clarksville" | The Monkees |
| 173 | November 12 | "Poor Side of Town" | Johnny Rivers |
| 174 | November 19 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes |
| 174 | November 26 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes |
| 175 | December 3 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band |
| 176 | December 10 | "Good Vibrations" | The Beach Boys |
| re | December 17 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band |
| re | December 24 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band |
| 177 | December 31 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | SSgt Barry Sadler | 5 |
| 1 | The Beatles | 5 |
| 3 | The Supremes | 4 |
| 4 | The Righteous Brothers | 3 |
| 4 | The Mamas & Papas | 3 |
| 4 | The Lovin' Spoonful | 3 |
| 4 | The Association | 3 |
| 4 | The New Vaudeville Band | 3 |
| 9 | Simon & Garfunkel | 2 |
| 9 | Petula Clark | 2 |
| 9 | Percy Sledge | 2 |
| 9 | The Rolling Stones | 2 |
| 9 | Tommy James and the Shondells | 2 |
| 9 | The Troggs | 2 |
| 9 | Four Tops | 2 |
| 9 | The Monkees | 2 |
| 17 | Lou Christie | 1 |
| 17 | Nancy Sinatra | 1 |
| 17 | The Young Rascals | 1 |
| 17 | Frank Sinatra | 1 |
| 17 | Donovan | 1 |
| 17 | ? and the Mysterians | 1 |
| 17 | Johnny Rivers | 1 |
| 17 | The Beach Boys | 1 |