Top 100 songs for March 5, 1966
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1966 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Ballad Of The Green Berets” by SSgt Barry Sadler. Meanwhile, “19th Nervous Breakdown” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 46 to No. 12. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- 19th Nervous Breakdown — The Rolling Stonesup 34 places, No. 46 → No. 12
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry — B.J. Thomas And The Triumphsup 26 places, No. 72 → No. 46
- Inside-Looking Out — The Animalsup 24 places, No. 96 → No. 72
New to this week’s Top 10
- Listen People — Herman's HermitsNo. 4
New to this week’s Top 40
- 19th Nervous Breakdown — The Rolling StonesNo. 12
- Nowhere Man — The BeatlesNo. 25
- Baby Scratch My Back — Slim HarpoNo. 28
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) — Wilson PickettNo. 32
- Somewhere There's A Someone — Dean MartinNo. 36
- Batman Theme — Neal HeftiNo. 37
- The Rains Came — Sir Douglas QuintetNo. 39
- Husbands And Wives — Roger MillerNo. 40
First-week entries
- Nowhere Man — The BeatlesNo. 25
- Ain't That A Groove (Part 1) — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 78
- Satisfaction — Otis ReddingNo. 79
- Keep On Running — The Spencer Davis GroupNo. 83
- Sure Gonna Miss Her — Gary Lewis And The PlayboysNo. 87
- Little Latin Lupe Lu — Mitch Ryder And The Detroit WheelsNo. 88
- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration — The Righteous BrothersNo. 90
- Wait A Minute — Tim Tam And The Turn-OnsNo. 91
- I Want Someone — The Mad LadsNo. 93
- Lullaby Of Love — The PoppiesNo. 94
- Superman — Dino, Desi & BillyNo. 95
- Outside The Gates Of Heaven — Lou ChristieNo. 97
- The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) — Joe TexNo. 98
- Philly Dog — The Mar-KeysNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.