Top 100 songs for March 12, 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, “(You're My) Soul And Inspiration” by The Righteous Brothers rises from No. 90 to No. 45. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration — The Righteous Brothersup 45 places, No. 90 → No. 45
- Sure Gonna Miss Her — Gary Lewis And The Playboysup 32 places, No. 87 → No. 55
- Daydream — The Lovin' Spoonfulup 28 places, No. 53 → No. 25
New to this week’s Top 10
- 19th Nervous Breakdown — The Rolling StonesNo. 6
- Nowhere Man — The BeatlesNo. 7
- I Fought The Law — Bobby Fuller FourNo. 9
- Homeward Bound — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Daydream — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 25
- Woman — Peter And GordonNo. 26
- It's Too Late — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 30
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry — B.J. Thomas And The TriumphsNo. 31
- Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) — Four TopsNo. 36
- I Want To Go With You — Eddy ArnoldNo. 38
- One More Heartache — Marvin GayeNo. 39
First-week entries
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) — CherNo. 75
- Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep — Al MartinoNo. 81
- Good Lovin' — The Young RascalsNo. 86
- Helpless — Kim WestonNo. 87
- What Goes On — The BeatlesNo. 89
- Tippy Toeing — The Harden TrioNo. 93
- I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree — Just UsNo. 96
- The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) — The Brass Ring featuring Phil BodnerNo. 97
- My Babe — Roy Head And The TraitsNo. 99
- Juanita Banana — The PeelsNo. 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.