Top 100 songs for March 19, 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, “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” by Cher rises from No. 75 to No. 41. 24 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) — Cherup 34 places, No. 75 → No. 41
- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration — The Righteous Brothersup 31 places, No. 45 → No. 14
- Sure Gonna Miss Her — Gary Lewis And The Playboysup 30 places, No. 55 → No. 25
New to this week’s Top 10
- Daydream — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Secret Agent Man — Johnny RiversNo. 60
- Kicks — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 62
- Spanish Flea — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 66
- What Now My Love — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 68
- Somewhere — Len BarryNo. 71
- Shapes Of Things — The YardbirdsNo. 72
- I Hear Trumpets Blow — The TokensNo. 73
- Frankie And Johnny — Elvis PresleyNo. 74
- Gloria — Shadows Of KnightNo. 78
- One Track Mind — The KnickerbockersNo. 84
- Please Don't Stop Loving Me — Elvis PresleyNo. 85
- Memories Are Made Of This — The DriftersNo. 87
- Follow Me — Lyme & CybelleNo. 88
- She Blew A Good Thing — The PoetsNo. 89
- I Can't Let Go — The HolliesNo. 91
- Darling Baby — The ElginsNo. 92
- The Boogaloo Party — The FlamingosNo. 93
- (I'm Just A) Fool For You — Gene ChandlerNo. 94
- Big Time — Lou ChristieNo. 95
- He Wore The Green Beret — Nancy AmesNo. 96
- Love Is Me, Love Is You — Connie FrancisNo. 97
- Sharing You — Mitty CollierNo. 98
- Baby I Need You — The ManhattansNo. 99
- I Spy (For The FBI) — Jamo Thomas & His Party Brothers OrchestraNo. 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.