Top 100 songs for April 2, 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, “A Sign Of The Times” by Petula Clark rises from No. 70 to No. 36. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- A Sign Of The Times — Petula Clarkup 34 places, No. 70 → No. 36
- Together Again — Ray Charlesup 20 places, No. 86 → No. 66
- Rhapsody In The Rain — Lou Christieup 16 places, No. 83 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Inside-Looking Out — The AnimalsNo. 34
- Satisfaction — Otis ReddingNo. 35
- A Sign Of The Times — Petula ClarkNo. 36
- Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep — Al MartinoNo. 37
First-week entries
- Sloop John B — The Beach BoysNo. 68
- Message To Michael — Dionne WarwickNo. 79
- Got My Mojo Working (Part I) — Jimmy SmithNo. 80
- Try Too Hard — The Dave Clark FiveNo. 86
- A Lover's Concerto — Sarah VaughanNo. 87
- Killer Joe — The KingsmenNo. 88
- La La La — Gerry And The PacemakersNo. 92
- Too Slow — The ImpressionsNo. 94
- Uptight (Everything's Alright) — The Jazz CrusadersNo. 95
- May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone — The ToysNo. 96
- No Man Is An Island — The Van DykesNo. 97
- Stop! — The Moody BluesNo. 98
- I'm Living In Two Worlds — Bonnie GuitarNo. 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.