Top 100 songs for April 9, 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 “(You're My) Soul And Inspiration” by The Righteous Brothers. Meanwhile, “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys rises from No. 68 to No. 35. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sloop John B — The Beach Boysup 33 places, No. 68 → No. 35
- Try Too Hard — The Dave Clark Fiveup 25 places, No. 86 → No. 61
- Gloria — Shadows Of Knightup 19 places, No. 60 → No. 41
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- What Now My Love — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 29
- Spanish Flea — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 31
- Shapes Of Things — The YardbirdsNo. 32
- Sloop John B — The Beach BoysNo. 35
- I Hear Trumpets Blow — The TokensNo. 36
- Somewhere — Len BarryNo. 37
- Frankie And Johnny — Elvis PresleyNo. 39
First-week entries
- Leaning On The Lamp Post — Herman's HermitsNo. 65
- Monday, Monday — The Mamas & The PapasNo. 79
- History Repeats Itself — Buddy StarcherNo. 82
- I'm Comin' Home, Cindy — Trini LopezNo. 83
- He Cried — The Shangri-LasNo. 84
- Eight Miles High — The ByrdsNo. 87
- Distant Drums — Jim ReevesNo. 88
- Real Humdinger — J.J. BarnesNo. 92
- You've Got My Mind Messed Up — James CarrNo. 95
- Band Of Gold — Mel CarterNo. 96
- (I'm A) Road Runner — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 97
- I Feel A Sin Coming On — Solomon BurkeNo. 98
- When A Man Loves A Woman — Percy SledgeNo. 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.