Top 100 songs for May 7, 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 “Monday, Monday” by The Mamas & The Papas. Meanwhile, “It's A Man's Man's Man's World” by James Brown And The Famous Flames rises from No. 70 to No. 31. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- It's A Man's Man's Man's World — James Brown And The Famous Flamesup 39 places, No. 70 → No. 31
- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart — The Supremesup 36 places, No. 62 → No. 26
- Cool Jerk — The Capitolsup 30 places, No. 86 → No. 56
New to this week’s Top 10
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 — Bob DylanNo. 7
- Gloria — Shadows Of KnightNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Nothing's Too Good For My Baby — Stevie WonderNo. 25
- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart — The SupremesNo. 26
- Let's Start All Over Again — Ronnie DoveNo. 27
- Love's Made A Fool Of You — Bobby Fuller FourNo. 29
- It's A Man's Man's Man's World — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 31
- I'll Take Good Care Of You — Garnet MimmsNo. 33
- The Ballad Of Irving — Frank GallopNo. 37
- I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree — Just UsNo. 39
- I'm Comin' Home, Cindy — Trini LopezNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Am A Rock — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 62
- Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 65
- I Love You Drops — Vic DanaNo. 77
- There's No Living Without Your Loving — Peter And GordonNo. 80
- Come Running Back — Dean MartinNo. 83
- Sweet Talkin' Guy — The ChiffonsNo. 86
- Peter Rabbit — Dee Jay And The RunawaysNo. 87
- Oh How Happy — Shades Of BlueNo. 89
- Strangers In The Night — Frank SinatraNo. 90
- Truly Julie's Blues (I'll Be There) — Bob LindNo. 91
- Bad Eye — Willie MitchellNo. 92
- Still — The SunraysNo. 93
- The Big Hurt — Del ShannonNo. 95
- A Lover's Concerto — Mrs. MillerNo. 96
- I'll Love You Forever — The HolidaysNo. 98
- Headline News — Edwin StarrNo. 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.