Top 100 songs for July 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 “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles. Meanwhile, “Wild Thing” by The Troggs rises from No. 47 to No. 6. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Wild Thing — The Troggsup 41 places, No. 47 → No. 6
- I Want You — Bob Dylanup 39 places, No. 90 → No. 51
- Hungry — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsayup 35 places, No. 50 → No. 15
New to this week’s Top 10
- Wild Thing — The TroggsNo. 6
- Little Girl — Syndicate Of SoundNo. 8
- Along Comes Mary — The AssociationNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hungry — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 15
- I Saw Her Again — The Mamas & The PapasNo. 19
- The Pied Piper — Crispian St. PetersNo. 22
- You Better Run — The Young RascalsNo. 30
- Somewhere, My Love — Ray Conniff And The SingersNo. 35
- Happy Summer Days — Ronnie DoveNo. 38
- The Work Song — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 39
- Love Letters — Elvis PresleyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Mothers Little Helper — The Rolling StonesNo. 70
- Friday's Child — Nancy SinatraNo. 77
- This Door Swings Both Ways — Herman's HermitsNo. 78
- Tar And Cement — Verdelle SmithNo. 79
- See You In September — The HappeningsNo. 83
- Lonely Soldier — Mike WilliamsNo. 88
- Look At Me Girl — Bobby Vee And The StrangersNo. 93
- Distant Shores — Chad & JeremyNo. 98
- Wade In The Water — Ramsey LewisNo. 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.
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