Top 100 songs for July 30, 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 “Wild Thing” by The Troggs. Meanwhile, “They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” by Napoleon XIV rises from No. 50 to No. 11. 19 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! — Napoleon XIVup 39 places, No. 50 → No. 11
- A Million And One — Dean Martinup 34 places, No. 100 → No. 66
- Lady Jane — The Rolling Stonesup 32 places, No. 83 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Guantanamera — The SandpipersNo. 61
- Alfie — CherNo. 62
- (You Make Me Feel) So Good — The McCoysNo. 74
- My Heart's Symphony — Gary Lewis And The PlayboysNo. 75
- Land Of 1000 Dances — Wilson PickettNo. 76
- Money Won't Change You (Part 1) — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 79
- Bring Back The Time — B.J. ThomasNo. 82
- Livin' Above Your Head — Jay & The AmericansNo. 83
- Wouldn't It Be Nice — The Beach BoysNo. 84
- Lonely Summer — The Shades Of BlueNo. 86
- 7 And 7 Is — LoveNo. 89
- Sunshine Superman — DonovanNo. 90
- Let's Call It A Day Girl — The Razor's EdgeNo. 91
- I Put A Spell On You — Alan Price SetNo. 92
- The Philly Freeze — Alvin Cash & The RegistersNo. 96
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 97
- To Show I Love You — Peter And GordonNo. 98
- Love Attack — James CarrNo. 99
- Takin' All I Can Get — Mitch Ryder And The Detroit WheelsNo. 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.