Top 100 songs for August 20, 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 “Summer In The City” by The Lovin' Spoonful. Meanwhile, “You Can't Hurry Love” by The Supremes rises from No. 66 to No. 28. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Can't Hurry Love — The Supremesup 38 places, No. 66 → No. 28
- World Of Fantasy — The Five Stairstepsup 26 places, No. 92 → No. 66
- Wouldn't It Be Nice — The Beach Boysup 25 places, No. 51 → No. 26
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Wouldn't It Be Nice — The Beach BoysNo. 26
- You Can't Hurry Love — The SupremesNo. 28
- Bus Stop — The HolliesNo. 31
- Wade In The Water — Ramsey LewisNo. 32
- Respectable — The OutsidersNo. 34
- Alfie — CherNo. 35
- Say I Am (What I Am) — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 37
First-week entries
- Yellow Submarine — The BeatlesNo. 52
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep — The TemptationsNo. 80
- What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted — Jimmy RuffinNo. 87
- Cherry, Cherry — Neil DiamondNo. 88
- B-A-B-Y — Carla ThomasNo. 89
- Little Darling, I Need You — Marvin GayeNo. 90
- Ain't Nobody Home — Howard TateNo. 93
- Dear Mrs. Applebee — Flip CartridgeNo. 94
- You're Gonna Miss Me — The Thirteenth Floor ElevatorsNo. 95
- She Drives Me Out Of My Mind — The Swingin' MedallionsNo. 96
- Come Share The Good Times With Me — Julie MondayNo. 98
- Get Away — Georgie Fame And The Blue FlamesNo. 99
- Rumors — Syndicate Of SoundNo. 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.