Top 100 songs for August 27, 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, “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles rises from No. 52 to No. 8. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Yellow Submarine — The Beatlesup 44 places, No. 52 → No. 8
- Turn-Down Day — The Cyrkleup 27 places, No. 58 → No. 31
- The Dangling Conversation — Simon & Garfunkelup 23 places, No. 57 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Can't Hurry Love — The SupremesNo. 7
- Yellow Submarine — The BeatlesNo. 8
- Summertime — Billy StewartNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Turn-Down Day — The CyrkleNo. 31
- The Dangling Conversation — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 34
- Sunny Afternoon — The KinksNo. 35
- Go Ahead And Cry — The Righteous BrothersNo. 38
- Wipe Out — The SurfarisNo. 39
- Almost Persuaded — David HoustonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Eleanor Rigby — The BeatlesNo. 65
- Cherish — The AssociationNo. 66
- In The Arms Of Love — Andy WilliamsNo. 86
- I Got To Handle It — The CapitolsNo. 87
- Blue Side Of Lonesome — Jim ReevesNo. 88
- Summer Samba (So Nice) — Walter WanderleyNo. 89
- I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man (Part 1) — Jimmy SmithNo. 94
- I Want To Be With You — Dee Dee WarwickNo. 95
- Alfie — Cilla BlackNo. 98
- Born Free — Roger WilliamsNo. 99
- Safe And Sound — Fontella BassNo. 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.