Top 100 songs for October 1, 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 “Cherish” by The Association. Meanwhile, “Poor Side Of Town” by Johnny Rivers rises from No. 72 to No. 42. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Poor Side Of Town — Johnny Riversup 30 places, No. 72 → No. 42
- If I Were A Carpenter — Bobby Darinup 30 places, No. 81 → No. 51
- Mr. Spaceman — The Byrdsup 21 places, No. 90 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
- Cherry, Cherry — Neil DiamondNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Summer Samba (So Nice) — Walter WanderleyNo. 29
- I Chose To Sing The Blues — Ray Charles & The RaeletsNo. 34
- Just Like A Woman — Bob DylanNo. 35
- See See Rider — Eric Burdon & The AnimalsNo. 37
- All Strung Out — Nino Tempo & April StevensNo. 38
- Hooray For Hazel — Tommy RoeNo. 39
- All I See Is You — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 40
First-week entries
- Little Man — Sonny & CherNo. 72
- Go Away Little Girl — The HappeningsNo. 80
- The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin — Sam The Sham and the PharaohsNo. 81
- Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) — Otis ReddingNo. 82
- Coming On Strong — Brenda LeeNo. 83
- I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself — Dionne WarwickNo. 84
- The Great Airplane Strike — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 88
- Dandy — Herman's HermitsNo. 89
- Baby, Do The Philly Dog — The OlympicsNo. 90
- But It's Alright — J.J. JacksonNo. 91
- Don't Worry Mother, Your Son's Heart Is Pure — The McCoysNo. 92
- Philly Dog — Herbie MannNo. 93
- Almost Persuaded No. 2 — Ben ColderNo. 95
- Happiness — Shades Of BlueNo. 96
- Stop, Look And Listen — The ChiffonsNo. 97
- What Now My Love — "Groove" HolmesNo. 98
- Take Good Care Of Her — Mel CarterNo. 99
- Secret Love — Richard "Groove" HolmesNo. 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.