Top 100 songs for October 8, 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, “Dandy” by Herman's Hermits rises from No. 89 to No. 48. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Dandy — Herman's Hermitsup 41 places, No. 89 → No. 48
- The Great Airplane Strike — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsayup 36 places, No. 88 → No. 52
- The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin — Sam The Sham and the Pharaohsup 30 places, No. 81 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? — The Rolling StonesNo. 40
- (You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture — Gary Lewis And The PlayboysNo. 73
- Spinout — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 78
- Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly — Mitch Ryder And The Detroit WheelsNo. 79
- All That I Am — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 82
- A Satisfied Mind — Bobby HebbNo. 83
- I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better — Joe TexNo. 87
- Nobody's Baby Again — Dean MartinNo. 88
- Lady Godiva — Peter And GordonNo. 90
- You Are She — Chad & JeremyNo. 91
- Stay With Me — Lorraine EllisonNo. 92
- Don't Be A Drop-Out — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 93
- Lookin' For Love — Ray Conniff And The SingersNo. 94
- The Wheel Of Hurt — Margaret WhitingNo. 95
- Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) — Jerry ValeNo. 96
- Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) — Paul VanceNo. 97
- Cry Softly — Nancy AmesNo. 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.