Top 100 songs for December 3, 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 “Winchester Cathedral” by The New Vaudeville Band. Meanwhile, “Cry” by Ronnie Dove rises from No. 100 to No. 57. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cry — Ronnie Doveup 43 places, No. 100 → No. 57
- That's Life — Frank Sinatraup 27 places, No. 42 → No. 15
- Happenings Ten Years Time Ago — The Yardbirdsup 22 places, No. 99 → No. 77
New to this week’s Top 40
- That's Life — Frank SinatraNo. 15
- Mame — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 31
- (I Know) I'm Losing You — The TemptationsNo. 32
- Time After Time — Chris MontezNo. 36
First-week entries
- Tell It Like It Is — Aaron NevilleNo. 78
- Words Of Love — The Mamas & The PapasNo. 81
- Georgy Girl — The SeekersNo. 82
- East West — Herman's HermitsNo. 83
- I've Passed This Way Before — Jimmy RuffinNo. 84
- Try A Little Tenderness — Otis ReddingNo. 85
- Please Don't Ever Leave Me — The CyrkleNo. 86
- Good Thing — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 88
- There's Got To Be A Word! — The InnocenceNo. 90
- There's Something On Your Mind — Baby RayNo. 94
- Karate — The Emperor'sNo. 95
- You Got Me Hummin' — Sam & DaveNo. 96
- Baby What I Mean — The DriftersNo. 98
- I'll Be Home — The PlattersNo. 99
- Bad Misunderstanding — The CrittersNo. 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.