Top 100 songs for December 17, 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, “I'm A Believer” by The Monkees rises from No. 44 to No. 8. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I'm A Believer — The Monkeesup 36 places, No. 44 → No. 8
- Tell It To The Rain — The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli"up 34 places, No. 92 → No. 58
- Good Thing — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsayup 31 places, No. 66 → No. 35
New to this week’s Top 10
- I'm A Believer — The MonkeesNo. 8
- Sugar Town — Nancy SinatraNo. 9
- A Place In The Sun — Stevie WonderNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron — The Royal GuardsmenNo. 30
- Standing In The Shadows Of Love — Four TopsNo. 62
- (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone — The MonkeesNo. 77
- Papa Was Too — Joe TexNo. 83
- Nashville Cats — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 86
- Where Will The Words Come From — Gary Lewis And The PlayboysNo. 87
- I'm Gonna Miss You — The ArtisticsNo. 88
- Wack Wack — The Young Holt TrioNo. 91
- (Open Up The Door) Let The Good Times In — Dean MartinNo. 93
- Dancing In The Street — The Mamas & The PapasNo. 94
- Grizzly Bear — The YoungbloodsNo. 95
- Going Nowhere — Los BravosNo. 96
- Look What You've Done — Pozo Seco SingersNo. 98
- Stand By Me — Spyder TurnerNo. 99
- Try My Love Again — Bobby Moore's Rhythm Aces featuring ChicoNo. 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.