Top 100 songs for December 24, 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, “Nashville Cats” by The Lovin' Spoonful rises from No. 86 to No. 45. 19 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Nashville Cats — The Lovin' Spoonfulup 41 places, No. 86 → No. 45
- (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone — The Monkeesup 29 places, No. 77 → No. 48
- Tell It To The Rain — The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli"up 27 places, No. 58 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Gallant Men — Senator Everett McKinley DirksenNo. 65
- Color My World — Petula ClarkNo. 69
- Another Night — Dionne WarwickNo. 75
- Green, Green Grass Of Home — Tom JonesNo. 76
- How Do You Catch A Girl — Sam The Sham and the PharaohsNo. 78
- Day Tripper — Ramsey LewisNo. 80
- Knight In Rusty Armour — Peter And GordonNo. 86
- It's Now Winters Day — Tommy RoeNo. 87
- Just One Smile — Gene PitneyNo. 88
- Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) — Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66No. 89
- I'm Gonna Make You Mine — The Shadows Of KnightNo. 90
- Look At Granny Run, Run — Howard TateNo. 92
- Are You Lonely For Me — Freddy ScottNo. 93
- The Shadow Of Your Smile — Boots RandolphNo. 94
- Pushin' Too Hard — The SeedsNo. 95
- Wish Me A Rainbow — The Gunter Kallmann ChorusNo. 96
- Any Way That You Want Me — Liverpool FiveNo. 98
- That's The Tune — The VoguesNo. 99
- Hello Hello — The Sopwith "Camel"No. 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.