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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1966.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1966.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1965 | |||||
| November 27 | "England Swings" | Roger Miller | 1 | January 1 | 7 |
| December 11 | "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" | Barry Young | 3 | January 1 | 5 |
| "Spanish Eyes" | Al Martino | 1 | January 8 | 10 | |
| December 18 | "The Shadow of Your Smile" | Tony Bennett | 8 | January 1 | 3 |
| "Love Bug" | Jack Jones | 5 | January 8 | 6 | |
| Singles from 1966 | |||||
| January 1 | "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | Johnny Mathis | 6 | January 8 | 3 |
| "Jealous Heart" | Connie Francis | 10 | January 1 | 1 | |
| January 8 | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Frank Sinatra | 1 | February 5 | 6 |
| "Crying Time" | Ray Charles | 1 | February 12 | 11 | |
| "Thunderball" | Tom Jones | 5 | January 22 | 5 | |
| "Second Hand Rose" | Barbra Streisand | 5 | January 29 | 6 | |
| January 15 | "Zorba the Greek" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 2 | February 12 | 9 |
| "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" | Mike Douglas | 3 | February 5 | 6 | |
| January 22 | "My Love" | Petula Clark | 4 | February 12 | 8 |
| January 29 | "Tijuana Taxi" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 9 | January 29 | 2 |
| "As Tears Go By" | The Rolling Stones | 10 | January 29 | 1 | |
| February 5 | "Call Me" | Chris Montez | 2 | March 12 | 10 |
| February 12 | "Michelle" | David & Jonathan | 3 | February 19 | 3 |
| "Bye Bye Blues" | Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra | 5 | March 5 | 6 | |
| February 19 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt. Barry Sadler | 1 | March 5 | 9 |
| "When Liking Turns to Loving" | Ronnie Dove | 6 | February 19 | 3 | |
| "A Hard Day's Night" | Ramsey Lewis Trio | 10 | February 19 | 1 | |
| February 26 | "Somewhere There's a Someone" | Dean Martin | 2 | March 19 | 7 |
| "Where Am I Going?" | Barbra Streisand | 4 | March 19 | 6 | |
| March 5 | "Husbands and Wives" | Roger Miller | 2 | April 9 | 8 |
| March 12 | "I Want to Go with You" | Eddy Arnold | 1 | April 9 | 8 |
| March 19 | "Big Spender" | Peggy Lee | 9 | March 19 | 2 |
| "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" | Al Martino | 2 | April 23 | 7 | |
| March 26 | "What Now My Love" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 2 | April 16 | 7 |
| "Spanish Flea" | 4 | April 23 | 6 | ||
| April 2 | "Song from the Oscar" | Tony Bennett | 10 | April 2 | 2 |
| April 9 | "Time" | The Pozo-Seco Singers | 3 | April 23 | 3 |
| April 16 | "Sign of the Times" | Petula Clark | 2 | May 7 | 5 |
| "Together Again" | Ray Charles | 1 | April 30 | 5 | |
| "A Lover's Concerto" | Sarah Vaughan | 5 | April 30 | 3 | |
| April 23 | "I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree" | Just Us | 3 | May 14 | 4 |
| April 30 | "I'm Coming Home, Cindy" | Trini Lopez | 2 | May 21 | 6 |
| "Love Me With All of Your Heart" | The Bachelors | 3 | May 21 | 8 | |
| May 7 | "Frankie and Johnny" | Elvis Presley | 3 | May 7 | 1 |
| "The Ballad of Irving" | Frank Gallop | 2 | May 14 | 6 | |
| "Band of Gold" | Mel Carter | 1 | May 21 | 6 | |
| "The A Team" | SSgt. Barry Sadler | 6 | May 21 | 5 | |
| May 14 | "The Cruel War" | Peter, Paul & Mary | 4 | May 21 | 3 |
| "The More I See You" | Chris Montez | 2 | May 28 | 10 | |
| May 21 | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | 1 | June 4 | 13 |
| "Downtown" | Petula Clark | 9 | May 21 | 1 | |
| "Mame" | Bobby Darin | 3 | June 11 | 6 | |
| May 28 | "Come Running Back" | Dean Martin | 4 | June 11 | 5 |
| June 4 | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Jack Jones | 1 | July 23 | 15 |
| June 11 | "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" | Barbra Streisand | 9 | June 11 | 1 |
| "Mame" | Louis Armstrong | 7 | June 18 | 4 | |
| June 18 | "Wiederseh'n" | Al Martino | 3 | July 2 | 4 |
| "It's Over" | Jimmie Rodgers | 5 | June 25 | 4 | |
| "The Last Word in Lonesome is Me" | Eddy Arnold | 9 | June 18 | 1 | |
| June 25 | "Somewhere, My Love" | Ray Conniff | 1 | July 30 | 13 |
| "I Only Have Eyes for You" | The Lettermen | 4 | July 16 | 6 | |
| July 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra | 8 | July 16 | 5 |
| "If He Walked Into My Life" | Eydie Gorme | 5 | July 16 | 4 | |
| July 9 | "Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago | Roger Williams | 5 | August 6 | 7 |
| July 16 | "The Work Song" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 2 | August 6 | 7 |
| "La Bamba" | Trini Lopez | 9 | July 23 | 1 | |
| July 23 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Dusty Springfield | 8 | July 30 | 3 |
| July 30 | "Happy Summer Days" | Ronnie Dove | 7 | July 30 | 2 |
| "Georgia Rose" | Tony Bennett | 6 | August 6 | 4 | |
| August 6 | "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" | Petula Clark | 1 | August 27 | 8 |
| "Misty" | Richard Holmes | 7 | August 20 | 5 | |
| "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" | Nancy Wilson | 10 | August 6 | 1 | |
| August 13 | "Born Free" | Roger Williams | 1 | September 3 | 20 |
| "A Million and One" | Dean Martin | 4 | August 27 | 5 | |
| August 20 | "The Tip of My Fingers" | Eddy Arnold | 8 | August 27 | 3 |
| August 27 | "In the Arms of Love" | Andy Williams | 1 | October 1 | 11 |
| "Guantanamera" | The Sandpipers | 3 | September 17 | 7 | |
| September 3 | "There Will Never Be Another You" | Chris Montez | 4 | September 17 | 5 |
| September 10 | "Mas Que Nada" | Sergio Mendes | 4 | September 24 | 7 |
| "Alfie" | Joanie Sommers | 9 | September 17 | 3 | |
| September 17 | "Summer Samba" | Walter Wanderley | 3 | October 1 | 9 |
| "Summer Wind" | Frank Sinatra | 1 | October 15 | 9 | |
| September 24 | "Flamingo" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 5 | October 8 | 4 |
| October 1 | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" | Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra | 6 | October 22 | 4 |
| "The Wheel of Hurt" | Margaret Whiting | 1 | November 5 | 13 | |
| October 8 | "Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad)" | Jerry Vale | 5 | October 15 | 5 |
| October 15 | "A Time for Love" | Tony Bennett | 3 | November 19 | 9 |
| October 22 | "Free Again" | Barbra Streisand | 8 | October 29 | 3 |
| October 29 | "Lookin' for Love" | Ray Conniff | 2 | November 19 | 5 |
| "Elusive Butterfly" | Jane Morgan | 9 | November 5 | 3 | |
| November 12 | "Games That Lovers Play" | Eddie Fisher | 2 | December 17 | 8 |
| "Nobody's Baby Again" | Dean Martin | 6 | November 12 | 2 | |
| "A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manha de Carnaval)" | Jack Jones | 4 | December 3 | 8 | |
| November 19 | "Hawaii" | Henry Mancini | 6 | December 3 | 11 |
| "All That I Am" | Elvis Presley | 9 | November 19 | 2 | |
| "Cabaret" | Marilyn Maye | 9 | December 3 | 3 | |
| November 26 | "Winchester Cathedral" | New Vaudeville Band | 1 | December 3 | 8 |
| December 3 | "Chanson D'Amour" | The Lettermen | 8 | December 3 | 2 |
| "That's Life" | Frank Sinatra | 1 | December 31 | 10 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13 | "Make the World Go Away" | Eddy Arnold | 1 | December 4 | 11 |
| November 27 | "I Will" | Dean Martin | 3 | December 11 | 6 |
| December 11 | "Puppet on a String" | Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires | 3 | December 25 | 4 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10 | "Mame" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 2 | January 7 | 8 |
| December 17 | "Sugar Town" | Nancy Sinatra | 1 | January 21 | 8 |
| "Ghost Riders in the Sky" | Baja Marimba Band | 4 | January 7 | 5 | |
| December 31 | "Wish Me a Rainbow" | The Gunter Kallmann Chorus | 2 | January 21 | 8 |
| "A Man and a Woman" | Tamiko Jones with Herbie Mann | 9 | January 14 | 3 |
Soft rock is a derivative form of pop rock that originated in the late 1960s in the U.S. region of Southern California and in the United Kingdom. The style smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock was prevalent on the radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s.
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. Singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song 14 years later and had a Top 40 hit with her version in 1980. In 1991, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the brokenhearted, who had love that's now departed. The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after a breakup.
"I Remember You" is a popular song about nostalgia with music by Victor Schertzinger and words by Johnny Mercer, and first released by Jimmy Dorsey in December 1941.
"Cherish" is a pop song written by Terry Kirkman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1966, the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September of that year and remained in the top position for three weeks. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 7 song of 1966. In Canada, the song also reached number one.
"The Wheel of Hurt" is the title of a popular song from 1966. The song was written by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder.
"Crying Time" is a song from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens. It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967. Numerous other cover versions have been performed and recorded over the intervening years.
"I Want to Go with You" is the title of a popular song from 1966 by the American country music singer Eddy Arnold. The song was written by country music singer-songwriter Hank Cochran.
"Moon Over Naples" is a 1965 instrumental composed and originally performed by German bandleader Bert Kaempfert and was the first track on his album, The Magic Music of Far Away Places for Decca Records.
The Adult Top 40 chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems."
"In the Arms of Love" is a song featured in the 1966 film, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? The song's music was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and was performed by Andy Williams. "In the Arms of Love" peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Williams' second of four number ones on the Easy Listening chart, where it stayed at the top for two weeks in October 1966. The song also reached #33 in the UK.
"The Proud One" is a 1966 single written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe and originally performed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and credited to Valli solo; that version peaked at #68 in the U.S. and #64 in Canada.
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