These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1966.
Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper" | The Beatles | [1] |
8 January | [2] | ||
15 January | [3] | ||
22 January | [4] | ||
29 January | [5] | ||
5 February | [6] | ||
12 February | "Michelle" | The Beatles / The Overlanders | [7] |
19 February | [8] | ||
26 February | [9] | ||
5 March | [10] | ||
12 March | [11] | ||
19 March | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | [12] |
26 March | [13] | ||
2 April | [14] | ||
9 April | [15] | ||
16 April | [16] | ||
23 April | "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" | The Kinks | [17] |
30 April | [18] | ||
7 May | [19] | ||
14 May | "Sloop John B" | The Beach Boys | [20] |
21 May | [21] | ||
28 May | [22] | ||
4 June | [23] | ||
11 June | "Paint It, Black" | The Rolling Stones | [24] |
18 June | [25] | ||
25 June | [26] | ||
2 July | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | [27] |
9 July | [28] | ||
16 July | "Sunny Afternoon" | The Kinks | [29] |
23 July | [30] | ||
30 July | [31] | ||
6 August | [32] | ||
13 August | "Dans je de hele nacht met mij?" | Karin Kent | [33] |
20 August | "With a Girl Like You" | The Troggs | [34] |
27 August | "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles | [35] |
3 September | [36] | ||
10 September | [37] | ||
17 September | [38] | ||
24 September | [39] | ||
1 October | [40] | ||
8 October | "Little Man" | Sonny & Cher | [41] |
15 October | [42] | ||
22 October | [43] | ||
29 October | [44] | ||
5 November | [45] | ||
12 November | [46] | ||
19 November | "No Milk Today" | Herman's Hermits | [47] |
26 November | [48] | ||
3 December | [49] | ||
10 December | [50] | ||
17 December | [51] | ||
24 December | "Friday on My Mind" | The Easybeats / The Dukes | [52] |
31 December | [53] |
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