List of number-one singles of 1966 (Canada)

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This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine [n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1966. [n 2] [n 3]

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Volume:IssueIssue Date(s)SongArtist
4:193 January"Flowers on the Wall" Statler Brothers
4:2010 January"Five O'Clock World" The Vogues
4:2117 January"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" The T-Bones
4:2224 January"We Can Work It Out" The Beatles
4:2331 January"Yesterday Man" Chris Andrews
4:247 February"As Tears Go By" The Rolling Stones
4:2514 February"My Love" Petula Clark
4:2621 February"Lightnin' Strikes" Lou Christie
5:128 February"Michelle" David and Jonathan
5:27 March"These Boots Are Made for Walking" Nancy Sinatra
5:314 March"At the Scene" Dave Clark 5
5:421 March"Listen People" Herman's Hermits [n 4]
5:528 March"Nowhere Man"The Beatles
5:64 April"Woman" Peter & Gordon
5:711 April"Magic Town"The Vogues
5:818 April"Daydream" The Lovin' Spoonful
5:925 April"Good Lovin'" The Young Rascals
5:102 May"Kicks" Paul Revere & the Raiders
5:119 May"Good Lovin'"The Young Rascals
5:1216 May"Monday, Monday" The Mamas & the Papas
5:1323 May
5:1430 May
5:156 June"When a Man Loves a Woman" Percy Sledge
5:1613 June"Paint It, Black"The Rolling Stones
5:1720 June"Green Grass" Gary Lewis
5:1827 June"Sweet Talkin' Guy" The Chiffons
5:194 July"Paperback Writer"The Beatles
5:2011 July"Red Rubber Ball" The Cyrkle
5:2118 July"The Pied Piper" Crispian St. Peters
5:2225 July"Hanky Panky" Tommy James and the Shondells
5:231 August"Sweet Pea" Tommy Roe
5:248 August"I Saw Her Again"The Mamas & the Papas
5:2515 August"Summer in the City"The Lovin' Spoonful
5:2622 August
6:129 August"See You in September" The Happenings
6:25 September"Bus Stop" The Hollies
6:312 September"Get Away" Georgie Fame
6:419 September"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"The Beatles
6:526 September"Sunny Afternoon" The Kinks
6:63 October"Cherish" The Association
6:710 October"Black Is Black" Los Bravos
6:817 October"See See Rider" Eric Burdon and The Animals
6:924 October
6:1031 October"96 Tears" Question Mark & the Mysterians
6:117 November"Last Train to Clarksville" The Monkees
6:1214 November"Dandy" Herman's Hermits
6:1321 November"Poor Side of Town" Johnny Rivers
6:1428 November"Winchester Cathedral" New Vaudeville Band
6:155 December
6:1612 December"Lady Godiva" Peter & Gordon
6:1719 December"Stop! Stop! Stop!"The Hollies
6:1826 December"I'm a Believer"The Monkees

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Notes
  1. The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
    The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match.
  2. A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
  3. † On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
  4. RPM began the practice of keeping former #1 singles on the chart, dropping down their position from top rather than deleting the single from the chart.