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Top Songs of 1966

1965 <-1966-> 1967

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Paint It Black    [article]1.05/1966
Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones 

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from Aftermath   COVER

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307
US ✫1
UK ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Paperback Writer    [article]2.06/1966
Paperback Writer by The Beatles 

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305
US ✫1
UK ✫1

written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Good Vibrations    [article]3.10/1966
Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys 

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from Smiley Smile   COVER

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303
US ✫1
UK ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #6]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Yellow Submarine    [article]4.08/1966
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles 

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from Revolver   COVER

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291
US 2
UK ✫1
charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
5.05/1966
Wild Thing by The Troggs 

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from From Nowhere   COVER

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289
US ✫1
UK 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #257]
written by Chip Taylor
Monday, Monday    [article]6.04/1966
Monday, Monday by The Mamas & the Papas 

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from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   COVER

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282
US ✫1
UK 3
written by John Phillips
Sunshine Superman    [article]7.07/1966
Sunshine Superman by Donovan 

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from Sunshine Superman   COVER

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277
US ✫1
UK 2
written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
19th Nervous Breakdown    [article]8.02/1966
19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones 

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from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)   COVER

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270
US 2
UK 2
US R&B 32
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
9.02/1966
Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful 

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from Daydream   COVER

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268
US 2
UK 2

written by John Sebastian
Barbara Ann    [article]10.01/1966
Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys 

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from Beach Boys' Party!   COVER

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246
US 2
UK 3
written by Fred Fassert
Summer in the City    [article]11.07/1966
Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful 

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from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   COVER

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240
US ✫1
UK 8
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #393]
written by Steve Boone, John Sebastian & Mark Sebastian
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35    [article]12.04/1966
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Bob Dylan 

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from Blonde on Blonde   COVER

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213
US 2
UK 7
written by Bob Dylan
Eleanor Rigby    [article]13.08/1966
Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles 

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from Revolver   COVER

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209
US 11
UK ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #137]
in the US, B-Side to Yellow Submarine ; charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
14.11/1966
Mellow Yellow by Donovan 

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from Mellow Yellow   COVER

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206
US 2
UK 8
featuring Paul McCartney
Sunny Afternoon    [article]15.06/1966
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks 

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from Face to Face   COVER

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194
US 14
UK ✫1
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies
16.09/1966
Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees 

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from The Monkees   COVER

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189
US ✫1
UK 23
[Colgems 1001]
written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
Homeward Bound    [article]17.02/1966
Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel 

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from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   COVER

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186
US 5
UK 9
written by Paul Simon
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing in the Shadow?    [article]18.10/1966
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing in the Shadow? by The Rolling Stones 

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from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]   COVER

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183
US 9
UK 5
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
I Am a Rock    [article]19.05/1966
I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel 

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from Sounds of Silence   COVER

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179
US 3
UK 17
written by Paul Simon
20.07/1966
I Saw Her Again (Last Night) by The Mamas & the Papas 

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from The Mamas and the Papas   COVER

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178
US 5
UK 11
written by John Phillips & Denny Doherty
21.09/1966
96 Tears by Question Mark & the Mysterians 

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from 96 Tears   COVER

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176
US ✫1
UK 37
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #210]
[Cameo 428]
written by Rudy Martinez
22.08/1966
Cherish by The Association 

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from And Then…Along Comes the Association   COVER

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172
US ✫1written by Terry Kirkman
23.03/1966
Shapes of Things by The Yardbirds 

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from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits   COVER

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170
US 11
UK 3
written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf & Jim McCarty
24.03/1966
Good Lovin' by The Rascals 

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from The Young Rascals   COVER

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166
US ✫1as The Young Rascals
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #325]
written by Rudy Clark & Arthur Resnick
25.09/1966
If I Were a Carpenter by Bobby Darin 

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from If I Were a Carpenter   COVER

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161
US 8
UK 9
written by Tim Hardin
26.01/1966
California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas 

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from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears   COVER

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160
US 4
UK 23
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #89]
written by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips
27.05/1966
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? by The Lovin' Spoonful 

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from Do You Believe in Magic   COVER

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149
US 2written by John Sebastian
Happy Jack    [article]28.12/1966
Happy Jack by The Who 

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from A Quick One   COVER

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143
US 24
UK 3
written by Pete Townshend
29.06/1966
Out of Time by Chris Farlowe 

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from The Art of Chris Farlowe   COVER

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139
US 122
UK ✫1
[MGM 13567]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
30.02/1966
I Can't Let Go by The Hollies 

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from Would You Believe?   COVER

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134
US 42
UK 2
written by Graham Gouldman
[Imperial 66158]
written by Chip Taylor (John W. Voight) & Al Gorgoni
31.09/1966
Little Man by Sonny and Cher 

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from In Case You're in Love   COVER

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133
US 21
UK 4

[Atco 6440]
written by Sonny Bono
32.12/1966
Words of Love by The Mamas & the Papas 

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from The Mamas and the Papas   COVER

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133
US 5
UK 47
written by John Phillips
33.12/1966
Nashville Cats by The Lovin' Spoonful 

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from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   COVER

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129
US 8
UK 26
written by John Sebastian
34.09/1966
Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke 

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from Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina   COVER

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123
US 5 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #220]
written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli & Tony Sansone
I'm a Boy    [article]35.09/1966
I'm a Boy by The Who 

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from My Generation   COVER

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119
UK 2written by Pete Townshend
36.03/1966
Nowhere Man by The Beatles 

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from Rubber Soul   COVER

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116
US 3[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Dedicated Follower of Fashion    [article]37.03/1966
Dedicated Follower of Fashion by The Kinks 

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from The Kinks Greatest Hits!   COVER

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115
US 36
UK 4
[Reprise 0471]
written by Ray Davies
38.06/1966
Over Under Sideways Down by The Yardbirds 

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from Roger the Engineer   COVER

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114
US 13
UK 10
written by Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf & Paul Samwell-Smith
39.08/1966
Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond 

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from The Feel of Neil Diamond   COVER

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109
US 6written by Neil Diamond
Along Comes Mary    [article]40.06/1966
Along Comes Mary by The Association 

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from And Then…Along Comes the Association   COVER

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101
US 7written by Tandyn Almer
Mother's Little Helper    [article]41.07/1966
Mother's Little Helper by The Rolling Stones 

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from Aftermath   COVER

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100
US 8written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
42.10/1966
Dandy by Herman's Hermits 

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from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   COVER

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100
US 5[MGM 13603]
written by Ray Davies
43.01/1966
What Now My Love by Sonny and Cher 

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from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher   COVER

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97
US 14
UK 13
[Atco 6395]
written by Gilbert Bécaud & Carl Sigman
No Milk Today    [article]44.10/1966
No Milk Today by Herman's Hermits 

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from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   COVER

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97
US 35
UK 7

[MGM 13681]
written by Graham Gouldman
45.11/1966
Dead End Street by The Kinks 

video

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from Face to Face   COVER

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95
US 73
UK 5
[Reprise 540]
written by Ray Davies
46.10/1966
Rain on the Roof by The Lovin' Spoonful 

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from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful   COVER

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92
US 10written by John Sebastian
47.06/1966
This Door Swings Both Ways by Herman's Hermits 

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from Both Sides of Herman's Hermits   COVER

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90
US 12
UK 18
[MGM 13548]
written by Estelle Levitt & Don Thomas
Substitute    [article]48.03/1966
Substitute by The Who 

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88
UK 5written by Pete Townshend
Hey Joe    [article]49.12/1966
Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix Experience 

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from Are You Experienced [US edition]   COVER

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82
UK 6 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #198]
written by Billy Roberts
Eight Miles High    [article]50.04/1966
Eight Miles High by The Byrds 

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from Fifth Dimension   COVER

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80
US 14
UK 24
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #150]
written by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn) & David Crosby
I Want You    [article]51.07/1966
I Want You by Bob Dylan 

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from Blonde on Blonde   COVER

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80
US 20
UK 16
written by Bob Dylan
52.10/1966
Help Me Girl by The Animals 

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from Eric Is Here   COVER

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71
US 29
UK 14
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
written by Scott English & Larry Weiss
53.04/1966
Leaning on the Lamp Post by Herman's Hermits 

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from Hold On!   COVER

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69
US 9[MGM 13500]
written by Noel Gay
54.04/1966
Dirty Water by The Standells 

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from Dirty Water   COVER

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65
US 11
55.12/1966
I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) by The Electric Prunes 

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from The Electric Prunes   COVER

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60
US 11
I Feel Free    [article]56.12/1966
I Feel Free by Cream 

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from Fresh Cream   COVER

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59
US 116
UK 11
written by Jack Bruce & Pete Brown
A Hazy Shade of Winter    [article]57.11/1966
A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel 

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from Bookends   COVER

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57
US 13written by Paul Simon
58.01/1966
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart by Roy Orbison 

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from The Orbison Way   COVER

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56
US 31
UK 22
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited    [article]59.01/1966
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan 

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52
US 58
UK 17
written by Bob Dylan
60.12/1966
There Won't Be Many Coming Home by Roy Orbison 

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from The Fastest Guitar Alive   COVER

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51
UK 12written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
61.12/1966
East West by Herman's Hermits 

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from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   COVER

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46
US 27
UK 37
[MGM 13639]
written by Graham Gouldman
62.11/1966
I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No) by Neil Diamond 

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from The Feel of Neil Diamond   COVER

CD

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46
US 16
63.06/1966
You Better Run by The Rascals 

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from Groovin'   COVER

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41
US 20as The Young Rascals
written by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
64.04/1966
Twinkle Toes by Roy Orbison 

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from The Classic Roy Orbison   COVER

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41
US 39
UK 29
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
65.02/1966
Magic Town by The Vogues 

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from Five O'Clock World   COVER

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40
US 21
66.11/1966
I Need Somebody by Question Mark & the Mysterians 

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from 96 Tears   COVER

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38
US 22[Cameo 441]
written by Rudy Martinez
67.10/1966
Look Through My Window by The Mamas & the Papas 

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from Deliver   COVER

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36
US 24written by John Phillips
Lady Jane    [article]68.07/1966
Lady Jane by The Rolling Stones 

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from Aftermath   COVER

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36
US 24B side to Mother's Little Helper
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
69.03/1966
You Won't Be Leaving by Herman's Hermits 

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from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   COVER

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35
UK 20
The Dangling Conversation    [article]70.08/1966
The Dangling Conversation by Simon & Garfunkel 

video

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from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   COVER

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33
US 25written by Paul Simon
I Love My Dog    [article]71.10/1966
I Love My Dog by Cat Stevens 

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from Matthew and Son   COVER

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26
US 118
UK 28
[Deram 7501]
written by Cat Stevens
7 and 7 Is    [article]72.07/1966
7 and 7 Is by Love 

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from Da Capo   COVER

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24
US 33written by Arthur Lee
73.10/1966
Ride On Baby by Chris Farlowe 

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from The Art of Chris Farlowe   COVER

CD

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23
UK 31
Just Like a Woman    [article]74.09/1966
Just Like a Woman by Bob Dylan 

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from Blonde on Blonde   COVER

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21
US 33 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #230]
written by Bob Dylan
75.11/1966
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies by The Association 

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from Renaissance   COVER

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21
US 35written by Jules Alexander
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)    [article]76.03/1966
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) by Bob Dylan 

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from Blonde on Blonde   COVER

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21
US 119
UK 33
charted as One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) / Queen Jane Approximately in UK charts
written by Bob Dylan
A Legal Matter    [article]77.03/1966
A Legal Matter by The Who 

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from My Generation   COVER

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20
UK 32written by Pete Townshend
Mr. Spaceman    [article]78.09/1966
Mr. Spaceman by The Byrds 

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from Fifth Dimension   COVER

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19
US 36written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn)
79.11/1966
Living for You by Sonny and Cher 

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from In Case You're in Love   COVER

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16
US 87
UK 44
[Atco 6449]
written by Sonny Bono
80.08/1966
The Kids Are Alright by The Who 

video

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from My Generation   COVER

CD

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14
US 106
UK 41
[Decca 31988]
written by Pete Townshend
81.09/1966
Come On Up by The Rascals 

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from Collections   COVER

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13
US 43as The Young Rascals
written by Felix Cavaliere
82.04/1966
My Little Red Book by Love 

video

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from Love   COVER

CD

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12
US 52written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
5D (Fifth Dimension)    [article]83.07/1966
5D (Fifth Dimension) by The Byrds 

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from Fifth Dimension   COVER

CD

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12
US 44written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn)
Solitary Man    [article]84.05/1966
Solitary Man by Neil Diamond 

video

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from The Feel of Neil Diamond   COVER

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11
US 55written by Neil Diamond
It Won't Be Wrong    [article]85.02/1966
It Won't Be Wrong by The Byrds 

video

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from Turn! Turn! Turn!   COVER

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8
US 63B side to Set You Free This Time
written by Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn) & Harvey Gerst
86.12/1966
The Girl That Stood Beside Me by Bobby Darin 

video

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from If I Were a Carpenter   COVER

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8
US 66
Gloria    [article]87.04/1966
Gloria by Them 

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from The Angry Young Them   COVER

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8
US 71[R]
written by Van Morrison
Dancing in the Streets    [article]88.12/1966
Dancing in the Streets by The Mamas & the Papas 

video

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from The Mamas and the Papas   COVER

CD

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7
US 73written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
Set You Free This Time    [article]89.02/1966
Set You Free This Time by The Byrds 

video

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from Turn! Turn! Turn!   COVER

CD

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6
US 79written by Gene Clark
What Goes On    [article]90.03/1966
What Goes On by The Beatles 

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from Rubber Soul   COVER

CD

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5
US 81in the US, B-Side to Nowhere Man
[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
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