List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1966 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966.

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 1	"The Sound of Silence"	Simon & Garfunkel
January 8	"We Can Work It Out"	The Beatles
January 15
January 22	"The Sound of Silence"	Simon & Garfunkel
January 29	"We Can Work It Out"	The Beatles
February 5	"My Love"	Petula Clark
February 12
February 19	"Lightnin' Strikes"	Lou Christie
February 26	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	Nancy Sinatra
March 5	"Ballad of the Green Berets"	SSgt Barry Sadler
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9	"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"	The Righteous Brothers
April 16
April 23
April 30	"Good Lovin'"	The Young Rascals
May 7	"Monday, Monday"	The Mamas & the Papas
May 14
May 21
May 28	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Percy Sledge
June 4
June 11	"Paint It, Black"	The Rolling Stones
June 18
June 25	"Paperback Writer"	The Beatles
July 2	"Strangers in the Night"	Frank Sinatra
July 9	"Paperback Writer"	The Beatles
July 16	"Hanky Panky"	Tommy James and the Shondells
July 23
July 30	"Wild Thing"	The Troggs
August 6
August 13	"Summer in the City"	The Lovin' Spoonful
August 20
August 27
September 3	"Sunshine Superman"	Donovan
September 10	"You Can't Hurry Love"	The Supremes
September 17
September 24	"Cherish"	The Association
October 1
October 8
October 15	"Reach Out I'll Be There"	Four Tops
October 22
October 29	"96 Tears"	? & the Mysterians
November 5	"Last Train to Clarksville"	The Monkees
November 12	"Poor Side of Town"	Johnny Rivers
November 19	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	The Supremes
November 26
December 3	"Winchester Cathedral"	The New Vaudeville Band
December 10	"Good Vibrations"	The Beach Boys
December 17	"Winchester Cathedral"	The New Vaudeville Band
December 24
December 31	"I'm a Believer"	The Monkees

See also

• 1966 in music
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1966