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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it, and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top 40.




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THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES:

TOP POP SONGS OF 1966:





1 Winchester Cathedral

New Vaudeville Band New Vaudeville Band - "Winchester Cathedral" (Single)
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1(3) 13
2 The Ballad Of The Green Berets SSgt. Barry Sadler   1(5) 11
3 96 Tears ? & The Mysterians   1(1) 12
4 Last Train To Clarksville The Monkees   1(1) 12
5 (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Righteous Brothers   1(3) 11
6 Devil With A Blue Dress On /
Good Golly Miss Molly
Mitch Ryder
& The Detroit Wheels
  4 14
7 Reach Out I'll Be There The Four Tops   1(2) 12
8 Cherish Association   1(3) 12
9 Good Vibrations Beach Boys   1(1) 12
10 These Boots Are Made For Walking Nancy Sinatra   1(1) 12
11 We Can Work It Out The Beatles   1(3) 11
12 Poor Side Of Town Johnny Rivers   1(1) 12
13 You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes   1(2) 11
14 California Dreamin' Mamas & The Papas   4 13
15 Born Free Roger Williams   7 14
16 Monday, Monday Mamas & The Papas   1(3) 10
17 Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful   1(3) 10
18 Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra   1(1) 11
19 Good Lovin' Young Rascals   1(1) 12
20 Lil' Red Riding Hood Sam The Sham
& The Paraohs
  2 11
21 The Sounds Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel   1(2) 12
22 Wild Thing The Troggs   1(2) 9
23 You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes   1(2) 10
24 Paint It Black Rolling Stones   1(2) 10
25 Sunshine Superman Donovan   1(1) 10
26 Sunny Bobby Hebb   2 11
27 What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted Jimmy Ruffin   7 14
28 Lightnin' Strikes Lou Christie   1(1) 10
29 Kicks Paul Revere & The Raiders   4 12
30 Hanky Panky Tom James
& The Shondells
  1(2) 10
31 When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge   1(2) 10
32 Mellow Yellow Donovan   2 10
33 Paperback Writer The Beatles   1(2) 10
34 Five O'Clock World The Vogues   4 12
35 See You In September The Happenings   3 11
36 A Groovy Kind Of Love The Mindbenders   2 10
37 My Love Petula Clark   1(2) 9
38 Daydream Lovin' Spoonful   2 10
39 Red Rubber Ball Cyrkle   2 11
40 No Matter What Shape
(Your Stomach's In)
The T-Bones   3 11
41 19th Nervous Breakdown Rolling Stones   2 9
42 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield   4 10
43 She's Just My Style Gary Lewis
& The Playboys
  3 11
44 I Am A Rock Simon & Garfunkel   3 10
45 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind Lovin' Spoonful   2 9
46 Nowhere Man The Beatles   3 9
47 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cher   2 9
48 Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers   3 10
49 Yellow Submarine The Beatles   2 8
50 Time Won't Let Me The Outsiders   5 10
51 Cool Jerk The Capitols   7 11
52 That's Life Frank Sinatra   4 9
53 Walk Away Renee Left Banke   5 10
54 Sloop John B Beach Boys   3 10
55 I'm Your Puppet James & Bobby Purify   6 10
56 Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder   3 9
57 Bus Stop The Hollies   5 9
58 Lady Godiva Peter & Gordon   6 10
59 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Bob Dylan   2 9
60 Elusive Butterfly Bob Lind   5 9
61 The Pied Piper Crispian St. Peters   4 8
62 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry B.J. Thomas
& The Triumps
  8 10
63 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel   5 10
64 Hooray For Hazel Tommy Roe   6 11
65 Crying Time Ray Charles   6 9
66 Sweet Pea Tommy Roe   8 10
67 Barbara Ann Beach Boys   2 9
68 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep The Temptations   3 9
69 Born A Woman Sandy Posey   12 12
70 Just Like Me Paul Revere & The Raiders   11 11
71 Barefootin' Robert Parker   7 9
72 Flowers On The Wall The Statler Brothers   4 9
73 Psychotic Reaction Count Five   5 9
74 If I Were A Carpenter Bobby Darin   8 9
75 Day Tripper The Beatles   5 8
76 My World Is Empty Without You The Supremes   5 8
77 Black Is Black Los Bravos   4 8
78 Dandy Herman's Hermits   5 8
79 Cherry, Cherry Neil Diamond   6 9
80 Ebb Tide Righteous Brothers   5 8
81 A Must To Avoid Herman's Hermits   8 8
82 Mothers Little Helper Rolling Stones   8 8
83 Listen People Herman's Hermits   3 7
84 A Place In The Sun Stevie Wonder   9 8
85 Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations   13 10
86 The Men In My Little Girl's Life Mike Douglas   6 7
87 Land Of 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett   6 8
88 Don't Mess With Bill The Marvelettes   7 8
89 Wouldn't It Be Nice Beach Boys   8 7
90 I Saw Her Again Mamas & The Papas   5 8
91 B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas   14 10
92 Dirty Water The Strandells   11 9
93 I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four   9 8
94 Working In The Coal Mine Les Dorsey   8 9
95 (I Know) I'm Losing You The Temptations   8 8
96 Somewhere My Love Ray Coniff & The Singers   9 9
97 Wipe Out The Surfaris   16 10
98 Hungry Paul Revere & The Raiders   6 7
99 Message To Michael Dionne Warwick   8 8
100 I've Got You Under My Skin Four Seasons   9 8

Chart to be extended as the Top Pop Songs of All Time rankings are expanded.



Based on songs that peaked in 1966 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart methodology used for the
ARC Weekly Top 40 applied to the chart runs to determine final rankings.




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