May 20, 1966

2 1 Lovin' Spoonful--Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? 9 2 Rolling Stones--Paint it, Black 1 3 Mamas & Papas--Monday, Monday 3 4 Mindbenders--A Groovy Kind of Love 13 5 Percy Sledge--When a Man Loves a Woman 7 6 Dee Jay & the Runaways--Peter Rabbit 6 7 Mamas & Papas--I Call Your Name 10 8 Gary Lewis & the Playboys--Green Grass 27 9 Simon & Garfunkel--I Am a Rock 4 10 Wailers--It's You Alone 5 11 Walker Brothers--The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) 17 12 Swingin' Medallions--Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) 23 13 Dionne Warwick--Message to Michael 21 14 Chiffons--Sweet Talkin' Guy 8 15 Bob Dylan--Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 25 16 Leaves--Hey Joe 18 17 Critters--Younger Girl 12 18 Paul Revere & the Raiders--Kicks 11 19 Nancy Sinatra--How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? 14 20 Dimensions--She's Boss 15 21 Dean Martin--Come Running Back 28 22 Vic Dana--I Love You Drops --- 23 Jan & Dean--Popsicle 46 24 Syndicate of Sound--Little Girl 20 25 Ike & Tina Turner--River Deep - Mountain High 19 26 Them--Gloria 29 27 Chris Montez--The More I See You 30 28 Kinks--Dedicated Follower of Fashion 22 29 B.J. Thomas--I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 49 30 Outsiders--Girl in Love 48 31 Supremes--Love is Like an Itching in My Heart 47 32 Frank Sinatra--Strangers in the Night 38 33 Dusty Springfield--You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 42 34 James Brown--It's a Man's Man's Man's World 39 35 Gene Pitney--Backstage 43 36 Association--Along Comes Mary 36 37 Charlie Rich--Nice and Easy --- 38 Cascades--Truly Julie's Blues 41 39 Four Seasons--Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) 24 40 Young Rascals--Good Lovin' --- 41 B.J. Thomas--Mama 26 42 Yardbirds--Shapes of Things --- 43 Lettermen--I Only Have Eyes For You 37 44 Shades of Blue--Oh How Happy --- 45 Robert Parker--Barefootin' 44 46 Ronnie Dove--Let's Start All Over Again --- 47 Eddy Arnold--The Last Word in Lonesome is Me --- 48 Animals--Don't Bring Me Down 16 49 Barry McGuire--Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops) 45 50 Granny Peters & Clyde--Wonder Mother

Two songs debut this week just as the other sides of their records drop off, but the survey lists them as debuts rather than as continuations of the same listings, which is how it had generally been done previously.  Jan & Dean’s “Popsicle,” the national hit side, replaces “Norwegian Wood,” and the Cascades’ “Truly Julie’s Blues” replaces “Cheryl’s Goin’ Home” (both sides written by Bob “Elusive Butterfly” Lind).  “Truly Julie’s Blues” will get no higher than this week’s number 38, but it didn’t make Billboard at all.  The only other debut with a large discrepancy is the Lettermen’s version of “I Only Have Eyes For You,” which was a number 72 BB hit and will get to number 31 here.  It may also be worth mentioning that the Animals’ “Don’t Bring Me Down” got to number 12 in Billboard and will reach number 3 here, so I have mentioned it.