Number-one hits of 1966 (Germany)
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This is a list of the German Media Control
Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1966.
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1966.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | "Get Off of My Cloud Get off of My Cloud "Get Off of My Cloud" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was written as a follow-up single to the successful " Satisfaction"... " |
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up... |
| 8 January | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones |
| 15 January | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones |
| 22 January | "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" | Drafi Deutscher Drafi Deutscher Drafi Deutscher was a German singer and composer of Sinti origin.-Biography:He was born Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher in Berlin. His best known song was the 1965 Schlager "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc... |
| 29 January | "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" | Drafi Deutscher |
| 5 February | "Yesterday Man Yesterday Man "Yesterday Man" is a song written by Chris Andrews and his debut single as a solo singer, released in 1965. It went up to position three in the UK charts and number one in Ireland and Germany.... " |
Chris Andrews Chris Andrews (singer) Chris Andrews is a singer and successful songwriter whose musical career started in the 1960s.-Career:... |
| 12 February | "Yesterday Man" | Chris Andrews |
| 19 February | "Yesterday Man" | Chris Andrews |
| 26 February | "Yesterday Man" | Chris Andrews |
| 5 March | "Yesterday Man" | Chris Andrews |
| 12 March | "Ganz in Weiß" | Roy Black Roy Black (singer) Roy Black was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series, Ein Schloß am Wörthersee.... |
| 19 March | "Ganz in Weiß" | Roy Black |
| 26 March | "Ganz in Weiß" | Roy Black |
| 2 April | "19th Nervous Breakdown 19th Nervous Breakdown "19th Nervous Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones.The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards during their 1965 tour of the United States. The song was recorded during the Aftermath sessions between 3 and 8 December 1965 at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood,... " |
The Rolling Stones |
| 9 April | "19th Nervous Breakdown" | The Rolling Stones |
| 16 April | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin' These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Jessica Simpson recorded her own version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for the soundtrack to the film The Dukes of Hazzard . Simpson's cover was co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and was released as the soundtrack's first single in 2005)... " |
Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".... |
| 23 April | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 30 April | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 7 May | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 14 May | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 21 May | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| 28 May | "Hundert Mann und ein Befehl" | Freddy Quinn Freddy Quinn Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends... |
| 4 June | "Hundert Mann und ein Befehl" | Freddy Quinn |
| 11 June | "Sloop John B Sloop John B "Sloop John B" is the seventh track on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album and was also a single which was released in 1966 on Capitol Records. It was originally a traditional West Indies folk song, "The John B. Sails," taken from a collection by Carl Sandburg . Alan Lomax made a field recording of... " |
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962... |
| 18 June | "Sloop John B" | The Beach Boys |
| 25 June | "Sloop John B" | The Beach Boys |
| 2 July | "Sloop John B" | The Beach Boys |
| 9 July | "Sloop John B" | The Beach Boys |
| 16 July | "Paperback Writer Paperback Writer "Paperback Writer" is a 1966 song recorded and released by The Beatles. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single... " |
The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... |
| 23 July | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 30 July | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| 6 August | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the... |
| 13 August | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 20 August | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 27 August | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 3 September | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 10 September | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 17 September | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 24 September | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| 1 October | "Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine (song) "Yellow Submarine" is a 1966 song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney , with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the Revolver album and issued as a single, coupled with "Eleanor Rigby". The single went to number 1 on every major British chart, remained at number 1 for four weeks... " |
The Beatles |
| 8 October | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 15 October | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 22 October | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 29 October | "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles |
| 5 November | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich , were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".-Biography:Five friends from Wiltshire, David John Harman,... |
| 12 November | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 19 November | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 26 November | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 3 December | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 10 December | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 17 December | "Bend It" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 24 December | "Dandy Dandy (song) "Dandy" is a 1966 song from The Kinks, appearing on their Face to Face album. It was released as a single in Continental Europe only, where it charted, reaching #1 in Germany, #2 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands... " |
The Kinks The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a... |
| 31 December | "Dandy" | The Kinks |