UK No.1 Hits of 1966
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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1966.
See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1965, 1966 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1967
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January 7 | "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles |
| January 14 | "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles |
| January 21 | "Keep On Running" | The Spencer Davis Group |
| January 28 | "Michelle" | The Overlanders |
| February 4 | "Michelle" | The Overlanders |
| February 11 | "Michelle" | The Overlanders |
| February 18 | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| February 25 | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| March 4 | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| March 11 | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra |
| March 18 | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | The Walker Brothers |
| March 25 | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | The Walker Brothers |
| April 1 | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | The Walker Brothers |
| April 8 | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | The Walker Brothers |
| April 15 | "Somebody Help Me" | The Spencer Davis Group |
| April 22 | "Somebody Help Me" | The Spencer Davis Group |
| April 29 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Dusty Springfield |
| May 6 | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| May 13 | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| May 20 | "Pretty Flamingo" | Manfred Mann |
| May 27 | "Paint It Black" | Rolling Stones |
| June 3 | "Strangers In The Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| June 10 | "Strangers In The Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| June 17 | "Strangers In The Night" | Frank Sinatra |
| June 24 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| July 1 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles |
| July 8 | "Sunny Afternoon" | The Kinks |
| July 15 | "Sunny Afternoon" | The Kinks |
| July 22 | "Getaway" | Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames |
| July 29 | "Out of Time" | Chris Farlowe |
| August 5 | "With a Girl Like You" | The Troggs |
| August 12 | "With A Girl Like You" | The Troggs |
| August 19 | "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles |
| August 26 | "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles |
| September 2 | "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles |
| September 9 | "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles |
| September 16 | "All or Nothing" | Small Faces |
| September 23 | "Distant Drums" | Jim Reeves |
| September 30 | "Distant Drums" | Jim Reeves |
| October 7 | "Distant Drums" | Jim Reeves |
| October 14 | "Distant Drums" | Jim Reeves |
| October 21 | "Distant Drums" | Jim Reeves |
| October 28 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops |
| November 4 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops |
| November 11 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops |
| November 18 | "Good Vibrations" | Beach Boys |
| November 25 | "Good Vibrations" | Beach Boys |
| December 2 | "Green Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| December 9 | "Green Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| December 16 | "Green Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| December 23 | "Green Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
| December 30 | "Green Green Grass of Home" | Tom Jones |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Records
- Most consecutive single releases to make number one on the UK Singles Chart (7; Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" to "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby")
[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time
- The Spencer Davis Group with "Keep On Running"
- Overlanders with "Michelle"
- Nancy Sinatra with "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
- Dusty Springfield with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
- Chris Farlowe with "Out Of Time"
- Troggs with "With A Girl Like You"
- Small Faces with "All Or Nothing"
- Jim Reeves with "Distant Drums"
- Four Tops with "Reach Out I'll Be There"
- Beach Boys with "Good Vibrations"
