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Top 20 Song Chart for April 2, 1966

LW TW       peak  
1 1   California Dreamin'  
  The Mamas & The Papas
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3 2   Daydream  
  The Lovin' Spoonful
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7 3   (You're My) Soul And Inspiration 1  
  The Righteous Brothers
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2 4   The Ballad Of The Green Berets 1  
  SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces
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6 5   19th Nervous Breakdown 1  
  The Rolling Stones
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4 6   Nowhere Man 3  
  The Beatles
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10 7   Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) 3  
  Cher
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14 8   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry  
  B.J. Thomas
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16 9   Secret Agent Man 3  
  Johnny Rivers
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11 10   634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 8  
  Wilson Pickett
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5 11   Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 5  
  The Four Tops
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15 12   Sure Gonna Miss Her  
  Gary Lewis And The Playboys
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8 13   Homeward Bound 8  
  Simon & Garfunkel
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19 14   Good Lovin' 1  
  The Young Rascals
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- 15   Time Won't Let Me 5  
  The Outsiders
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- 16   Woman  
  Peter And Gordon
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- 17   This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 9  
  The Isley Brothers
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9 18   These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 1  
  Nancy Sinatra
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13 19   Love Makes The World Go Round 10  
  Deon Jackson
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12 20   Elusive Butterfly 6  
  Bob Lind
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The Mamas & The Papas is top over this week's song chart with California Dreamin'. The Lovin' Spoonful finds the number two position this week with Daydream. At number three this week is The Righteous Brothers with (You're My) Soul And Inspiration.


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