1966 One Hit Wonders page |
| One Hit Wonders from 1966 at Tunecaster |
Here are the US 1966 one hit wonders. All the one hit wonder songs by the artists you remember, and maybe some one hit wonders you forgot. Find a one hit wonder.
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| 1 | The Men In My Little Girl's Life | 8 | Feb 1966 |
| Mike Douglas |
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| The Men In My Little Girl's Life was the only top 20 hit for Mike Douglas. He also received some radio airplay the next year with his version of Cabaret. Mike Douglas was best known for his long-running daily talk and variety TV show The Mike Douglas Show. |
| 2 | Michelle | 18 | Feb 1966 |
| David & Jonathan |
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| Michelle won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The famous rock version by The Beatles was not released. David And Jonathan was a Bible reference. David was actually Roger Cook. He became the singer for group Blue Mink. He also sang for The Pipkins. Jonathan was Roger Greenaway. The two Rogers also wrote for other artists. This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. |
| 3 | The Cheater | 10 | Mar 1966 |
| Bob Kuban And The In-Men |
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| The Cheater was the only top 20 hit for Bob Kuban. He received some radio airplay for others songs too, like The Teaser. |
| 4 | Elusive Butterfly | 6 | Mar 1966 |
| Bob Lind |
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| Elusive Butterfly was the only top 20 hit for Bob Lind. He received some radio airplay with other songs like Remember The Rain. |
| 5 | Love Makes The World Go Round | 10 | Mar 1966 |
| Deon Jackson |
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| This was the only top 20 entry for Deon Jackson. Follow-up Love Takes A Long Time Growing received some airplay. Love Makes The World Go Round was written by Deon Jackson. |
| 6 | Walkin' My Cat Named Dog | Apr 1966 |
| Norma Tanega |
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| 7 | She Blew A Good Thing | 10 | Apr 1966 |
| The Poets |
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| She Blew A Good Thing was the only top 20 hit for The Poets. The group received slight radio airplay with other songs like So Young (And So Innocent). Note that there were other unrelated groups with the same name. She Blew A Good Thing was written by Ronnie Lewis. |
| 8 | Oh How Happy | 16 | Jun 1966 |
| The Shades Of Blue |
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| While Oh How Happy was the only top 20 hit for Shades Of Blue, the group received some airplay with other songs like Lonely Summer. |
| 9 | Cool Jerk | 3 | Jun 1966 |
| The Capitols |
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| Cool Jerk was the only top 20 hit for The Capitols. The group received some radio airplay with other songs too, like We Got A Thing That's In The Groove. |
| 10 | Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) | 19 | Jun 1966 |
| Swingin' Medallions |
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| Although Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) was the only top 20 hit for Swingin' Medallions, the group received minor airplay with other songs like She Drives Me Out Of My Mind. |
| 11 | Little Girl | 9 | Jul 1966 |
| Syndicate Of Sound |
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| California garage band Syndicate Of Sound made a top 20 one hit wonder with Little Girl. The group followed-up with Rumors, which was moderately popular. Little Girl was written by Bob Gonzalez and Don Baskin. |
| 12 | Dirty Water | 13 | Jul 1966 |
| The Standells |
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| Members of The Standells lived in California. When they visited the Charles River in Boston, they were inspired to write Dirty Water. This song was the only top 20 hit for the group, but The Standells received some radio airplay with other songs like Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White. Dirty Water was written by Ed Cobb. |
| 13 | They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! | 1 | Jul 1966 |
| Napoleon XIV |
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| 14 | The Pied Piper | 6 | Jul 1966 |
| Crispian St. Peters |
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| The Pied Piper only top 20 hit for UK singer Crispian St. Peters. A few months later, You Were On My Mind was a top 20 near-miss. |
| 15 | Sweet Dreams | 15 | Aug 1966 |
| Tommy McLain |
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| This song, sometimes called Sweet Dreams (Of You), was a country classic written by Don Gibson, who made the song famous. Many artists had popular versions, including Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Reba McEntire, and Elvis Costello. Tommy McLain was the only singer to make the top 20, and this was his top 20 one hit wonder. |
| 16 | Open The Door To Your Heart | 16 | Sep 1966 |
| Darrell Banks |
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| This song was a top 20 one hit wonder for Darrell Banks, who wrote the song. He followed-up with Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You, which was a popular soul song. |
| 17 | Summer Samba (So Nice) | 20 | Oct 1966 |
| Walter Wanderley |
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| Instrumental song Summer Samba (So Nice) peaked in at number 20 to give Latino organist and musician Walter Wanderley a one hit wonder |
| 18 | Psychotic Reaction | 10 | Oct 1966 |
| Count Five |
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| Psychotic Reaction was the only top 20 hit for Count Five. The group received slight airplay with other songs like Mailman. |
| 19 | I Want To Be With You | 10 | Oct 1966 |
| Dee Dee Warwick |
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| I Want To Be With You was a top 20 one hit wonder for soul singer Dee Dee Warwick. In 1969, she had a top 20 near miss with Foolish Fool. Dee Dee Warwick was the sister of Dionne Warwick. |
| 20 | Winchester Cathedral | 1 | Nov 1966 |
| The New Vaudeville Band |
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| Winchester Cathedral was sung in the Vaudeville style of Rudy Valli, thus the group name. The megaphone style was actually achieved with a paper cup. This song was written by Jeff Stevens. |
| 21 | Bang! Bang! | 4 | Nov 1966 |
| The Joe Cuba Sextet |
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| Bang Bang was a top 20 one hit wonder for New York City Latino band The Joe Cuba Sextet. The song was from album Bang Bang. |
| 22 | At The Party | 7 | Dec 1966 |
| Hector Rivera |
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| At The Party was the only top 20 hit for Hector Rivera. He received slight airplay with other songs like I Want You I Need You I Love You. At The Party was written by Hector Rivera. |