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Top 20 Song Chart for March 12, 1966

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5 1   The Ballad Of The Green Berets  
  SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces
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1 2   19th Nervous Breakdown 1  
  The Rolling Stones
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9 3   California Dreamin' 1  
  The Mamas & The Papas
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11 4   Nowhere Man 3  
  The Beatles
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2 5   These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 1  
  Nancy Sinatra
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8 6   Elusive Butterfly  
  Bob Lind
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6 7   Listen People 6  
  Herman's Hermits
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4 8   Lightnin' Strikes 1  
  Lou Christie
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3 9   My Love 2  
  Petula Clark
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13 10   I Fought The Law  
  Bobby Fuller Four
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7 11   Don't Mess With Bill 5  
  The Marvelettes
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10 12   The Cheater 10  
  Bob Kuban And The In-Men
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12 13   Homeward Bound 8  
  Simon & Garfunkel
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17 14   Love Makes The World Go Round 10  
  Deon Jackson
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20 15   Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 5  
  The Four Tops
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19 16   634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 8  
  Wilson Pickett
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15 17   Batman Theme 15  
  The Marketts
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- 18   Baby Scratch My Back 13  
  Slim Harpo
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- 19   Daydream 2  
  The Lovin' Spoonful
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- 20   At The Scene  
  The Dave Clark Five
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The number one song this week is The Ballad Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler, US Army Special Forces. 19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones finds the runner-up spot. The Mamas & The Papas finds the number three this week with California Dreamin'.


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