| Top 20 Song Chart for March 12, 1966 | 
| LW | TW |   |   | peak | 
| 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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