| Top 20 Song Chart for August 6, 1966 | 
| LW | TW |   |   | peak | 
| 1 | 1 | Wild Thing | ▲ | 
| The Troggs | 
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| 2 | 2 | They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! | 1 | 
| Napoleon XIV | 
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| 10 | 3 | See You In September | 1 | 
| The Happenings | 
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| 3 | 4 | Summer In The City | 1 | 
| The Lovin' Spoonful | 
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| 5 | 5 | Mothers Little Helper | ▲ | 
| The Rolling Stones | 
|  |  | 
| 6 | 6 | I Saw Her Again | ▲ | 
| The Mamas & The Papas | 
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| 11 | 7 | Sunny | 2 | 
| Bobby Hebb | 
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| 4 | 8 | Lil' Red Riding Hood | 4 | 
| Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs | 
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| 8 | 9 | Sweet Pea | 8 | 
| Tommy Roe | 
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| 7 | 10 | Hanky Panky | 1 | 
| Tommy James And The Shondells | 
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| 9 | 11 | Hungry | 7 | 
| Paul Revere & The Raiders | 
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| 13 | 12 | Paperback Writer | 1 | 
| The Beatles | 
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| 12 | 13 | The Pied Piper | 6 | 
| Crispian St. Peters | 
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| 19 | 14 | I Couldn't Live Without Your Love | 8 | 
| Petula Clark | 
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| - | 15 | Sweet Dreams | ▲ | 
| Tommy McLain | 
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| 15 | 16 | This Door Swings Both Ways | 15 | 
| Herman's Hermits | 
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| - | 17 | Somewhere, My Love | 15 | 
| Ray Conniff And The Singers | 
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| - | 18 | Sunshine Superman | 1 | 
| Donovan | 
|  |  | 
| 14 | 19 | The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 8 | 
| Jack Jones | 
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| 16 | 20 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg | 3 | 
| The Temptations | 
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